Gerrit de Jong Jr. (28 March 1892,
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– 26 September 1978,
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) was the first dean of the College of Fine Arts at
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. He converted to Mormonism from the Dutch Reformed (Protestant) tradition in his late teens.
He was quite skilled in music and wrote the words and music for the
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, "Come Sing to the Lord," which is #10 in the
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.
Even though he was dean of the College of Fine Arts, and very skilled in this area, he spent most of his career teaching
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Gerrit de Jong Jr. (28 March 1892,
AmsterdamAmsterdam is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west of the country...
– 26 September 1978,
Provo, UtahProvo is a city located within the US state of Utah. Currently estimated at 117,592 people, it is the third largest city in Utah and is located about south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front. Provo is the county seat of Utah County and lies between the cities of Orem to the north and...
) was the first dean of the College of Fine Arts at
Brigham Young UniversityBrigham Young University , located in Provo, Utah, United States, is a private, coeducational research university owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...
. He converted to Mormonism from the Dutch Reformed (Protestant) tradition in his late teens.
He was quite skilled in music and wrote the words and music for the
Latter-day Saint hymnThis article is about LDS church hymns in general, for the book, see Hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Latter-day Saint hymns come from many sources, and there have been numerous hymn books printed by the Church since its organization in 1830...
, "Come Sing to the Lord," which is #10 in the
1985 hymnalThis article is about the named book specifically. For general information about said church hymns, see The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hymns....
.
Even though he was dean of the College of Fine Arts, and very skilled in this area, he spent most of his career teaching
foreign languageA foreign language is a language not spoken by the people of a certain place: for example, not only English but also Late Old Japanese is a foreign language in Japan. It is also a language not spoken in the native country of the person referred to, i.e. an English speaker living in Japan can say...
s. He spoke so many languages that he would joke that it was as logical to ask him how many languages he spoke as to ask him how many songs he could play on the piano.
He was known as Mr. Portuguese and in his time was probably the most knowledgeable professor at BYU in the subject of
PortugueseThis is a survey of Portuguese literature.The Portuguese language was developed gradually from the Vulgar language spoken in the countries which formed part of the Roman Empire and, both in morphology and syntax, it represents an organic transformation of Latin without the direct intervention of...
and Brazilian literature.
The concert hall at Brigham Young University is named in his honor.