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Revision as of 22:37, 8 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, received Bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University
  • 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 from the University of Utah
  • 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.

List of Organ Works

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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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