Raymond Henry Ocock

Background

Ocock, Raymond Henry was born on July 22, 1928 in Cumberland, Maryland, United States. Son of Arthur Raymond and Lulu Grace (Henry) Ocock.

Education

Bachelor of Music, Westminster College, 1950. Master in Sacred Music, Union Theological Seminary, 1952. Postgraduate, Case Western Reserve University, 1962.

Postgraduate, University Missouri, Kansas City, 1971.

Career

Minister of music First Presbybn. Church, Evansville, Indiana, 1952-1956. Professor music Westminster College, New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, 1956-1993.

Organist, director Westminster Presbyterian Church, Youngstown, Ohio, 1967-1979. Official organist Chataqua (New York ) Institution, 1970, '71, '89. Organist, director First Presbyterian Church, Sharon, Pennsylvania, since 1979.

Organist, choral director, dean of faculty Sessione Senese Del Musica & Arte, Siena, Italy (summers), since 1979. Adjunct faculty Thiel College, Greenville, Pennsylvania, since 1993. Organ consultant, numerous churches.

Organ recitalist various locations in the United States and Italy.

Achievements

• Raymond Henry Ocock has been listed as a notable musician, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Guild Organists (dean Youngstown, Ohio 1969, Pittsburgh 1984-1986), Hymn Society of America, Presbyterian Association Musicians. (conference director 1988).

Interests

• Avocations: travel, cooking, bridge, photography, architecture.

Connections

Married Geraldine Margaret Schlundt, August 1, 1953. Children: Brian, Kevin, Alison.

Father:

Arthur Raymond Ocock

Mother:

Lulu Grace (Henry) Ocock

Spouse:

Geraldine Margaret Schlundt

child:

Brian Ocock

child:

Kevin Ocock

child:

Alison Ocock