Franklin Ashdown

Synopsis

American composer/organist

• Born in 1942
• Retired physician
• Numerous commissions and premieres to his credit
• Wide range of compositional styles, from conservative hymn preludes to more adventurous art music
• Living in Alamogordo, New Mexico, USA

Excellent preludes on Come, Come, Ye Saints, O My Father, and God Be With You, which are unpublished. His Elegy is an excellent work. Ashdown uses fresh harmonies and less predictable ideas, so that his work is refreshing and new.

For details, see the Wikipedia article and the Morningstar Music biography.

List of Organ Works

Frank Ashdown uses several publishers. A listing of some available titles is available on the Morningstar and the Augsburg websites.

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