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'''David Spicer''' is an American [[organist]] and church [[musician]]. <ref>{{cite web|title=David Spicer|url=http://augsburgfortress.org/community/events/featured/music_clinics_winter2008/bio_spicer.jsp |
'''David Spicer''' (born 1946) is an American [[organist]] and church [[musician]]. <ref>{{cite web|title=David Spicer|url=http://augsburgfortress.org/community/events/featured/music_clinics_winter2008/bio_spicer.jsp |
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|publisher=Augsburg Fortress|accessdate=April 2, 2014}}</ref> He is Minister of Music and the Arts at the First Church of Christ in [[Wethersfield, Connecticut]], where he directs the [[Albert Schweitzer Organ Festival]]. <ref>{{cite web|title=Music and Arts Home|url=http://firstchurch.org/ministries/music-and-arts/home|publisher=First Church Wethersfield|accessdate=April 2, 2014}}</ref> |
|publisher=Augsburg Fortress|accessdate=April 2, 2014}}</ref> He is Minister of Music and the Arts at the First Church of Christ in [[Wethersfield, Connecticut]], where he directs the [[Albert Schweitzer Organ Festival]]. <ref>{{cite web|title=Music and Arts Home|url=http://firstchurch.org/ministries/music-and-arts/home|publisher=First Church Wethersfield|accessdate=April 2, 2014}}</ref> |
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David Spicer (born 1946) is an American organist and church musician. [1] He is Minister of Music and the Arts at the First Church of Christ in Wethersfield, Connecticut, where he directs the Albert Schweitzer Organ Festival. [2]
Life
A native of Austin, Texas, Spicer is a 1968 graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music [3] in Philadelphia, where he was an Artist/Scholar under Dr. Alexander McCurdy. Graduate studies were completed at Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary, also in Philadelphia. Spicer is on the faculty of Tunxis Community College in Farmington, Connecticut. Before assuming the Wethersfield position in 1986, Spicer was Director of Music at the First Presbyterian Church in Lincoln, Nebraska. Prior to that, he was Organist-Choirmaster at the Wayne Presbyterian Church in Wayne, Pennsylvania. A gifted conductor, Spicer has presented many oratorio concerts with orchestra throughout his career, including several premiere performances. In 1997, Spicer co-founded, with Dr. Harold Robles, the Albert Schweitzer Organ Festival. The festival competition attracts outstanding young organists, both high school and young professionals, from all across the country. [4]
Discography
References
- ^ "David Spicer". Augsburg Fortress. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
- ^ "Music and Arts Home". First Church Wethersfield. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
- ^ "Full Alumni Listing". Curtis Institute of Music. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
- ^ "Schweitzer Organ Festival". First Church Wethersfield. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
- ^ "Vintage Spicer". Pro Organo. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
- ^ "Kaleidoscope". Retrieved April 2, 2014.
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