Frank W. Asper
| Frank W. Asper | |
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Asper in 1948
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
Frank Wilson Asper February 9, 1892 Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Died | November 8, 1973 (aged 81) Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Resting place |
Salt Lake City Cemetery 40°46′37.92″N 111°51′28.8″W / 40.7772000°N 111.858000°W |
| Occupation | Composer and also Mormon Tabernacle organist |
| Spouse(s) | Ellen Marie Connors Florence E. Robinson |
Frank Wilson Asper (February 9, 1892 – November 8, 1973) was a Latter-day Saint composer and also Mormon Tabernacle organist beginning in 1925.
Asper came from a musically inclined family. He studied under Ebenezer Beesley as a youth and then studied at Stern Conservatory in Berlin and the New England Conservatory, Boston University, the University of Utah and Chicago Musical College. Besides being Mormon Tabernacle organist, Asper was the organist of the First United Methodist Church in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Asper was a fellow of the American Guild of Organists.
Asper penned words and music for several LDS hymns. Seven of these are found in the 1985 hymnal Hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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