K. Lee Scott

K. (Keaton) Lee Scott (born 1950) is an internationally known teacher, musician, conductor and composer of sacred music, choral music and hymns, residing in Birmingham, Alabama.

Biography

Scott has been recognized, during the past twenty years, as one of America's foremost composers of music for the church. His hymns are published in eight hymnals, including A New Hymnal for Colleges and Schools (Yale University Press), Voices United (The United Church of Canada) and With One Voice (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America). He has published over 300 compositions including anthems, hymns, works for solo voice, organ, brass, and major works including a Christmas Cantata and Te Deum, through more than a dozen publishers. He was jointly commissioned (1995) by the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada and Choristers Guild to compose a hymn setting for their convention in San Diego.

Scott holds two degrees in choral music from the University of Alabama School of Music, where he studied under Frederick Prentice. He has also studied composition with Paul Hedwall and Gail Kubik Scott. He has served on the music faculty of the University of Alabama School of Music, the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Music and the Samford University School of Music. He has appeared as guest conductor and clinician throughout the United States, and in Canada and Africa.

Scott's original hymn, titled "The Tree of Life" (Shades Mountain), has become one of the important hymn settings of our time. Two volumes of SAB (soprano, alto, baritone) anthems, Coram Deo I and II, are gaining wide popularity. In addition, MorningStar Music Publishers published Rejoice in God: The Lee Scott Hymnary.

Selected discography

• "The Wind of Heaven" The Lee Scott Singers.
• "The Glory of Christ" The Lee Scott Singers.
• "Christmastide" The Lee Scott Singers. Produced by Ray Reach.
• "Requiem" The Lee Scott Singers. Produced by Ray Reach.

References

• Ausburg Fortress: Catalog listings of choral publications by K. Lee Scott
• Bio of K. Lee Scott at Morning Star Music Publishers website
• Catalog listings of K. Lee Scott Publications at Morning Star Music Publishers website

External links

• K. Lee Scott Official website
• Performance of "Requiem" by K. Lee Scott in Meridian, Mississippi
• "Joy To The Heart" sung at Easter in the American Church in Paris on Youtube.com
• "Round The Glory Manger" sung by the University of Utah Singers on Youtube.com
• "A Welsh Lullaby" by John Brown University Cathedral Choir on Youtube.com
• "The Apple Tree" by the Southwestern Singers" on Youtube.com