Fred Bock

Fred Bock
Short Name: Fred Bock
Full Name: Bock, Fred, 1939-1998
Birth Year: 1939
Death Year: 1998

Fred Bock was born in Great Neck, New York. He played the piano at age six and organ at age twelve. He attended Ithaca College, receiving his B.A. in Music Education. He earned his Masters and did Doctoral work in Church Music at the University of Southern California. Fred Bock was one of the most recognized and respected leaders in the world of church music. He was an accomplished composer, arranger, clinician, studio musician, organist, pianist, choral director and music publisher. He was the founder and director of publications for the music publishing division of Word, Inc. and later started Gentry Publication and other publishers of church music. He was also minister of music at Hollywood Presbyterian Church, where he served for 18 years. Before that, he served as minister of music at Bel Air Presbyterian Church in Los Angeles for 14 years.

Bock has over 600 compositions and arrangements in print.

N.N., Hymnary. More information at https://www.songsandhymns.org/people/detail/fred-bock


Texts by Fred Bock (3)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
ReadingsFred Bock ()English2
Child in the mangerFred Bock (Author)English2
Lead me, Lord, lead me in Thy righteousnessFred Bock, 1939- (Adapter)English, Spanish3
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