John Erickson
b. 1938
John Erickson received his musical education at Chicago's American Conservatory of Music, and at Northwestern University, Evanston where his teachers were Thomas Matthews, and Richard Enright.
He served First Congregational Church, LaGrange, Illinois as Organist/Choirmaster, Highland Park UMC, Dallas, Texas as Associate Director of Music and Organist, followed by several years as Organist/Director of Worship Life at Christ UMC, Bethel Park, Pittsburgh.
He is the composer of several published choral and organ compositions.
He presently lives in retirement in McKinney, Texas where his love of Anglican choral music continues to nurture his musical growth.