Composer gordon young biography
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Gordon Young (1919-1998)
Gordon Youngwas a prolific American composer of choral and organ music familiar to several generations of church musicians. Young was born in McPherson, Kansas, and received a bachelor’s degree in music at Southwestern College, Winfield, Kansas.He later studied organ with Alexander McCurdy at the Curtis Institute of Music, and enjoyed a formidable reputation as an organist.
Composer gordon young biography
Now, he is remembered as a composer and church musician. He served the First Presbyterian Church of Detroit as Music Director for 15 years and published more than 800 choral and organ compositions (Prelude in the Classic Styleis his best known organ work).
His music was quite popular, and Young received eighteen consecutive composers annual awards from ASCAP.
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