Kurt Bestor

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Kurt Bestor

Background information
Born 1958
Genre(s) Classical/New Age/Jazz
Occupation(s) Composer
Instrument(s) Piano, Flugelhorn
Years active 20
Label(s) Pinnacle
Website www.kurtbestor.com

Kurt Bestor is an American composer, arranger, and performer. He was born in Waukesha, Wisconsin, and raised in Orem, Utah. His grandfather played trumpet in Tommy Dorsey's band and his great uncle played trombone in Jack Benny's band. As of 2002, he was a Mormon.[1]

Kurt Bestor has released over a dozen CDs including several Christmas CDs. His Christmas concerts have become an annual Utah tradition since 1988. Bestor, in conjunction with Utah composer Sam Cardon, released a CD, Innovators, in 1995, and a sequel in 2001. Innovators contained probably his most famous song, Prayer of the Children which was written in memory of the children of Yugoslavia in light of the Yugoslav wars.

In 2005, Bestor began hosting a morning radio talk show, geared towards women, on KUTR 820 AM in Salt Lake City, Utah. He has also composed music introductions for numerous television programs, including Good Morning America and Monday Night Football.[1]

Kurt is a National Advisor for ASCEND, A Humanitarian Alliance. This non-profit organization plans expeditions to African and South American countries to provide life skills mentoring with sustainable solutions in education, enterprise, health and simple technology.[2]

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[edit] Awards

[edit] Emmy Award

Olympic Theme (1988) Calgary Olympics

[edit] Notable works

[edit] Bibliography

  • Robinson, Doug. Deseret News. 1 September 2002. . Accessed 12 April 2006.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Robinson, Doug. Deseret News. 1 September 2002. . Accessed 12 April 2006.
  2. ^ Sixteen Celbrities Join Together Promoting a Life Changing Cause http://ascendalliance.org/article.php?cmd=view&id=152

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