In the name of the SUITE

In the name of the SUITE is a tribute to the French composer Maurice Duruflé. Ole Karsten Sundlisæter’s Suite Nr. 1 is inspired by Duruflé’s Suite Op. 5. Both of these works are on this CD, played by Ole Karsten Sundlisæter on the Ryde & Berg organ in Oslo Cathedral June 2013. This CD contains also Sundlisæter’s MolNy.

The composer and organist Ole Karsten Sundlisæter (1976) graduated as a Cantor at the Trøndelag Conservatory in Trondheim, Norway (NTNU) gaining the highest honours in solo organ playing. Sundlisæter is also a qualified teacher and has studied conduction and composition. Study continued in Paris (at the Conservatoire National de Région in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés) where he was awarded the highest awards in harmony, instrumentation and organ performance. Since 2011 he is a full-time freelance composer, concert organist and conductor. Sundlisæter is a member of the Norwegian Society of Composers. For more information about his works, please visit: www.sheetmusic.no and www.sundlisaeter.no.