Short Name: | Noel Dexter |
Full Name: | Dexter, Noel, 1938- |
Birth Year: | 1938 |
Death Year: | 2019 |
Noel Dexter was born on December 21, 1938 and grew up in Port Antonio, Portland, Jamaica. He studied ethnomusicology and church music at the University of West Indies, in the United Kingdom and in the United States. He founded and led the Kingston Singers as well as other theatrical productions. For 25 years he was director of music at the University of West Indies, Mona, While there he lead the University Singers, until 2012, when he retired. He composed many hymns, anthems, and arrangements.
Dianne Shapiro, from "Music Great, Noel Dexter, Remembered" in "The Gleaner," August 19, 2019 (accessed online 8/6/2020)
Tunes by Noel Dexter (10) | As | Instances | Incipit |
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[Through the darkness guiding surely] | Noel Dexter (Composer) | 2 | 33214 43212 53332 |
SING DE CHORUS | Noel G. Dexter, 1938- (Composer) | 2 | 11156 45333 34231 |
[Most gracious God, who reigns on high] | Noel Dexter (Composer) | 2 | 12332 16151 23321 |
[With thankful harvest song, Lord] | Noel Dexter (Composer) | 2 | 53216 53356 12533 |
JESUS IS BORN | Noel G. Dexter, 1938- (Composer) | 2 | 32155 55617 12432 |
[In Bethlehem one glorious night] | Noel Dexter (Arranger) | 3 | 51115 61511 12133 |
O PRAISE YE THE LORD (Dexter) | Noel Dexter (Composer) | 3 | 11512 22343 33271 |
[The Lord is my Shepherd, and I shall not want] (Dexter) | Noel Dexter (Composer) | 3 | 33213 34432 35543 |
[I come to the Cross like a small boat] | Noel Dexter (Composer) | 3 | 53321 17656 66543 |
THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD | Noel Dexter (Composer) | 27 | 51123 14445 31123 |