D. Sterling Wheelwright
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D. Sterling Wheelwright was an assistant conductor of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
under J. Spencer Cornwall
. He was the older brother of Lorin F. Wheelwright
.
In 1925, Wheelwright traveled from the United States
to Europe
as a missionary
for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). His destination was Germany
, but he became ill, was delayed in Copenhagen
and never made it to Germany. He returned home and began to study music at Northwestern University
. He assisted the missionary efforts in Chicago
as much as he could.
Wheelwright was assistant conductor of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir from 1926 to 1938. He also served as a member of the Deseret Sunday School Union General Board and as the secretary to the LDS Church's Music Committee.
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, sometimes colloquially referred to as MoTab, is a Grammy and Emmy Award winning, 360-member, all-volunteer choir. The choir is part of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . However, the choir is completely self-funded, traveling and producing albums to...
under J. Spencer Cornwall
J. Spencer Cornwall
Joseph Spencer Cornwall was a conductor of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in the mid-20th century.Cornwall was born at Mill Creek, Utah Territory....
. He was the older brother of Lorin F. Wheelwright
Lorin F. Wheelwright
Lorin F. Wheelwright was an American Latter-day Saint hymnwriter, composer, musical instructor and educator.Wheelwright was the son of David S. Wheelwright and Valborg Rasmussen. His mother was an immigrant from Denmark. Wheelwright was the younger brother of D. Sterling Wheelwright, who was one...
.
In 1925, Wheelwright traveled from the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
to Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
as a missionary
Missionary (LDS Church)
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is one of the most active modern practitioners of missionary work, with over 52,000 full-time missionaries worldwide, as of the end of 2010...
for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). His destination was Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, but he became ill, was delayed in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
and never made it to Germany. He returned home and began to study music at Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
. He assisted the missionary efforts in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
as much as he could.
Wheelwright was assistant conductor of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir from 1926 to 1938. He also served as a member of the Deseret Sunday School Union General Board and as the secretary to the LDS Church's Music Committee.