Robert E. Kreutz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetRobert E. Kreutz
American composer
Date of Birth: 21-Mar-1922
Place of Birth: La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States
Date of Death: 07-Apr-1996
Profession: composer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Robert E. Kreutz
- Robert Edward Kreutz (March 21, 1922 – April 7, 1996) was an American composer of Roman Catholic liturgical worship music.
- He graduated from Aquinas High School in 1940.
- Robert Kreutz studied music at the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago, Illinois and at the University of California-Los Angeles.
- He was best known for the Eucharistic hymn: Gift of Finest Wheat which was first performed at the International Eucharistic Congress in 1976, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- Kreutz also wrote many other hymns including "Bread of Love", "Rise, O Lord" and others.
- He was an accomplished choir director at St.
- Bernadette Catholic Church in Lakewood, Colorado for more than 30 years. Kreutz and his wife, Evelyn had nine children.
- They had three boys: Mark, Scott, and Robert and six girls: Mary, Karen, Gina, Terri, Jackie, and Jill.
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