Dale Wood
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Dale Wood was a renowned 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
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Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, organist
Organist
An organist is a musician who plays any type of organ. An organist may play solo organ works, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers or instrumental soloists...
, and choral director best known for his church music compositions. He was born on February 13, 1934 in Glendale, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
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
American Lutheran Church
The American Lutheran Church was a Christian Protestant denomination in the United States that existed from 1960 to 1987. Its headquarters was in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Upon its formation in 1960, the ALC designated Augsburg Publishing House , also located in Minneapolis, as the church publisher...
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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 UniversityCalifornia Lutheran UniversityCalifornia Lutheran University is a university of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America located in Thousand Oaks, California.-Mission statement:The University's mission statement is as follows:...
in 1993