Edward Eicker

Bio

A conductor, organist and educator as well as an award-winning composer, Edward Eicker is especially known for his choral and instrumental works. With over 100 titles in print, his music has been widely performed throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe. Eicker is known for his rich harmonic language, soaring melodies and deep sensitivity.

Eicker has received numerous awards, commissions and honors. In 2006, his work for strings, “A Heartland Journey,” won the 2006 Knox-Galesburg Symphony’s annual call for scores and received its premiere under the direction of Dr. Bruce Polay. Just a year later, he was named a finalist in the 2007 “Outside the Bachs” Choral Composition Contest sponsored by First United Methodist Church of Fort Worth for his choral work, “In Paradisum.” And in 2012, Eicker’s brief film score was one of 12 winners at The Indie Gathering International Film Scoring Competition.

Since 2009, Eicker has served as music director at St. Paul of the Cross Church in Park Ridge, Illinois. He lives in Des Plaines, Illinois with his wife Megan, and two children, Austin and Owen.