OUR COMPOSERS

 

H. Dean Wagner

 

H. Dean Wagner (born 1961) is an American composer of handbell and organ music. His works for handbells -- including "Carillon" (Hope, 1996), "Te Deum" (Red River, 2001), "Fantasy on 'Kingsfold" (Hope, 2000) and "Amazing Grace" (Choristers Guild, 2004) -- have made him a respected handbell composer. Wagner has a Masters of Music degree in organ performance from the University of Akron and a Bachelor of Music Education from Cedarville University.