The New Church Music Website - with David Warner & Diane Bastian

David T. Warner is director of Music and Cultural Arts for The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Previous to his
appointment he was a faculty member at Brigham Young University in
the David O. McKay School of Education and the School of Music, and
artistic director of Boise Opera and the Film Actors Theatre of Los
Angeles. He holds a Ph.D. in theater and film and also did graduate
work in music at Indiana University. He has directed television
specials seen nationally on PBS, as well as film, professional
theatre, musical theatre, and opera. Recent projects include Savior
of the World in the Conference Center Theater, and Light of the
World, produced by the Church for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games.
His original texts have been published by Oxford University Press
and recorded on the Telarc, Clarion, and Mormon Tabernacle Choir
labels. Brother Warner is married to Allison Hickman and they are
the parents of two boys. Diane Bastian grew up in Buhl, ID, the
daughter of Lowell and Alta Roskelley. She received a degree in
piano performance from Brigham Young University and has taught
piano and organ since she was 15. Diane has spent much of her time
as a piano accompanist, working with choirs and soloists ranging
from young Suzuki violinists to professional musicians. She works
as an administrative assistant in the Music and Cultural Arts
Division of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day saints. She
married Larry Bastian, and they have seven children and 14
grandchildren. In her limited spare time she enjoys making afghans,
walking, and reading. Link to the Church Music website:
http://www.lds.org/churchmusic That's this week on the Cricket and
Seagull... - SKP