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In memoriam: Donald Busarow (1934-2011)
Noted composer and organist Donald Busarow died October 24, 2011 in Houston, Texas, where he had been receiving treatment.
View the tribute on the Wittenberg University web site.
In memoriam: Joseph Hoffman (1950?-2011)
Joseph Hoffman, husband of ALCM member Barbara Hoffman, died suddenly early Sunday morning, September 18, 2011. Although not himself an ALCM member, Joe did all of the promotional and conference book design and layout for 2011 Seattle conference. Barb has established the "Joe Hoffman Memorial Fund for Worship, Music, and the Arts" at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Santa Monica, CA, where Joe was a member. The memorial service was held on Saturday, September 24th at 11:00 a.m. at St. Paul's.
In memoriam: Maynard H. Johnson (1930-2011)
Charles Hendrickson writes: "As the designer, editor and printer of Response - in Worship - Music - the Arts, Maynard brought his considerable artistic and printing talents to create one of the fines magazines ever to appear in the world of the church. These were published in the 1960-1970 era at Maynard's printing business in downtown Stillwater, Minnesota." Read more. . .
In memoriam: A. David Deery (1940-2011)
A. David Deery, 70, of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, was born November 20, 1940 and died on Thursday, July 7, 2011, in the Phoenixville Hospital. David was a retired English teacher at Allen High School in Allentown. He was a member of the Washington Memorial Chapel where he was the organist and choral director. He was also a former organist and choral director at St. Peters Episcopal Church in Phoenixville. David was a member of the American Guild of Organists and the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians and most of his life revolved around playing the organ.
In memoriam: Linda Busarow (1958-2011)
ALCM member Linda Busarow, mother of Jonathan Busarow and daughter-in-law of Donald Busarow, also both ALCM members, died May 27, 2011 at Hospice of Dayton. Read more...
In memoriam: Solveig Gregory (1941-2011)
Solveig Gregory, 69, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died Monday, January 31, 2011 at Cedar Falls Lutheran Home.
In memoriam: Larry C. Areheart (1944-2010)
Larry Areheart, husband of ALCM member Karen Kester Areheart and himself an ALCM member, died Thursday, November 25, 2010.
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In memoriam: Howard S. Olson (1922-2010)
Howard S. Olson, beloved pastor, missionary, author, music ethnologist, hymnologist died on July 1, 2010, in the care of hospice at Sun City Center, Florida. Funeral services were held on July 12, 2010, at 10:00 AM at Redeemer Lutheran Church, Sun City Center, Florida. Read more...
In memoriam: Austin Lovelace (1919-2010)
Austin Lovelace died Sunday, May 2, 2010 in Denver, CO, at the age of 91. He was born March 26, 1919, in Rutherfordton, NC. He earned his bachelor’s degree in music at Wake Forest University in North Carolina and his doctorate in sacred music at Union Theological Seminary in New York City. Read more...
In memoriam: Margaret A. (Meg) Flowers (1938-2010)
ALCM member Margaret (Meg) Flowers, born December 2, 1938, in Bay City, Texas, died Friday, April 30, 2010, after a long battle with cancer. Meg obtained a B.A. from Vassar College in 1960, and a M.M.A. and D.M.A. from Rice University, Shepherd School of Music, in 1990 and 2004. Meg served as organist, choirmaster, and music director at several Episcopal parishes in Houston. She concluded her career as a church musician and liturgist with Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church in Houston, retiring in 2010. A memorial service was held on May 4th at Christ Church Cathedral in Houston. Meg is survived by her husband, David, three daughters, two step daughters, five grandchildren, a sister and two brothers.
In memoriam: Richard Wienhorst (1920-2010)
Richard Wienhorst, noted composer and professor of composition, music theory, and electronic music at Valparaiso University for 38 years, died March 31, 2010. Read more about Wienhorst and view a complete catalog of his publications.
In memoriam: Gail Walton (1954-2010)
Gail Walton, director of music at the University of Notre Dame’s Basilica of the Sacred Heart, died February 24, 2010 at the Indianapolis University Medical Center after a long illness. Wife of ALCM member Craig Cramer, she was 55 years old. Jim Gladstone noted that Gail may be "one of the few Lutherans to get a requiem mass at Notre Dame's Basilica of the Sacred Heart!" Read more...
In memoriam: Richard Hillert (1923-2010)
Richard Hillert, who is probably best known in Lutheran circles as the composer of Setting 1 in the Lutheran Book of Worship, died February 18, 2010 in his home following complications from a stroke he suffered last August. His funeral service of Holy Communion will be held at Grace Lutheran Church in River Forest, Illinois on Monday, March 1. For more information on Hillert's life and work, see the article his daughter has been compiling in Wikipedia.
To purchase the ALCM recording "Alleluia, Voices Raise!: The Sacred Music of Richard Hillert," click here.
In memoriam: Richard Proulx (1937-2010)
Richard Proulx, well-known composer, conductor, organist and music editor, also died February 18, 2010 in Chicago. For more information on Proulx's life and work, see the article on Wikipedia, which also includes a link to the Chicago Tribune obituary.
In memoriam: Herbert Brokering (1926-2009)
The Rev. Herbert F. Brokering, pastor, author, lyricist, speaker and hymn writer of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), died Nov. 7 of congestive heart failure at his apartment in Bloomington, Minn., according to his son, Mark. A memorial service was held on Nov. 21 at Central Lutheran Church, Minneapolis.
In memoriam: Paul Manz (1919-2009)
After a lengthy illness, Paul Otto Manz, internationally celebrated organist, dean of American church musicians, and composer of the internationally acclaimed motet “E’en So, Lord Jesus, Quickly Come” has died in St. Paul, Minnesota at the age of ninety years. Read more...
To purchase the ALCM recording "A Hymn Festival Celebrating the Lutheran Choral," with Paul Manz and Marty Marty, click here. To purchase or view a list of Paul's published works, visit MorningStar Music Publishers.
