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Kurt Bestor

Birthplace:
Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA

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Kurt Bestor is a composer best known for his Christmas Albums including 1988: Joyspring, 1989: Seasons, 1990: Joyspring II, 1993: Innovators  1994: Evening Angels, 1996: Timpanogos - A Prayer for Mountain Grace / Utah: 5 Sacred Lessons, 1997: Sketches, 1998: Fathers, 1999: The Dance, 2002: Innovators II, 2005: A Life (ep), 2014: Outside the Lines  He also composed soundtrack scores including the English dub 1991: The Seventh Brother, 1992: Split Infinity, 1992: The Buttercream Gang, 1993: Rigoletto, 1993: The Buttercream Gang in Secret of Treasure Mountain, 1995: Behind the Waterfall, 1995: Unspoken Song - A Celebration of 100 Years of Utah Spirit (with Sam Cardon), 1995: UTAH - Musical Spectacular (with Sam Cardon), 1998: Sedona - Spirit of Wonder, 1998: No More Baths, 1998: The Ghost of Dickens past, 1999: New Testament soundtrack, 1999: Book of Mormon soundtrack, 1999: Doctrine and Covenants soundtrack, 2000: The Scarecrow, 2000: The Lamb of God / Passion of the Lamb, 2001: Saints of the Seas, 2008" The Great American West  Kurt Bestor took piano lessons from his mother. After listening to John Williams soundtrack score to Jaws he became inspired to play music as a career. Later on he began work as a Trumpet player in Orem Utah and went to BYU college in Provo Utah to study music. He composed music for the Utah Commercial jingle ads.

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Music:
1999  The Lost is Found
2000  Lazarus Lives
2001  Lord, I Believe
2001  The Lord’s Prayer
2004  Parables of Jesus
2004  The Messiah Comes
2004  Worthy is the Lamb
2005  Signs of the Times
2017  Dying in Vein: The Opiate Generation

Music Arranger:
1991  The Seventh Brother
1999  The Lost is Found
2000  Lazarus Lives
2001  Lord, I Believe
2001  The Lord’s Prayer
2004  Parables of Jesus
2004  The Messiah Comes
2004  Worthy is the Lamb
2005  Signs of the Times
2017  Dying in Vein: The Opiate Generation

Original Music Composer:
1987  The Witching of Ben Wagner
1989  A More Perfect Union
1991  In Your Wildest Dreams
1991  The Seventh Brother
1992  Split Infinity
1992  The Buttercream Gang
1992  The Lamb of God
1993  Rigoletto
1993  The Buttercream Gang in: Secret of Treasure Mountain
1995  Behind the Waterfall
1998  No More Baths
1998  The Ghosts of Dickens' Past
1999  The Lost is Found
2000  Lazarus Lives
2000  The Scarecrow
2001  Lord, I Believe
2001  The Lord’s Prayer
2004  Built Upon the Rock
2004  Parables of Jesus
2004  The Messiah Comes
2004  Worthy is the Lamb
2005  Animated Hero Classics: Beethoven
2005  Signs of the Times
2017  Dying in Vein: The Opiate Generation

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