|
Anthony Canute Lund (February 25, 1871 – June 11, 1935) was the director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in Salt Lake City, Utah from 1916 until 1935.〔Cornwall, J. Spencer. ''A Century of Singing: The Salt Lake Mormon Tabernacle Choir''. (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1958) p. 359〕 Lund was also a professor of music at Brigham Young University. Lund was born of Danish immigrant Anthon H. Lund in Ephraim, Utah Territory. At 18 he was made choir director in Ephraim. In 1891 he graduated from Brigham Young Academy. He then studied at the Royal Conservatory in Leipzig. He also did studies in London and Paris.〔Cornwall. ''A Century of Singing''. p. 359.〕 His departure from Brigham Young University to direct the choir was viewed as a loss to the former institution.〔Alexander, Thomas G. ''Mormonism in Transition: A History of the Latter-Day Saints, 1890-1930'' p. 174〕 In 1897, Lund became head of what was then the Brigham Young Academy Music Department. Under his direction it was changed from being a department to being a school of music in 1901.〔(History )〕 He continued as head of the music department after the school became Brigham Young University. He also was on the faculty of the Utah Conservatory and the McCune School of Music.〔Cornwall. ''A Century of Singing''. p. 359〕 Lund implemented European choral sound in the choir as its director.〔(Mormon Tabernacle Choir )〕 While Lund was director, the choir made its first electrical recordings on the Victor Label.〔(The Official Site of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir )〕 Lund was succeeded as director of the choir by J. Spencer Cornwall. ==Notes== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Anthony C. Lund」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|