Lucius Weathersby
April 8, 1968 - March 17, 2006Dr. Lucius Weathersby was the organist for the Jackson Chapter's 16th Annual Choral-Organ Festival with the Millsaps Singers, at Galloway United Methodist Church, February 22, 2002. At the time of his sudden death from a stroke, he was a visiting artist at Amherst College (MA) and assistant professor of music and African world studies at his alma mater, Dillard University in New Orleans. In addition to his B.A. (in German and music) from Dillard, he earned the M. Mus. from the University of Northern Iowa in 1999 and the Ph.D. from the Union Institute in Cincinatti, OH, in 2002. Weathersby was an accomplished organist and composer, and concertized widely both here and abroad. He had a special interest in the organ music of African and African-American composers. A native of Houston, TX, Weathersby is survived by a 5 year old son Lucius Weathersby of New Orleans, LA), a brother, two aunts, and his parents, who live in Dallas, TX. - from the obituary in the May, 2006, Diapason, , modified by Glenn A. Gentry
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