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{{Infobox musical artist<br />
| name = Robert Edward Kreutz<br />
| background = non_performing_personnel<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1922|3|21}}<br />
|birth_place =[[La Crosse, Wisconsin]]<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1996|4|7|1922|03|21}}<br />
|death_place =[[Denver, Colorado]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Robert Edward Kreutz''' (March 21, 1922 – April 7, 1996) was an American composer of [[Roman Catholic]] liturgical worship music.<br />
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== Life and career ==<br />
He was born in [[La Crosse, Wisconsin]]. His paternal grandfather John Kreutz (originally ''Jan Kříž'') was born in the Czech village [[Pístina]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=DigiArchiv of SRA Trebon - ver. 20.07.14|url=https://digi.ceskearchivy.cz/DA?menu=3&id=7503&page=14&x=1634&y=2102&z=40|access-date=2020-07-17|website=digi.ceskearchivy.cz}}</ref> Robert's second cousin was the composer [[Arthur Kreutz|Arthur R. Kreutz]].<br />
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Kreutz graduated from [[Aquinas High School (La Crosse, Wisconsin)|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.<br />
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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.<br />
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==References==<br />
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*[http://www.giamusic.com/artists/Kreutz-Robert.cfm Robert Kreutz Biography]<br />
*'Aquinas Report', Aquinas High School, La Crosse, Wisconsin, 'Grad's music heralds 3 Papal visits Robert Kreutz leaves legacy of music including '''Gifts of Finest Wheat''', written by Laura Pavela, class of 1999, Summer, 1996, pg. 8.<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.ocp.org/artists/143 Robert Kreutz]<br />
*[http://www.giamusic.com/bios/kreutz_robert.cfm The Published Works of Robert Kreutz]<br />
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[[Category:1922 births]]<br />
[[Category:1996 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:People from La Crosse, Wisconsin]]<br />
[[Category:Aquinas High School (La Crosse, Wisconsin) alumni]]<br />
[[Category:Musicians from Wisconsin]]<br />
[[Category:American male composers]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century American composers]]<br />
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