Short Name: | Gary Alan Smith |
Full Name: | Smith, Gary Alan, 1946- |
Birth Year: | 1946 |
GARY ALAN SMITH (b. 1947) is a native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He received his undergraduate degree at the University of Wisconsin majoring in voice and composition. He received two masters degrees in sacred music and theology from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, where he graduated with honors. He was just 26 years of age when Hope published his first choral work, a setting of O SACRED HEAD NOW WOUNDED. His original composition F 973 ANTIPHONAL HOSANNA is the 10th best selling choral piece in the Hope catalog. A life-long United Methodist, today G. Alan Smith is Senior Music Editor at Abingdon Press in Nashville, Tennessee. Gary has two credits in Hope's new hymnal WORSHIP & REJOICE (2001).
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Hymnals by Gary Alan Smith (2) | As | Publication Year |
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The United Methodist Hymnal Music Supplement | Gary Alan Smith (Editor) | 1991 |
Worship and Song | Gary Alan Smith (Author) | 2011 |