John Longhurst

Short Name: John Longhurst
Full Name: Longhurst, John, 1940-
Birth Year: 1940

Wikipedia Biography

John Longhurst (born 1940) is an organist for the Tabernacle Choir from 1977 through 2007. He is also noted for writing the music to the Latter-day Saint hymn "I Believe in Christ" and being one of the few main forces behind the design of the Conference Center organ. He is the author of Magnum Opus: The Building of the Schoenstein Organ at the Conference Center of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.As a child, Longhurst lived on a ranch near Placerville, California. In 1949, his father died and the family subsequently moved to Salt Lake City, Utah. As a young man, Longhurst served as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Eastern Atlantic States Mission.

Tunes by John Longhurst (2)sort descendingAsInstancesIncipit
[I believe in Christ; he is my King]John Longhurst, b. 1940 (Composer)333333 16543 21345
[We’re not ashamed to own our Lord]John Longhurst, b. 1940 (Composer)255511 22321 23432

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