Jerald Hamilton

Background

Hamilton, Jerald was born on March 19, 1927 in Wichita, Kansas, United States. Son of Robert James and Lillie May (Rishel) Hamilton.

Education

Bachelor of Music, University Kansas, Lawrence, 1948. Master of Music, University Kansas, Lawrence, 1950. Postgraduate, Royal School Church Music, Croydon, England, 1955.

Postgraduate, Union Theological Seminary School Sacred Music, New York City, 1960. Studies with, Laurel Everette Anderson. Studies with, Andre Marchal.

Studies with, Catharine Crozier. Studies with, Gustav Leonhardt.

Career

From instructor to assistant professor organ and theory, Washburn U., Topeka, 1949-1959; director, Washburn Singers and Choir, 1955-1959; assistant professor organ, director university singers and chorus, Ohio U., Athens, 1959-1960; assistant professor organ and church music, University Texas, Austin, 1960-1963; lecturer church music, Episcopal Theological Seminary S.W., Austin, 1961-1963; member of faculty, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1963-1988; professor music, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1967-1988; professor emeritus, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, since 1988; organist, choirmaster churches in, Kansas and Texas, 1942-1963; organist, choirmaster, Episcopal Church St. John the Divine, Champaign, 1963-1988; organist, choirmaster, St. John's Cathedral, Albuquerque, 1988-1993; organist-choirmaster emeritus, St. John's Cathedral, Albuquerque, since 1994. Member, chairman commission church music Episcopalian Diocese Kansas, 1951-1959. Member bishop's commission church music Episcopalian Diocese of Springfield, 1978-1980, 82-88.

Concert organist, 1955-1996.

Achievements

• Jerald Hamilton has been listed as a notable Musician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Association Anglican Musicians, Omicron Delta Kappa, Pi Kappa Lambda, Phi Mu Alpha.

Connections

Married Phyllis Jean Searle, September 8, 1954. Children: Barbara Helen Maxey, Elizabeth Sarah Hamilton, Catharine Sandra Roelfs.

Father:

Robert James Hamilton

Mother:

Lillie May (Rishel) Hamilton

Spouse:

Phyllis Jean Searle

child:

Elizabeth Sarah Hamilton

child:

Catharine Sandra Roelfs Hamilton

child:

Barbara Helen Maxey Hamilton