Jonas Nordwall is a virtuoso
organist equally skilled in both traditional,
classical and modern/popular schools of musical performance. He has
concertized throughout the world in churches, theatres and performing
arts centers. He has appeared with several symphony orchestras and
also on regional and national television.
Nordwall has over 25 highly acclaimed recordings, many frequently
heard on the internationally syndicated radio show, “Pipedreams.”
He has been a featured artist for several regional and national
conventions of both the American Guild of Organists and the American
Theatre Organ Society.
After graduating from the University of Portland with an organ performance
degree, Nordwall continued his classical organ studies with the noted
English-Canadian concert organist, Frederick Geoghegan, the American
organ virtuoso, Richard Ellsasser and Richard Purvis, the eminent
organist-composer of San Francisco’s Grace Cathedral.
Jonas is the Director of Music and recently celebrated his 30th anniversary
as organist for Portland’s First United Methodist Church.
He is also the organist for the Oregon Symphony Orchestra. |
