Franklin D.Ashdown

Franklin D. Ashdown is a composer and medical doctor, having pursued these dual careers fro the past three decades. Born in 1942, he studied piano for 12 years and was “recruited” to play the organ for a local congregation at age 13. Later, he studied organ with Judson Maynard and James Drake. He was privately coached by Fred Tulan of San Francisco and Leonard Raver of New York’s Juilliard School.

A widely published composer of organ and choral music, his works have been performed in North America and Europe, in concerts and services, on radio programs and compact discs. His work as composer has been recognized with several awards from the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP). A resident of Alamogordo, NM, Dr. Ashdown enjoys a full life as an internist, composer, and organist-choir director.

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