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He
is a trumpeter, singer, composer, arranger and teacher who became a
resident of Saint Louis, Missouri, when he took on the position of
Assistant Professor of Music at the Missouri Baptist College in 1986. After having stayed there for a
year he left to pursue other opportunities and became a co-founder and
composer-in-residence, of the Arch Brass
Quintet , which became known throughout the United States with their
regular touring schedules.
Heavily involved with the church and it's music, he is currently the
Director of Music at the First Presbyterian Church in Edwardsville,
Illinois, and his compositions are so highly thought of that many of the
churches in and around Saint Louis have commissioned him to write pieces
for them, later followed by churches from other states such as Georgia and
Tennessee. His compositions
and arrangements have been extensively published and include the four-volume
Hymn Introduction and Descant for Trumpet and Organ. As an arranger he has worked
with the Compton Heights Band and as a trumpeter he has been heard
performing with the Mighty Mississippi Concert Band of St. Louis. Carrying on his work in education
he has taught trumpet at the Washington University, Saint Louis, since 1988
and also given private tuition.
Angels We Have Heard on High ((Traditional
French/James Chadwick/Edward Shippen Barnes)
AB 9401 (CD: We Wish You a Merry Christmas)
Sources:
- http://artsci.wustl.edu/~music/blair.htm
- http://www.dwerden.com/ser/music/SheetMusic/Hymns-Descants-Trumpet-Euphonium.cfm
- http://www.morningstarmusic.com/pdfs/20-703.pdf
- http://www.ccls-stlouis.org/ClientData/1007/Assets/creckmeyer/privateteacherlist[1].pdf
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