Ivar Hillesland

Ivar Hillesland grew up singing hymns in the living room with his large family. Going to church was a musical experience that became a life-long passion. He has a particular love for simple unaccompanied songs, global church music, gospel/jazz, four-part hymns, and improvised chanting. A graduate of Yale Divinity School and Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary, Ivar currently serves as Canon for Congregations in the Episcopal Diocese of Olympia, in Seattle, Washington. He is married to Targhee and has three boys: Olyver, Odin, and Orion. Ivar’s songs can be found here.