Joan Pinkston
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Joan Jacobson Pinkston is a composer, choral arranger, and music teacher.
, where she early displayed unusual musical gifts. She began serving as pianist of her church at age ten and appeared regularly as a pianist on local television and in classical music concerts at age twelve. In high school she studied with Alvine Sineps at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music
, and she continued her musical training at Bob Jones University
, where she studied with Dwight Gustafson
and earned both a BA and MA in music. Pinkston did further study with Alfred Kanwischer at the Hartt College of Music, at Westminster Choir College
, and with Leo Litwin and Alice Parker
.
Pinkston has published more than 300 pieces of music including numerous sacred choral pieces in a traditional style, many of them with SoundForth
and Beckenhorst Presses. Her hymn arrangements for piano and orchestra were featured on the recording Our Great Savior. In 2002, Pinkston’s 816-page hymn book, Hymns of Grace and Glory, was published for the Free Presbyterian Church of North America
and featured more than seventy of her own hymn tune
s. In 2007 she won a second-place award for a published work in a contest sponsored by the John Ness Beck
Foundation. From 2004 through 2009, Pinkston's students (including Dan Forrest
) also won four first places and three second places in the two-category competition. In 2010 she released a recording of her piano arrangements, Our Song of Praise.
Pinkston has taught music theory, hymn playing, orchestration, and choral writing and composition at Bob Jones University for more than forty years. She serves as pianist at Faith Free Presbyterian Church of Greenville, South Carolina
.
Biography
Pinkston was born in Chicago, Illinois and reared in Milwaukee, WisconsinMilwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...
, where she early displayed unusual musical gifts. She began serving as pianist of her church at age ten and appeared regularly as a pianist on local television and in classical music concerts at age twelve. In high school she studied with Alvine Sineps at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music
Wisconsin Conservatory of Music
The Wisconsin Conservatory of Music is an independent music school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The conservatory teaches many types of music, including classical, jazz, rock, folk, and blues...
, and she continued her musical training at Bob Jones University
Bob Jones University
Bob Jones University is a private, for-profit, non-denominational Protestant university in Greenville, South Carolina.The university was founded in 1927 by Bob Jones, Sr. , an evangelist and contemporary of Billy Sunday...
, where she studied with Dwight Gustafson
Dwight Gustafson
Dwight Leonard Gustafson is a composer, conductor, and dean emeritus of the School of Fine Arts, Bob Jones University.-Biography:...
and earned both a BA and MA in music. Pinkston did further study with Alfred Kanwischer at the Hartt College of Music, at Westminster Choir College
Westminster Choir College
Westminster Choir College is a residential college of music, part of Rider University, located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States.Westminster Choir College educates men and women at the undergraduate and graduate levels for musical careers in music education, voice performance, piano...
, and with Leo Litwin and Alice Parker
Alice Parker
Alice Parker is an American composer, arranger and conductor. Many of her arrangements were done in cooperation with Robert Shaw....
.
Pinkston has published more than 300 pieces of music including numerous sacred choral pieces in a traditional style, many of them with SoundForth
SoundForth
SoundForth is a division of the Bob Jones University Press. SoundForth produces and markets religious music recordings through a music download website, as well as a mailing catalog...
and Beckenhorst Presses. Her hymn arrangements for piano and orchestra were featured on the recording Our Great Savior. In 2002, Pinkston’s 816-page hymn book, Hymns of Grace and Glory, was published for the Free Presbyterian Church of North America
Free Presbyterian Church of North America
The Free Presbyterian Church of North America or FPCNA is a Presbyterian denomination in the United States and Canada with mission works in Liberia, Jamaica, and Kenya...
and featured more than seventy of her own hymn tune
Hymn tune
A hymn tune is the melody of a musical composition to which a hymn text is sung. Musically speaking, a hymn is generally understood to have four-part harmony, a fast harmonic rhythm , and no refrain or chorus....
s. In 2007 she won a second-place award for a published work in a contest sponsored by the John Ness Beck
John Ness Beck
John Ness Beck was a composer and arranger of choral music. He was best known for his very popular and accessible settings of traditional Sacred music. Beck was a conductor and arranger of international renown...
Foundation. From 2004 through 2009, Pinkston's students (including Dan Forrest
Dan Forrest
Daniel Ernest Forrest, Jr. is a composer and teacher.-Biography:Forrest was born in Elmira, New York and received a B.Mus. and an M.Mus. in Piano Performance from Bob Jones University. He completed a D.M.A. in composition at the University of Kansas in 2007 and has studied composition with Joan...
) also won four first places and three second places in the two-category competition. In 2010 she released a recording of her piano arrangements, Our Song of Praise.
Pinkston has taught music theory, hymn playing, orchestration, and choral writing and composition at Bob Jones University for more than forty years. She serves as pianist at Faith Free Presbyterian Church of Greenville, South Carolina
Greenville, South Carolina
-Law and government:The city of Greenville adopted the Council-Manager form of municipal government in 1976.-History:The area was part of the Cherokee Nation's protected grounds after the Treaty of 1763, which ended the French and Indian War. No White man was allowed to enter, though some families...
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