- Robert E. Kreutz
Robert Edward Kreutz (
March 21 ,1922 inLa Crosse, Wisconsin -April 7 ,1996 inDenver, Colorado ) was an American composer ofRoman Catholic liturgical worship music. He graduated from Aquinas High School in 1940. Robert Kreutz studied music at theAmerican Conservatory of Music inChicago, Illinois and at theUniversity of California-Los Angeles . He was best known for the Eucharistic hymn: "Gift of Finest Wheat" which was first performed at theInternational Eucharistic Congress in 1976, inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania .References
* [http://www.giamusic.com/artists/Kreutz-Robert.cfm Robert Kreutz Biography]
*'Aquinas Report', Aquinas High School, La Crosse, Wisconsin, 'Grad's music heralds 3 Papal visits Robert Kreutz leaves legacy of music including Gifts of Finest Wheat, written by Laura Pavela, class of 1999, Summer, 1996, pg. 8.External links
* [http://www.ocp.org/artists/143 Robert Kreutz]
* [http://www.giamusic.com/bios/kreutz_robert.cfm The Published Works of Robert Kreutz]
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