Kurt Bestor
Artist

Kurt Bestor

Genre: Classical, Vocal Music, Contemporary Instrumental, Bluegrass
Active: 2005 - Present
Kurt Bestor, working as a new age composer and keyboardist, launched his professional path by writing scores for motion pictures and special events that included the 1987 film The Magdeburg Affair as well as the 1988 Winter Olympics, the latter earning him an Emmy. Christmas, Vol. 1 arrived in 1988 as his opening holiday release, Seasons followed in 1989 as his first set of new age material, and the decade that followed brought additional holiday collections, film scores, and original albums such as Noel, The Ghosts of Dickens' Past, Sketches, and The Dance. Innovators appeared in early 2000.

Albums

Innovators

Innovators

2022
Morning Has Broken

Morning Has Broken

2012
Kurt Bestor Christmas Twentieth Anniversary Special Edition

Kurt Bestor Christmas Twentieth Anniversary Special Edition

2008
The Lamb of God (Original Score)

The Lamb of God (Original Score)

2000
One Silent Night

One Silent Night

1997
Timpanogos: A Prayer for Mountain Grace

Timpanogos: A Prayer for Mountain Grace

1996
Evening Angels

Evening Angels

1994
The Ghost of Dickens Past

The Ghost of Dickens Past

1994
Rigoletto (Original Score)

Rigoletto (Original Score)

1993

Live Albums

Christmas In The Wasatch - Live at Abravanel Hall

Christmas In The Wasatch - Live at Abravanel Hall

2006
Christmas In The Wasatch - Live at Abravanel Hall
Kurt Bestor · Album · 2006
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  1. What Child Is This? (Live at Abravanel Hall)Kurt Bestor3:33
  2. Forget About How Many Shopping Days Until Christmas (Live at Abravanel Hall - spoken introduction by Kurt Bestor)Kurt Bestor0:52
  3. Good King Wenceslas (Live at Abravanel Hall)Kurt Bestor3:30
  4. Christmas Day in Jail (Live at Abravanel Hall - spoken introduction by Kurt Bestor)Kurt Bestor1:25
  5. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear (Live at Abravanel Hall)Kurt Bestor4:13
  6. Fire On Ice (Live at Abravanel Hall)Kurt Bestor3:30
  7. I Was a Teenage Soprano (Live at Abravanel Hall - spoken introduction by Kurt Bestor)Kurt Bestor0:22
  8. O Come, O Come Emmanuel (Live at Abravanel Hall)Kurt Bestor3:01
  9. A Quartet With Your Cereal? (Live at Abravanel Hall - spoken introduction by Kurt Bestor)Kurt Bestor0:39
  10. Angels We Have Heard on High (Live at Abravanel Hall)Kurt Bestor3:32
  11. Higher Road (Live at Abravanel Hall)Kurt Bestor3:43
  12. Carol of the Bells (Live at Abravanel Hall)Kurt Bestor4:16
  13. Anyone Here From Pennsylvania? (Live at Abravanel Hall - spoken introduction by Kurt Bestor)Kurt Bestor0:34
  14. Heartland (Live at Abravanel Hall)Kurt Bestor4:20
  15. Dedicated to My Daughter (Live at Abravanel Hall - spoken introduction by Kurt Bestor)Kurt Bestor0:43
  16. The Coventry Carol (Live at Abravanel Hall)Kurt Bestor3:54
  17. Thank You For Sharing This Evening With Us (Live at Abravanel Hall - spoken introduction by Kurt Bestor)Kurt Bestor0:21
  18. Silent Night (Live at Abravanel Hall)Kurt Bestor3:41
  19. Il est né, le divin Enfant (Live at Abravanel Hall)Kurt Bestor3:01
  20. Prayer of the Children (a capella version)Kurt Bestor3:43

Singles & EPs