Kurt Bestor

Kurt Bestor

  • Place of birth: Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA

Biography

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.

Production

Animated Hero Classics: Beethoven

2005

As Original Music Composer

Rigoletto

1993

As Original Music Composer

The Seventh Brother

1991

As Music Arranger

The Buttercream Gang

1992

As Original Music Composer

The Scarecrow

2000

As Original Music Composer

A More Perfect Union

1989

As Original Music Composer

The Witching of Ben Wagner

1987

As Original Music Composer

In Your Wildest Dreams

1991

As Original Music Composer

Split Infinity

1992

As Original Music Composer

Behind the Waterfall

1995

As Original Music Composer

No More Baths

1998

As Original Music Composer

The Ghosts of Dickens' Past

1998

As Original Music Composer

The Lamb of God

1992

As Original Music Composer

Built Upon the Rock

2004

As Original Music Composer

Lord, I Believe

2001

As Music

The Lost is Found

1999

As Music

Parables of Jesus

2004

As Music

Lazarus Lives

2000

As Music

Signs of the Times

2005

As Music

The Messiah Comes

2004

As Music

Worthy is the Lamb

2004

As Music

The Lord’s Prayer

2001

As Music

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