Walk in the Way (2021)

Clay Christiansen (b. 1949) — Walk in the Way (2021) for organ

American organist and composer Clay Christiansen (b. 1949) is Tabernacle Organist Emeritus at the historic Tabernacle on Temple Square in Salt Lake City where he performed full time on the famous 5-manual, 206-rank Aeolian-Skinner organ from 1982 to 2018. Ten years prior to his start at the Tabernacle, he was Organist/Choirmaster at St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral, and five of those years also at Congregation Kol Ami, both in Salt Lake City. In addition to performing thousands of daily noon recitals, he accompanied the Tabernacle Choir on the world’s longest-running network broadcast “Music and the Spoken Word” which is performed live each Sunday morning. Touring with the choir, he has performed across North America, Europe and Israel and appears on most of their prolific discography. Christiansen is composer of organ, choral and orchestral works, and he holds a Ph.D in music composition from the University of Utah where he studied with Vladimir Ussachevsky, Ramiro Cortes, and Bruce Reich. His degrees in organ performance are from the University of Utah and Brigham Young University where he studied with Alexander Schreiner and J. J. Keeler. Post graduate studies were with Robert Noehren, long-time University of Michigan organist.

Published by MorningStar Music Publishers in “With Gladness” (morningstarmusic.com)