A. Laurence Lyon

Saints of Song and Speech | Alice Parker, choral arrangements, The Mormon Pioneers

Articles/Essays – Volume 01, No. 1

Columbia Records, that national giant of a record company, has beat someone to the punch. To prove that not all good things about Mormons must originate in the West, Goddard Lieberson has produced another of…

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Lyrics and Love in Orderville | Carol Lynn Pearson and Lex de Azevedo, The Orders is Love

Articles/Essays – Volume 06, No. 2

To write a musical play based on any church theme or motivate will inevitably invite comparison with the “Father of Us All,” Promised Valley, written by Arnold Sundgard (lyrics) and Crawford Gates (music).  Promised Valley…

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