In
November 2004, Gordon King accepted the position of Organist/Choirmaster
at St. John's in the Village.
Gordon King received
his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the University
of Texas where he majored in music with a concentration in
organ and choral studies. During graduate work he was a teaching
assistant in music literature. Two years after graduation
he became music director at All Saints Episcopal Cathedral
in Fort Worth where he directed three choirs and, for part
of that time, taught music in the parish day school. He also
founded the Diocesan Choir which gave annual concerts of major
choral works with orchestral accompaniment. For two years
he was Dean of the American Guild of Organists chapter in
Fort Worth. Prior to that he taught music in the public schools
of Midland, Texas. From 1992 to 2004 he has been organist
and director of choirs for St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
in Chatham, New Jersey where he directed adults and children.
In addition to Sunday services, the adult choir performed
major choral works with orchestra by Haydn, Mozart and Vivaldi.
An annual organ recital was given at the church during the
Lenten season. A composer of organ and choral music, his compositions
have been published by Warner Brothers, Mark Foster, Concordia,
Choristers Guild, and GIA publishing companies. The King Chorale,
a professional ensemble, produced a recording of American
choral music on the Orion label which was favorably reviewed
by several publications. Mr. King began teaching at Kean University
in 1996 where he teaches Survey of Music.
In his position at St. Paul’s, he founded and directed
a Youth Choir of children ages six through fourteen. He has
also directed children’s choirs and youth choirs from
ages six through high school. He was assistant director of
the Fort Worth Youth choir for two years. This was an auditioned
choir of outstanding high school singers from the area and
was sponsored by Texas Christian University.Gordon has two
sons, Patrick and Michael. Patrick is a segment producer for
the Daily Show with John Stewart. Michel is a student
at Westminster Seminary near Philadelphia.
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