Background
Swann, Frederick Lewis was born on July 30, 1931 in Lewisburg, West Virginia, United States. Son of Theodore Magruder and Mary Fields (Davis) Swann.
Swann, Frederick Lewis was born on July 30, 1931 in Lewisburg, West Virginia, United States. Son of Theodore Magruder and Mary Fields (Davis) Swann.
Bachelor of Music, Northwestern University, 1952. M.Sacred Music, Union Theological Seminary, 1954.
Director music, organist Riverside Church, New York City, 1958-1982, Crystal Cathedral, Garden Grove, California, since 1982. Chairman organ department Manhattan School Music, 1972-1982. Consultant on organ design.
Served with United States Army, 1956-1958. Member American Guild Organists (award for promotion American choral and organ music), Hymn Society of America, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Lambda. Clubs: St. Wilfrid (New York City).