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Friday, April 12, 2024

Remembering United Methodism’s maestro


If all the Rev. Carlton R. “Sam” Young had ever done was edit The United Methodist Hymnal, he’d have a secure place in United Methodist history.

But he did so much more.

“Young was the undisputed dean of Protestant mainline church music at the end of the 20th century as a church musician, composer, educator, hymnal editor, choral conductor and mentor,” said C. Michael Hawn, professor emeritus of church music at Perkins School of Theology.

Young died May 21, 2023 at the VA Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. He was 97. 

Read more at this link.

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