David Hurd is named the American Organ Guild's 15th distinguished composer

Musik Fabrik offers congratulations to composer David Hurd who has been named the 15th "Distinguished Composer" of the American Organ Guild. Other composers who have received this award include Virgil Thomson, Ned Rorem, Daniel Pinkham, Conrad Susa, William Bolcom and Dominick Argento. Dr. Hurd will be honored at a special concert during the 2010 AGO convention which will feature a newly commissioned work.

Musik Fabrik currently publishes "Arioso and Finale" for Organ, "Toccata" for Organ, "Sonata" for Alto saxophone and organ as well as the four movement "Te Deum laudamus", which is currently in the final stages of publication. All of these works are available from our Organ Music catalog.

Musik Fabrik welcomes David Hurd

Musik Fabrik is very happy to welcome the noted American composer David Hurd to their roster.

David Hurd was born in Brooklyn, New York, on 27 January 1950. Prior to his under-graduate studies at Oberlin College, he attended both the High School of Music and Art and the Juilliard School. Upon graduation from Oberlin in 1971 (Mus.B.), he was appointed Assistant Organist of Trinity Parish in lower Manhattan where he served under the direction of Larry King. He was appointed to the faculty of Duke University in 1972 concurrent with graduate studies at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. In 1973 he returned to New York as Organist and Music Director at the Chapel of the Intercession, a position he retained until 1978 when he was named Composer in Residence for a season. In 1976 he was appointed to the faculty of The General Theological Seminary in New York City where he is presently Professor of Church Music and Organist. In addition, has served as Director of Music at All Saints Church, New York City, from 1985 to 1997 and is currently Director of Music at The Church of the Holy Apostles.

Musik Fabrik currently publishes two works for organ by Dr. Hurd, the Aria and Finale, and Toccata. Both of these works are available in our organ music catalog.