29 August 2007
Walker, David Charles - distinguished hymn tune composer, weblog author
I'm always on the lookout for organists with their own websites, but never in my wildest dreams did I think I would find the composer of GENERAL SEMINARY has his own blog.
Here's his "about me" blurb:
Initially trained as a classical musician (organ, harpsichord, conducting, composition). After ordination, I taught for a few years at General Seminary in New York City before becoming Rector of a small parish in Brooklyn. Then to California & served parishes in San Diego, Beverly Hills, and ended up with 12 years as Chaplain & Director of Pastoral Care at Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles, from which I retired in June 2003. There have been a few of my compositions published & recorded, and I wrote the music for two hymns in The Hymnal 1982: “King of Glory” (GENERAL SEMINARY) and “Baptized in Water” (POINT LOMA). My partner, Nam, is a Pharmacist, and we live happily in a beautiful section of Long Beach, not far from the ocean, with our much-loved four-legged little guy, Josh, a Shih Tzu.
Go read David Charles Walker's On the Beach. Then go sing hymn 382 in the Hymnal 1982
At least, that's what I'll be doing.
Labels: church music, web
Comments:
We sang 382 in church today, and I was ecstatic. I can't sing; I don't enjoy music properly, but that is such a lovely tune and goes with the George Herbert words so well! I hope it gives people joy as long as the Herbert words have. Thank you.
Bonita Kale
Bonita Kale
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