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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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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 A Festival of Carols: No. 1, Go Tell It on the Mountain on Christmas Holidays by Vocal Arts Ensemble of Cincinnati & Earl Rivers A Festival of Carols: No. 4, Christmas Bells on Christmas Holidays by Vocal Arts Ensemble of Cincinnati & Earl Rivers A Festival of Carols: No. 3, Do You Know the Song That the Angels Sang on Christmas Holidays by Vocal Arts Ensemble of Cincinnati & Earl Rivers 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 A Festival of Carols: No. 2, The Sky Can Still Remember on Christmas Holidays by Vocal Arts Ensemble of Cincinnati & Earl Rivers 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 The Hildegard Motets: O ignis Spiritus Paracliti on Ferko: Motets by Frank Ferko, American Repertory Singers, Leo Nestor, Robert Petillo & Wayne Glass Four American Folk Songs: III. Poor Wayfaring Stranger on Walking on Waves by The Choir of Trinity College, Melbourne & Christopher Watson Come Holy Ghost - Reflection on Thomas Tallis' If Ye Love Me on Many are the Wonders by Suzi Digby & Ora SingersTrack 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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