Raymond Wentworth
Raymond Wentworth (* 1933 in Worchester / Massachusetts ) is an American singer and composer.
Wentworth entered 1943 as a boy soprano in the Choir of Men and Boys of the All Saints Episcopal Church in Worchester under the direction of William Self . He then took singing lessons with Emma Reed Mitchell and was then with short interruptions a member of various choirs in the USA until 2000, most recently of the choir of St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Chicago for 22 years . He sang as a bass player, but also as a tenor and at times as an alto. Only after the end of his career as a choir singer did he turn to composition. His choral works were performed at Alliance Publications Inc. published.
Works
- Christmas Sounds for four-part mixed choir and organ
- In the Gray Light of Dawn for two voices and piano
- Music for two voices and piano
- Our Jesus Is Here for four-part mixed choir and organ
- Proclaim with Me the Greatness of the Lord for four-part mixed choir and organ
- Singing in Tune to the Glory of God for two voices and piano
- The Foxes Have Holes for unison choir or solo voice, piano and accompanying instrument ad lib.
- The Praises of God for high and male voices and piano
- There's a Wideness in God's Mercy for high and male voices and piano
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SURNAME | Wentworth, Raymond |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American singer and composer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1933 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Worcester, Massachusetts |