- Robert Cundick
Robert Milton Cundick (born 1926) was an organist for the
Mormon Tabernacle Choir and is also a composer. Cundick is most noted for starting the two person accompanyment on the Tabernacle Organ. He also was connected with the apointment of the first female organists at the Tabernacle Organ. He has been widely recognized for his musical contributions by such organizations as the "Deseret News". Some of Cundick's work has been described as "post-romantic". [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22Robert+M.+Cundick%22&start=10&sa=N]Cundick began learning piano at age eight and was ward organist by age 12. [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_20040711/ai_n11465122]
Cundick is a graduate of the
University of Utah . Prior to becoming Tabernacle Organist he was a music professor atBrigham Young University and served for two years as organist at the Hyde Park, London Chapel of the LDS Church. Cundick was succeeded as organ instructor at BYU byParley Belnap . [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22Robert+M.+Cundick%22&start=10&sa=N]Cundict was born in
Sandy, Utah .Cundick has also written poems.
He has written such works as "Overture for a Celebration", "The Redeemer", "To Utah", "The Pioneer Women", "Behold! He Shall be Born of Mary" and "The Mormon Pioneer Saga".
Cundick also served for a time as the head music coordinator for the LDS Church.
After retiring as Tabernacle Organist in 1991, Cundick and his wife served as heads of hosting at the
BYU Jerusalem Center .Hymns 198 and 279 in the current English edition of the LDS hymnbook have music by Cundick.
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*http://www.sonsofutahpioneers.org/pdf/cundick.pdf
* [http://www.organ-biography.info/index.php?id=Cundick_Robert_1926 biographical dictionary of organ music entry]
* [http://www.eamdllc.com/composer_works.cfm?last_name=Cundick&first_name=Robert%20Milton]
* [http://magazine.byu.edu/g/?act=view&a=1006 byu magazine]
*http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22Robert+M.+Cundick%22&start=10&sa=N
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