Dale Wood (composer)

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

  • James Welch (May 8, 2020). Dale Wood: The Man and the Music. ASIN B088DFJJZ7.
  • The Essential Dale Wood: 40 Classic Hymn Tune Settings for Organ. Dayton, OH: Lorenz Publishing Company. 2014. ISBN 978-1429130011.
  • Hemidemisemiquavers ... and other such things. Dayton, Ohio: Heritage Music Press. 1989. ISBN 0893281034. OCLC 20070672. LCCN 88-83507

References

  1. ^ Welch, James (December 27, 2003). "Dale Wood, An American Original". Palo Alto, California. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Our Composers: Dale Wood". Dallas, TX: Choristers Guild. Archived from the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.


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