Hugh Goodridge

GOODRIDGE, HUGH (b. 1937): Hugh Goodridge was educated at the Brooklyn campus of Long Island University in music theory. He completed his graduate studies in that field with a concentration in choral conducting, at Teachers College, Columbia University. He also holds a graduate degree in education from Long Island University. As a composer, he has written much Caribbean folk-style music, emphasizing the culture of Trinidad and Tobago. His folk song, “Cassava Pone” is on the album, “Dance and Sing,” performed by the “Mausica Teachers Choir.” His contemporary gospel and choral anthems are generally performed at Goshen Temple SDA Church, Brooklyn, New York. He is a retired New York public school teacher with 27 years of service. Much of this time today is devoted to piano instruction, writing, and recording sacred music. He is a member of ASCAP.

Hugh Goodrich (from In Melody and Song, Darcey Press, 2014)