David N. Johnson
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David N. Johnson (born 28 June 1922, San Antonio, Texas) (died 2 August 1987 in Tempe, Arizona) was an American organist, composer, and professor.
He studied organ and composition at Curtis Institute of Music (1940-1942). Between 1942 and 1946 he served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps/Air Corps in India, Burma, and China, receiving a Meritorious Service Award and campaign ribbons. He continued his music studies at Trinity University, San Antonio (BMus 1950) and Syracuse University (MMus 1951, PhD 1956). He also held the associate certificate from the American Guild of Organists (AAGO).
He was a lecturer at Syracuse University (1951-1967). In 1967, he succeeded Arthur Poister as professor of music, university organist and director of music in Hendricks Chapel at Syracuse University. He later moved to Arizona, where he taught at Arizona State University, Tempe, and served at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Phoenix. He died in Tempe on August 2, 1987. He was married to Margaret S. Teal, and was the father of six children.
Johnson published well over three hundred compositions, most of them for church use, and was author of an Instruction Book for Beginning Organists (1964) and an Organ Teacher's Guide (1971).[1] Johnson's Trumpet Tune in D is the opening and closing theme for the weekly radio show With Heart and Voice, with host Richard Gladwell.[2] Johnson's Trumpet Tune in D was also used for the wedding of Richard Nixon's Daughter ‘Tricia, who was married on the White House lawn with the Marine Band playing. Since this piece was originally written for organ, it had to be re-arranged for the Marine Band, in order to play it for the wedding.
Several of Johnson's Trumpet Tunes have been recorded by Christopher Herrick in his Organ Fireworks series on the Hyperion record label.
