Dale Wood

For the Australian racing driver, see Dale Wood (racing driver).

Dale Wood was a renowned composer, organist, and choral director best known for his church music compositions. He was born on February 13, 1934 in Glendale, California and died April 13, 2003. Wood began writing compositions at a young age. When he was 13 years old, he won a national hymn-writing contest for the American Lutheran Church.^[1]

Achievements^[1]

• Contributing editor to the Journal of Church Music
• Headed the publication committee of the Choristers Guild from 1970 to 1974
• Music director at the Grace Cathedral School for Boys in San Francisco from 1973-1974
• Editor for The Sacred Music Press from 1975-1996
• Editor emeritus of The Sacred Music Press from 1996-2001
• Exemplar Medallion from California Lutheran University in 1993

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Dale Wood Article

External links

• Biography by James Welch

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Name	Wood, Dale
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Date of birth	1934
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Date of death	2003
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