John Gerrish
John O'Neill Gerrish (August 14, 1910 – November 29, 2010) was an American composer of the 20th century, best known for ''The Falcon'', a cappella piece for SATB based on the Middle or Early Modern English Corpus Christi Carol. Early life Gerrish was the son of Charles Percy Gerrish and Mary Elizabeth O'Neill of Potsdam (town), New York, Potsdam, New York. He graduated from Crane School of Music in 1930, and led a dance band during the 1930s. He taught for ten years at Franklin Academy in Malone, New York and was a professor of music at Kean University in New Jersey for most of his career. Music In addition to ''The Falcon'', Gerrish's better-known works include ''Variations on a Burgundian Carol for 3 Recorders'', based on the carol Patapan, published in New York by Associated Music Publishers in 1957. Reviewer, Joel Newman, called the work "neatly-constructed, fun-to-play, but merely-cute variations." Other published compositions include ''Why do the Bells of Christmas Ring?'' ...
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