Dale Wood (composer) explained
Dale Wood was a composer, organist, and choral director best known for his church music compositions. He was born on February 13, 1934, in Glendale, California, and died April 13, 2003. Wood began writing compositions at a young age. When he was 13 years old, he won a national hymn-writing contest for the American Lutheran Church.[1] [2]
Achievements
- Contributing editor to the Journal of Church Music
- Headed the publication committee of the Choristers Guild from 1970 to 1974
- Music director at the Grace Cathedral School for Boys in San Francisco from 1973–1974
- Editor for The Sacred Music Press from 1975–1996
- Editor emeritus of The Sacred Music Press from 1996–2001
- Exemplar Medallion from California Lutheran University in 1993
Bibliography
- Book: Dale Wood: The Man and the Music. May 8, 2020. James Welch. B088DFJJZ7.
- Book: The Essential Dale Wood: 40 Classic Hymn Tune Settings for Organ. 2014. Lorenz Publishing Company. Dayton, OH. 978-1429130011.
- Book: Hemidemisemiquavers ... and other such things. 1989. Dayton, Ohio. Heritage Music Press. 0893281034. 20070672.
References
- Web site: Welch. James. Dale Wood, An American Original. 12 April 2018. Palo Alto, California. December 27, 2003. 8 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170808232906/http://www.welchorganist.com/pages/wood.html. live.
- Web site: Our Composers: Dale Wood. Choristers Guild. 12 April 2018. Dallas, TX. 16 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180616053641/https://www.choristersguild.org/document//325/. live.
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