Reske, Willy
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Willy Reske (1897-1991) was a composer who lived in New York City. He apparently knew fellow LDS Church member [[Cornwall, Claude C.|Claude C. Cornwall]], who lived in Hoboken, New Jersey from 1926-1933 while working as the recreation director aboard the S.S. Leviathan, one of the world’s great passenger liners. | Willy Reske (1897-1991) was a composer who lived in New York City. He apparently knew fellow LDS Church member [[Cornwall, Claude C.|Claude C. Cornwall]], who lived in Hoboken, New Jersey from 1926-1933 while working as the recreation director aboard the S.S. Leviathan, one of the world’s great passenger liners. | ||
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| + | :Willy Reske (1897-1991), the arranger of this traditional French carol, was a German-born convert to the church who emigrated from Königsberg to New York City in 1926. He was a professional organist, playing for 33 years for St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, while also serving in leadership positions in the Manhattan/Brooklyn branches/wards. He is the composer of two hymns in our current hymnal (“Thy Servants Are Prepared” and “God’s Daily Care”) as well as hundreds of other compositions that have been used in the Church — he was, for instance, the composer of the prelude/postlude music used in connection with the Sacrament Gem in Sunday School, composing new music for that purpose month after month, year after year. | ||
| + | :::''From:'' [http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2009/11/19/advent-2009-we-must-adore-thee-willy-reske-arranger/ Advent 2009: “We Must Adore Thee,” Willy Reske (arranger)] | ||
| + | ::::Ardis E. Parshall, ''Keepapitchinin, 19 November 2009'' | ||
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Revision as of 21:45, 6 December 2011
Willy Reske (1897-1991) was a composer who lived in New York City. He apparently knew fellow LDS Church member Claude C. Cornwall, who lived in Hoboken, New Jersey from 1926-1933 while working as the recreation director aboard the S.S. Leviathan, one of the world�s great passenger liners.
- Willy Reske (1897-1991), the arranger of this traditional French carol, was a German-born convert to the church who emigrated from K�nigsberg to New York City in 1926. He was a professional organist, playing for 33 years for St. Paul�s Evangelical Lutheran Church, while also serving in leadership positions in the Manhattan/Brooklyn branches/wards. He is the composer of two hymns in our current hymnal (�Thy Servants Are Prepared� and �God�s Daily Care�) as well as hundreds of other compositions that have been used in the Church � he was, for instance, the composer of the prelude/postlude music used in connection with the Sacrament Gem in Sunday School, composing new music for that purpose month after month, year after year.
- From: Advent 2009: �We Must Adore Thee,� Willy Reske (arranger)
- Ardis E. Parshall, Keepapitchinin, 19 November 2009
- From: Advent 2009: �We Must Adore Thee,� Willy Reske (arranger)
