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Frank Ferko
p, org, *1950 US, Barberton, Ohio
Musician / Composer / Conductor of Classical
Frank Ferko (born June 18, 1950) is an American composer.Born in Barberton, Ohio, Ferko played piano from childhood, and worked as an organist and conductor in his teens. His first compositions were primarily liturgical in nature, with Lutheran composer Richard Wienhorst being an early influence. He attended Valparaiso University as an undergraduate, where he studied composition and counterpoint under Wienhorst and organ under Philip Gehring. Ferko took particular interest in early music and the compositional and theoretical output of Olivier Messiaen.
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Four American Folk Songs: III. Poor Wayfaring Stranger on Walking on Waves by The Choir of Trinity College, Melbourne & Christopher Watson Hildegard Triptych (1997): I. O vis aeternitatis on Beyond All Mortal Dreams – American A Cappella Choral Works by Stephen Layton, René Clausen, The Choir Of Trinity College, Cambridge, Steven Stucky, Ola Gjeilo, Frank Ferko, Edwin Fissinger, Healey Willan, Stephen Paulus & William Hawley Come Holy Ghost - Reflection on Thomas Tallis' If Ye Love Me on Many are the Wonders by Suzi Digby & Ora Singers Hildegard Triptych (1997): II. Caritas abundat on Beyond All Mortal Dreams – American A Cappella Choral Works by Stephen Layton, René Clausen, The Choir Of Trinity College, Cambridge, Steven Stucky, Ola Gjeilo, Frank Ferko, Edwin Fissinger, Healey Willan, Stephen Paulus & William Hawley Hildegard Triptych (1997): III. O virtus sapientiae on Beyond All Mortal Dreams – American A Cappella Choral Works by Stephen Layton, René Clausen, The Choir Of Trinity College, Cambridge, Steven Stucky, Ola Gjeilo, Frank Ferko, Edwin Fissinger, Healey Willan, Stephen Paulus & William Hawley Four American Folk Songs: I. Skip to My Lou on Walking on Waves by The Choir of Trinity College, Melbourne & Christopher Watson The Hildegard Motets: O Verbum Patris on Ferko: Motets by Frank Ferko, American Repertory Singers, Leo Nestor, Robert Petillo & Wayne Glass Stabat Mater: I. Andromache's lament on Ferko: Stabat Mater by Frank Ferko & Anne Heider I Was Glad on Sounding Joy by American Repertory Singers & Leo Nestor I Was Glad on Christ Cathedral Dedication: A Place for Christ Forever by David L. Ball, Christ Cathedral Choirs, John A. Romeri, Natalie Plaza, Robert Prizeman & Rick WoodTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stabat Mater | Frank Ferko, Anne Heider, Nancy Gustafson, His Majestie's Clerkes | 2000 | Album |
| Motets (The Hildegard Motets / Six Marian Motets) | Frank Ferko - American Repertory Singers, Leo Nestor | 1995 | Album |
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