Bob and Joyce Page

Bob Page was born in Bonaparte, Iowa.  He attended public school in Farmington, Iowa.  In 1942 he graduated from Grinnell College with a degree in Business Administration with a minor degree in Voice Music.

After graduation he was drafted into the United States Army.  He served in the continental United States, New Guinea and the Philippine Islands.  After returning to the United States in 1947 he married Joyce Horton.

 Joyce Horton Page was born in Lincoln, Nebraska but grew up in Iowa.  She graduated from the State University of Iowa with a Bachelor of Music degree and taught vocal music at the high school and junior high levels in Keokuk, Iowa.

 After marriage to Robert Page and taking time out to have three of their five children, she attended Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey studying voice, organ and piano pedagogy.  After Bob completed his Master's degree program at the Choir College they began a 35 year career as church musicians developing a multiple choir program in the First Methodist Church of Montgomery, Alabama, the First Methodist Church in Santa Monica, California and finally at the Orangewood Presbyterian Church in Phoenix where they were staff members for twenty five years until retiring in 1990.

 Joyce received a Master's Degree in music education from Arizona State University in 1970 and taught elementary vocal music in the Alhambra District from 1966 to 1977. During this time she served on a cadre of music specialists sponsored by the State Department of Education to give “in-service” training in music to classroom teachers.

 Joyce joined the Phoenix Boys Choir staff in 1971 as the Training Choir Director, eventually assuming the position of Town Choir Director for several seasons as well.  She also served as music librarian and audition coordinator.

 Bob taught music in the Kyrene and Phoenix Elementary School Districts until retiring in 1982.  He also served as the Minister of Music at Orangewood Church until he retired in 1990.  In retirement Bob continues to compose and arrange music for his own enjoyment as well as the enjoyment of his friends.

When the Pages retired in September of 1990, Orangewood celebrated their retirement with a special show acknowledging their 25 years of service to the church.  The whole Page family participated in that event.  The Arizona Republic highlighted their retirement with a feature article in the newspaper prior to the weekend celebration.  Please read that article on the attached page.  *