Jung-A Lee interviews Richard Unfried, OCAGO Video Day, Sep. 18th, 2022

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Richard Unfried is a University of Southern California graduate where he studied with Irene Robertson. He also studied with Robert Prichard and Clarence Mader. He joined the Los Angeles Chapter of the AGO as a college freshman in 1953, and was soon elected to the office of Sub Dean. Richard later served the Orange County Chapter as Dean, and General Chair of their 1983 Regional Convention. He was elected National Councilor representing Region IX, serving from 1986 to 1992.
Richard was on the Conservatory of Music faculty at Biola University for thirty eight years. He retired in 1998, and received the title, Professor of Music, Emeritus.
In nearly sixty years as a church organist, Richard served the Robert Schuller Ministries for twenty one years, the San Marino Community Church for seven years (where he succeeded the legendary Mary Elizabeth Caldwell), and the First Evangelical Free Church of Fullerton for twenty years. Richard concluded his career as a weekly service player in 2011 to devote his full attention to Yvonne, his wife of sixty years who passed away in 2016.
Richard continues to reside in the family’s La Mirada home where he enjoys a seven rank Aeolian pipe organ.

Organ featured: Rufatti at Garden Grove Community Church (116 ranks, V)
Video editing: Jung-A Lee
Assistant: Evan Benjamin
Interview Venue: House of Professor Richard Unfried