VIP Biography for
Van Gilmer

	Van Gilmer
Industry	Religion/Music (Choral)
Title	Music Director
Expertise	Music, Music Festivals, Music Composition, Soloist
Current Organization	National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahà'ìs of the US
Type of Organization	Administrative body for the Bahá'ís of the U.S
Major Product	Directs, coordinates and stimulates the activities of individuals and local Spiritual Assemblies
Area of Distribution	National/International
University/Degree	Degree in Architectural Engineering and voice training under Dr. Howard T. Pearsall, North Carolina A&T State University
Born	Greensboro, North Carolina
Honors & Awards	Award the Gold Prize at the Johannes Brahms International Choral Festival in Germany, 2001; Recipient, Best Gospel Song for "My God, My Adored One", Independent Music Awards, 2006; Honored with an invitation from the Interfaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington, D.C. to direct a 200 voice combines choir for their 26th annual concert held at Washington Hebrew Congregation
Published Works	Compositions include- "We Have Come to Sing Praises", "O God, Guide Me", "I'm So Glad", "O Thou Compassionate Lord", "Cause Me to Taste the Divine Sweetness", "He Has Come Back" and "Soon Will All That Dwell on Earth"
Affiliations	ACDA
Career Accomplishments	Has led songs at civil rights rallies during his college days in the South; Established the family singing group The Gilmer Family; Has directed the first formal Bahà'ì Gospel Choir at the Second Bahà'ì World Congress at the Jacob Javis Center in New York; Has performed as a soloist with choirs on tours in Russia, India, Europe and the US and has twice appeared at Carnegie Hall
Work History	37 years in federal civilian service in a variety of engineering and management positions before retiring in 2004
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