Willy Reske
Willy Reske | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Willy Julius Reske |
| Born | 25 September 1897 Königsberg, East Prussia, Germany |
| Died | 17 September 1991 (aged 93) Fultonville, New York |
| Genres | Church music, choral music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer, organist, conductor |
| Instrument | Organ |
Willy Julius Reske (September 25, 1897 – September 17, 1991) was a noted organist and composer. He wrote the music to several LDS hymns, two of which are in the current edition of the hymn book of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
Biography
Reske was born in Königsberg, East Prussia. His parents were Julius Reske and Louise Schmidtke. Reske joined the LDS Church in 1922 in Germany. He married Martha Louise Wiemer in 1923. In 1926 Reske emigrated to Brooklyn, New York. Reske died in Fultonville, New York.
Career
Reske played the organ at German Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. Paul's for 33 years. He composed hundreds of hymns and organ pieces.[1]
Works
Reske wrote the music to the following hymns in the 1985 English edition of the Latter-day Saint hymnal:
- "Thy Servants Are Prepared" (nos. 261, 329)
- "God's Daily Care" (no. 306)
Notes
- ^ Davidson, Karen Lynn (1988), Our Latter-Day Hymns: The Stories and the Messages, Deseret Book
External links
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| Artists | |
- 1897 births
- 1991 deaths
- German classical organists
- German male organists
- German Latter Day Saint hymnwriters
- German Latter Day Saints
- American Latter Day Saint hymnwriters
- Converts to Mormonism
- German emigrants to the United States
- Musicians from Königsberg
- Musicians from Brooklyn
- People from Fultonville, New York
- 20th-century German musicians
- Songwriters from New York (state)
- Latter Day Saints from New York (state)
- 20th-century American organists
- 20th-century American male musicians
- American male songwriters
- American male classical organists
- 20th-century American songwriters