Dale Wood
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.
Dale Wood
- Born
- 1934
- Died
- 2003
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- United States
- Occupation
- composer
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When he was 13 years old, he won a national hymn-writing contest for the American Lutheran Church.
• 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
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- 1.Welch, James. Dale Wood, An American Original. December 27, 2003.
- 2.Choristers Guild. Our Composers: Dale Wood.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 3
- James Welch. Dale Wood: The Man and the Music. May 8, 2020.
- Lorenz Publishing Company. The Essential Dale Wood: 40 Classic Hymn Tune Settings for Organ. 2014. 978-1429130011.
- Heritage Music Press. Hemidemisemiquavers . and other such things. 1989. 0893281034.
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