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American | American organist and composer | ||
* 1956 born in Newport Beach, California | * 1956 born in Newport Beach, California | ||
* 1981 BMus Organ Performance from Brigham Young University. Chamberlain studied organ with Parley Belnap, and composition with Murray Boren and David Sargent. | * 1981 BMus Organ Performance from Brigham Young University. Chamberlain studied organ with Parley Belnap, and composition with Murray Boren and David Sargent. | ||
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* 1985 became Vice-president and Tonal Director of M. L. Bigelow & Co., Inc., Organ Builders in American Fork, Utah. | * 1985 became Vice-president and Tonal Director of M. L. Bigelow & Co., Inc., Organ Builders in American Fork, Utah. | ||
* 1987 became the organist at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Salt Lake City. | * 1987 became the organist at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Salt Lake City. | ||
Chamberlin is in the process of composing Hymn Voluntaries for each hymn in the 1985 edition of the LDS hymn books. According to his website, "Styles vary, but, with very few exceptions, in each voluntary the hymn tune is placed in some kind of counterpoint with itself, ranging from strict canons to simple ostinatos based on motifs derived from the hymn tune itself... I have tried to write as simply as possible without sacrificing contrapuntal integrity or harmonic interest." These voluntaries are useful both as prelude music and also for introductions and sometimes free accompaniments for hymns. | |||
For more information or to purchase copies of his music, see [http://www.chamberlinmusic.com/oom.php David Chamberlin's website]. | For more information or to purchase copies of his music, see [http://www.chamberlinmusic.com/oom.php David Chamberlin's website]. | ||
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| [[LDS Hymn Voluntaries, volumes 1-5 (on hymns 1-50)]] || year | |||
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| [[LDS Hymn Voluntaries, volumes 9 and 10 (on hymns 81-100)]] || year | |||
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| [[LDS Hymn Voluntaries, volume 20: Meditations on the Sacrament Hymns]] || year | |||
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| [[LDS Hymn Voluntaries, volume 21: Christmas hymns 201-215]] || year | |||
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Latest revision as of 18:22, 8 December 2014
Synopsis
American organist and composer
- 1956 born in Newport Beach, California
- 1981 BMus Organ Performance from Brigham Young University. Chamberlain studied organ with Parley Belnap, and composition with Murray Boren and David Sargent.
- 1984 MMus in Organ Performance and Literature from Eastman School of Music, where he studied with David Craighead.
- 1985 became Vice-president and Tonal Director of M. L. Bigelow & Co., Inc., Organ Builders in American Fork, Utah.
- 1987 became the organist at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Salt Lake City.
Chamberlin is in the process of composing Hymn Voluntaries for each hymn in the 1985 edition of the LDS hymn books. According to his website, "Styles vary, but, with very few exceptions, in each voluntary the hymn tune is placed in some kind of counterpoint with itself, ranging from strict canons to simple ostinatos based on motifs derived from the hymn tune itself... I have tried to write as simply as possible without sacrificing contrapuntal integrity or harmonic interest." These voluntaries are useful both as prelude music and also for introductions and sometimes free accompaniments for hymns.
For more information or to purchase copies of his music, see David Chamberlin's website.
List of Organ Works
| Opus | Title | Year |
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| LDS Hymn Voluntaries, volumes 1-5 (on hymns 1-50) | year | |
| LDS Hymn Voluntaries, volumes 9 and 10 (on hymns 81-100) | year | |
| LDS Hymn Voluntaries, volume 20: Meditations on the Sacrament Hymns | year | |
| LDS Hymn Voluntaries, volume 21: Christmas hymns 201-215 | year |
Background and General Perspectives on Performing These Organ Works
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Registration and Organs
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Notes
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