Vandervalk, Bruce (born in 1935)
Composer's country:
Australia
Gender:
M
Century:
20
Comment(s):
Address: 1563 S Devonshire, Westlake Village, California 91361, USA ; Bruce Vandervalk was born in Australia in 1935. He earned a Diploma in Theology at Melbourne Bible Institute, before coming to the U.S. in 1964. After a year at Moody Bible Institute, he studied voice and composition at the American Conservatory of Music, earning bachelor degrees in both. Then he earned a master's degree in composition at Northwestern University. In 1975 he moved to Westlake Village in Southern California. He has served as Music Director in a number of area churches while becoming involved as arranger and composer for some Christian recordings and short films. He was librarian and consultant for Dragon Music Company, a rental source for the orchestrations of the late Carmen Dragon. ; ph 805-4954065
