- Kurt Bestor
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Born = 1958
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Instrument = Piano, Flugelhorn
Genre = Classical/New Age/Jazz
Occupation = Composer
Years_active = 20
Label = Pinnacle
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URL = www.kurtbestor.com
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Notable_instruments =Kurt Bestor is an American composer, arranger, and performer. He was born in
Waukesha, Wisconsin , and raised inOrem, Utah . His grandfather played trumpet inTommy Dorsey 's band and his great uncle played trombone inJack Benny 's band.As of 2002 , he was a Mormon. [Robinson, Doug. " [http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,405027788,00.html Deseret News] ". 1 September 2002. . Accessed 12 April 2006.]Kurt Bestor has released over a dozen CDs including several Christmas CDs. His Christmas concerts have become an annual Utah tradition since 1988. Bestor, in conjunction with Utah composer
Sam Cardon , released a CD, Innovators, in 1995, and a sequel in 2001. Innovators contained probably his most famous song, "Prayer of the Children " which was written in memory of the children of Yugoslavia in light of theYugoslav wars .In 2005, Bestor began hosting a morning radio talk show, geared towards women, on
KUTR 820 AM inSalt Lake City, Utah . He has also composed music introductions for numerous television programs, including "Good Morning America " and "Monday Night Football ". [http://www.ldsmusicworld.com/artists/kurt_bestor.html]Kurt is a National Advisor for ASCEND, A Humanitarian Alliance. This non-profit organization plans expeditions to African and South American countries to provide life skills mentoring with sustainable solutions in education, enterprise, health and simple technology. [Sixteen Celbrities Join Together Promoting a Life Changing Cause http://ascendalliance.org/article.php?cmd=view&id=152]
Bestor studied music at
Brigham Young University but did not graduate.Awards
Emmy Award
"Olympic Theme" (1988) Calgary Olympics
Notable works
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Prayer of the Children "Bibliography
* Robinson, Doug. " [http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,405027788,00.html Deseret News] ". 1 September 2002. . Accessed 12 April 2006.
ee also
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Provo, Utah References
External links
* [http://www.kurtbestor.com Personal website]
* [http://kbestor.blogspot.com/ Personal blog]
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