Roger McMurrin
Roger Grant McMurrin | |
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Born | Roger Grant McMurrin August 7, 1939 Bedford, Indiana, U.S. |
Died | December 13, 2023 Lebanon, Ohio, U.S. | (aged 84)
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Spouse | Diane McMurrin |
Children | 2 |
Roger Grant McMurrin (August 7, 1939 – December 13, 2023) was an American conductor and
Early life
McMurrin was born in Bedford, Indiana. As a youth he moved to Xenia, Ohio. He earned a degree in music from Olivet Nazarene University and became a teacher at Xenia High School. He then earned a master's degree from Ohio State University. He later became a music instructor at a college where he also studied conducting techniques.[2]
Musical career
United States
McMurrin began his music career in 1972 at
McMurrin had also performed on Diane Bish's The Joy of Music, including as part of the Coral Ridge choir during an episode about the life of John Wesley.[5]
Ukraine
In 1991, McMurrin was invited to
In 1994, McMurrin established the Church of the Holy Trinity as a place for the orchestra to play, and became an ordained pastor in the process.[2] At the time, most of the orchestra members were atheists or agnostics; however, a group of them became Christians after performing Christian music with McMurrin.[4] McMurrin became the pastor of the church, which gained funding as a result of the Orange Revolution.[4]
The following year, Roger McMurrin and his wife Dianne founded Music Mission Kiev, a Christian relief organization which is associated with the Kyiv Symphony Orchestra and Chorus.[8]
Personal life
McMurrin was the son of the Reverend Albert McMurrin.
References
- ^ "From the U.S. to Ukraine and back again; American-born conductor, now living in Kiev, comes to Lancaster with Kiev Symphony Orchestra". Intelligencer Journal Lancaster (archived at Highbeam). Archived from the original on June 11, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
- ^ a b "A man God has endowed with splendour". Wumag.kiev.ua. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
- ^ TIM SMITH (October 3, 1986). "Coral Ridge Concert Series Begins 15th Year". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g "An ex-pat conductor with a mission". Kyiv Post. May 26, 2005. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
- ^ "Diane Bish – The Joy of Music playlist". Retrieved February 8, 2014.
- ^ a b Beth Pratta (October 11, 2002). "Concert has classics, songs from Ukraine". Lubbock Online. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
- ^ Charles Strouse (December 29, 1996). "Ambassador Of Religious Music". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
- ^ "About". Music Mission Kiev. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
- ^ "The Rev. Albert R. McMurrin (1903–1991)". Iagenweb.org. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
- ^ "Roger McMurrin obituary". Legacy. December 14, 2023. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
External links
- Obituary
- Roger McMurrin discography at Discogs