Olivet Nazarene University Faculty - Presidents of Olivet Nazarene University, Donald Hustad, Stepresidents of Olivet Nazarene University, Donald Hustad, Stephen T. Franklin, R. Wayne Gardner Phen T. Franklin, R. Wayne Gardner (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Presidents of Olivet Nazarene University, Donald Hustad, Stephen T. Franklin, R. Wayne Gardner, Richard G. Colling, J. E. L. Moore, Edgar Ellyson, Evelyn Witthoff, Edward F. Walker, John C. Bowling, George Lyons. Excerpt: Donald Paul Hustad (October 2, 1918 - ) has been a recognized leader in evangelical church music for six decades. Although he is an esteemed musician, composer, and teacher, Hustads richest legacy resides in his informed criticism of evangelical church music and his well-developed philosophy of worship communicated through lectures, articles, and books. Born to Peter and Clara Hustad on October 2, 1918, in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, Hustad was a toddler when his father was killed in a hunting accident. Clara moved with her two sons to Boone, Iowa, where they lived in a church-related institution for indigent people. While the extremely conservative religious environment was repressive, the institution provided Hustad with unique music and work opportunities. His formal music training began with piano lessons at the age of four, and at eight years of age, he was playing gospel hymns in public worship and providing improvised accompaniments for the institutions Christian radio station. By the end of grade school he had also learned Beethovens Pathetique Sonata, Opus 13, and Liszts transcription of the second Hungarian Rhapsody. The basic tenets of Hustads Christian faith were established while he was a child and later enriched by theological study. During his youth, he enjoyed listening to lawyers defend their cases at the local courthouse, and he developed an admiration for logic and debate. His later desire to construct a philosophy of church music that could withstand the rigors of liturgical and musicological deb... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=8266602