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==Synopsis== | ==Synopsis== | ||
?Nationality? ?composer, organist, and/or teacher or? | ?Nationality? ?composer, organist, and/or teacher or? | ||
* | * 1949 born in Emery, UT | ||
* | * 1957 or 58, Emery, UT, took his first piano lessons | ||
* | * 1960 or 61, Emery, UT, accompanied Sunday School and Priesthood services, along with sacrament services on a substitute basis | ||
* | * Provo, UT, studied with J. J. Keeler | ||
* Provo, UT, received Bachelor's degree in organ performance from Brigham Young University, studied with J. J. Keeler | |||
* 1972-82, Salt Lake City, organist at the Cathedral Church of St. Mark's | |||
* Salt Lake City, organist at Congregation Kol Ami | |||
* Salt Lake City, received master's degree in organ performance from the University of Utah, studied with Alexander Schreiner | |||
* 1982-, Salt Lake City, associate organist at the Salt Lake Tabernacle | |||
* 1988, Salt Lake City, received doctorate degree in music composition from the University of Utah | |||
For details, see the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | His music is colorful, with some chromaticism built in. The colors of the keys which he uses shines in his writing. | ||
For details, see the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clay_Christiansen_%28organist%29 Wikipedia article] on Clay Christiansen, or his [http://www.mormontabernaclechoir.org/about/clay-christiansen?lang=eng official biography] on the Mormon Tabernacle Choir website. This [http://www.latterdayprofiles.org/clay-christiansen/ interview] with Clay Christiansen on Latter-Day Profiles is also quite interesting. | |||
==List of Organ Works== | ==List of Organ Works== | ||
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! scope="col" | Year | ! scope="col" | Year | ||
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| Op. ?? || | | Op. ?? || ''Now Let Us Rejoice'': Ten Hymn Settings for Organ || 2013 | ||
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| Op. ?? || | | Op. ?? || ''Praise to the Lord'': Seven Hymn Settings for Organ || 2014 | ||
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| Op. ?? || | | Op. ?? || ''The Prince of Denmark's March'' (arrangement) || year | ||
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| Op. ?? || | | Op. ?? || Twenty-five Alternate Hymn Harmonizations for Organ || year | ||
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| Op. ?? || | | Op. ?? || Two Transcriptions for Organ: ''Air'' and ''Prelude'' || year | ||
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| Op. ?? || | | Op. ?? || Two Transcriptions for Organ: ''Arioso'' and ''Morning Mood'' || year | ||
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| Op. ?? || [[Title]] || year | | Op. ?? || [[Title]] || year | ||
Latest revision as of 17:11, 12 December 2014
Synopsis
?Nationality? ?composer, organist, and/or teacher or?
- 1949 born in Emery, UT
- 1957 or 58, Emery, UT, took his first piano lessons
- 1960 or 61, Emery, UT, accompanied Sunday School and Priesthood services, along with sacrament services on a substitute basis
- Provo, UT, studied with J. J. Keeler
- Provo, UT, received Bachelor's degree in organ performance from Brigham Young University, studied with J. J. Keeler
- 1972-82, Salt Lake City, organist at the Cathedral Church of St. Mark's
- Salt Lake City, organist at Congregation Kol Ami
- Salt Lake City, received master's degree in organ performance from the University of Utah, studied with Alexander Schreiner
- 1982-, Salt Lake City, associate organist at the Salt Lake Tabernacle
- 1988, Salt Lake City, received doctorate degree in music composition from the University of Utah
His music is colorful, with some chromaticism built in. The colors of the keys which he uses shines in his writing.
For details, see the Wikipedia article on Clay Christiansen, or his official biography on the Mormon Tabernacle Choir website. This interview with Clay Christiansen on Latter-Day Profiles is also quite interesting.
List of Organ Works
| Opus | Title | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Op. ?? | Now Let Us Rejoice: Ten Hymn Settings for Organ | 2013 |
| Op. ?? | Praise to the Lord: Seven Hymn Settings for Organ | 2014 |
| Op. ?? | The Prince of Denmark's March (arrangement) | year |
| Op. ?? | Twenty-five Alternate Hymn Harmonizations for Organ | year |
| Op. ?? | Two Transcriptions for Organ: Air and Prelude | year |
| Op. ?? | Two Transcriptions for Organ: Arioso and Morning Mood | year |
| Op. ?? | Title | year |
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