Robert Cundick oversize music scores, approximately 1948-2013

Series — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSS 7780 Series 1

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Consists of multiple copies of a single musical work in the form of computer-printed scores, onionskins, performance copies, sets of parts, full orchestral scores, manuscript parts, and manuscript scores for large-scale works like Song of Nephi, Song of the Heart, and Redeemer, often with substantial markings and revisions. Dates range approximately 1948-2013.

Dates

Creation: approximately 1948-2013

Creator

Cundick, Robert, 1926-2016 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open to public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Robert Cundick scores and other material must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.

Biographical History

From the Collection:

Robert Cundick (1926- ) is a Latter-day Saint composer and musician, and a well-known organist for the Mormon Tabernacle.

Robert Cundick was born in 1926 in Salt Lake City, Utah. His talent for the organ manifested itself at an early age. At twelve years old, he was ward organist. After serving in World War II, Cundick attended the University of Utah where he studied composition with Leroy Robertson and organ with Alexander Schreiner. He acquired his B.F.A and M.F.A there (MST) and ultimately received a doctorate in musical composition in 1955. In 1957, Cundick was on the Brigham Young University faculty until called to serve as an organist at the Hyde Park Chapel in England from 1962 to 1964. Upon his return to the United States, Cundick became the Mormon Tabernacle organist in 1965, finally retiring in 1991. Cundick continues to compose today and recently earned the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Pearl Awards in 2004.