Frank W. Asper
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| Born | Frank Wilson Asper February 9, 1892 Salt Lake City, Utah |
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| Occupation | Composer and also Mormon Tabernacle organist |
| Spouse(s) | Ellen Marie Connors Florence E. Robinson |
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Frank Wilson Asper (February 9, 1892 – November 8, 1973) was a Latter-day Saint composer and also Mormon Tabernacle organist beginning in 1925.
Asper came from a musically inclined family. He studied under Ebenezer Beesley as a youth and then studied at Stern Conservatory in Berlin and the New England Conservatory, Boston University, the University of Utah and Chicago Musical College. Besides being Mormon Tabernacle organist,[1] Asper was the organist of the First United Methodist Church in Salt Lake City, Utah.[2]
Asper was a fellow of the American Guild of Organists.[3]
Works
Asper penned words and music for several LDS hymns. Seven of these are found in the 1985 hymnal Hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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- 132: God Is in His Holy Temple – music[4]
- 176: 'Tis Sweet to Sing the Matchless Love – music[5]
- 189: O Thou, Before the World Began – music[6]
- 222: Hear Thou Our Hymn, O Lord – words and music[7]
- 245: This House We Dedicate to Thee – music[8]
- 257: Rejoice! A Glorious Sound Is Heard – music[9]
- 323: Rise Up, O Men of God (Men's Choir) – music[10]
References
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- Frank W. Asper at Find a Grave
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