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Lanny Wolfe (born February 2, 1942) is an American Christian music songwriter, musician, music publisher, and music teacher. He has won two GMA Dove Awards in 1984 for Song of the Year, and Songwriter of the Year for his song, "More Than Wonderful", a song whose recording by Sandi Patti and Larnelle Harris earned them a Grammy Award. Wolfe wrote the Christmas concert-oriented song is "Rejoice with Exceeding Great Joy". He has also served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Gospel Music Association. == Biography == Wolfe was born in Columbus, Ohio. He learned how to play the piano by ear, a talent that was used in his local church growing up. He went to Ohio State University and received his baccalaureate degree in Business education, and began teaching public schools. Going to night school, he finished his MBA there as well. Being a talented church musician, he was offered a job at a Pentecostal Bible school in California to teach worship music – which led him to return to a traditional learning atmosphere where he eventually received his bachelor's degree in Music Education from San Jose State University. He eventually finished a second Master's in the same field. He headed the music departments at the following Bible schools affiliated with the United Pentecostal Church, International: Christian Life College in Stockton, California from 1965 to 1966; Gateway College of Evangelism in St. Louis, Missouri from 1968 to 1974; and at Jackson College of Ministries in Jackson, Mississippi from 1974 to 1993. Since 1993, he has served as music director at a charismatic non-denominational church in Houston, as well as being a music instructor at South Texas Bible Institute, also in Houston, Texas. Lanny is presently serving as CEO for Paradigm Music Productions, writing, conducting choir clinics at churches across the country and accompanying members of the original Lanny Wolfe Trio for reunion concerts at selected churches and venues throughout the nation. 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「Lanny Wolfe」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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