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05th of September 2010
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Asbjørn Myksvoll    1980 -

Asbjørn Myksvoll (1951) was born in Bergen where he completed his education at the Music Conservatory. He finished his organ education in 1974 and completed his higher church musician exam in 1976. After his debut concert in Bergen Cathedral on Feb. 26. 1976, he stared as an organist in Nygård Church, outside Bergen. In the autumn 1979 he was hired by St. John's church council and replaced the former cantor, Thorleif Aamodt, in February 1980.

In St. John's church Mr. Myksvoll has, among many other things, forwarded the tradition with the annual International Orgenrecitals as Aamodt started in 1967. He has directed church choirs and children choirs, and has been responsible for the comprehensive concerto activity. He has been, and still is active in the Organist Federative, Church Song Federative and the Board of Church Musicality in Norway. He also contributed to start the annual organ seminars during The Bergen International Festival where he also has been an active performing artist. Mr. Myksvoll has given a range of organ concerts in Norway as well as in Sweden, Denmark, England, Germany and Estonia. He has been associated with many tours, some of which include Bergen Opera.. These tours have lead him to visit many countries around the world, such as Czechoslovakia, Austria, England, Egypt and Eritrea. As head of the credentials committee in charge of the organ restoration, he has contributed as the leader for the project.

Thorleif Aamodt    1948-1980
Thorleif Aamodt (born June 12th, 1909) is it's own chapter in the 105-year-old history of St. John's Church. His work as an organist in the congregation St. John, dured for 32 years. A slogger of dimensions and constantly active and creative. His strong interest for English music is probably in context with his studies in London, witch was not a usual thing to do in that period of time. Although his studies in Sweden and Denmark, besides Bergen and Oslo, made the basis for his wide musical perspective. As a composer, organist, conductor and writer, he stands as one of our country's leading church musician in the last century!
John Thorkildsen    1923-1947

John Thorkildsen (1883-1947) was born in Tønsberg outside Oslo and got his education at the conservatory in Oslo. Later on, he studied the theory of music in Berlin, where he also for some years worked as an organist. As a composer and music theoretic he has made explicit traces. Many big and smaller composed work carries his signature, an his well known textbook in counterpoint - it first of it's kind in Norway - received laudatory speak of..
Even if St. John's organ stool was his real rostrum in 24 years, did many listen to him also under many other rostrums when he held his lectures regarding musical topics.

Leif Bergh    1918-1922

Leif Bergh (1891-1931) only had one organist employment in his relatively short life. The cause for knowing so little about him is because his some solituded life and his sensible personality. He had his education in Dresden and in Bergen, and vas a clever organist that presented many big works in St. John's Church. He worked here in about four years and died of tuberculosis in 1939 at the age of 39.

Einar Melling    1914-1918

Einar Melling (1880-1949) was born in Bergen. He was blind all his life, but an outstanding gifted person. Four years of studies in Leipzig made the basis for his further development both as a pianist and organist. He performed Schumann's a-minor as a 20 year old and continued as a pianist almost his whole life. Those four years at St. John's became therefore a small break for him. When Einar Melling died at de age of almost 70 years, he was still a nestor among Oslo's active organists.

Gabriel Hetting Tischendorf    1894-1914

Gabriel Hetting Tischendorf (1842-1932) was the first organist that ever played in St. John's Church. Born in Kristiania (Oslo) where Halfdan Kierulf, Ferdinand Vogel and Gottfred Conradi educated him. He also studied in Leipzig and Copenhagen. Tischendorfs practical contribution in Bergen's overall music life was important, is it still thru his composissions his name will survive.
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