b, 1940-2014 US, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Musician / Composer of Classical
Richard Toensing (March 11, 1940 - July 2, 2014) was an American composer and music educator. He studied composition at St. Olaf College and the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, where he earned the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in 1967. His most notable teachers include Ross Lee Finney and Leslie Bassett.Raised a Lutheran, Toensing joined the Orthodox Church in the 1990s. He has since written Christmas carols and Kontakion on the Nativity of Christ, a setting of a sixth-century poem by St. Romanos.
Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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New Music For Piano And Organ | Richard Toensing | 1983 | Album |