Gaylen A Hatton

Gaylen A Hatton, son of Glen A Hatton and Eva Pearl Wolfe Hatton, was born on October 4, 1928, and died on February 8, 2008. He began a distinguished musical career at the age of four, drumming with his parent's jazz band. His musical career was interrupted from 1951 to 1953 in order to serve his country in the Armed Forces. He served in Germany and France. In 1954 he graduated with a Master's degree in music from BYU, and received his PhD in music composition from the U of U in 1963. Gaylen performed eight seasons with the Utah Symphony Orchestra, playing French horn under Maestro Maurice Abravanel, and he has also performed as principle horn player with the Sacramento Symphony. He was a member of the Orpheus Woodwind Quintet, Brassworks, and others. In 1958 he received the Rosenblatt Award, and later received orchestral commissions from the Utah Symphony, Sacramento Symphony, Sacramento Civic Ballet, Rire/Woodbury Dance Company, the National Endowment for the Arts, and many others. He performed as a member of the orchestra for Ballet West, was a member of the Utah Arts Council Music Committee and the General Music Committee for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His church service includes being (twice) a bishop, a branch president, chorister, organist, and Primary pianist. He served, with his wife, as an ordinance worker in the Jordan River Temple. On August 6, 1958, Gaylen married his sweetheart ballerina, Marianne Johnson in the Salt Lake Temple. He is survived by his wife, and four children: Nannette (E.J.) Landry, Keven (JodiLyn) Hatton, Heidi Hatton, and David Hatton, seven grandchildren, and seven great grandchildren, a sister, Joyce (Marvin) Davis, and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held 11:00 am, Friday, February 15, 2008 at the Country Park First Ward, 11271 South 2700 West, South Jordan. A viewing will be held at the church Thursday night from 6:00 to 8:00 pm and at 10:00 am on Friday. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the BYU School of Music, the Multiple Sclerosis Society, or another charity of your choice. Love you forever, love you for always.