Van Auken, Richard

erved as an Artist-Teacher in the Music Department of Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA for nearly 30 years. He also served as a visiting instructor at Lafayette College, Easton, PA. Piano lessons were begun at age 11 and organ instruction at age 13 with an appointment as organist of St. Matthews Lutheran Church, Kellers Church, PA shortly after the start of organ lessons. Following graduation from high school and service in the U. S. Marine Corps during the Korean War, he studied at the Philadelphia Conservatory of Music as an organ major of Dr. Robert Elmore. He studied for 6 1?2 years as a pr...