Remembering George Shangrow
Our hearts were deeply saddened at the tragic death of our Director of Music and dear friend, George Shangrow. Our sympathies and prayers go out to George's family and all those his life touched. George was a valuable part of our worship community here at UCC as well as a major contributor to the entire Seattle community as a gifted musician. He died on Saturday, July 31st, 2010, in an automobile accident.
A memorial service for George will be held at University Christian Church on Sunday, August 22 at 2:00 p.m.
Feel free to use the form below to post your memories of George, your reflections, and your prayers for him and his loved ones along with links to any resources or news that might not be listed here.
Below are some links to sources of information on George and his tragic passing:
- KIRO TV story on George's Death
- Seattle Times story on George's Death
- Tribute to George Shangrow on Crosscut.com
- Post about George Shangrow on Radio-Info.com
LIsten to the sermon "When God Shows Salvation: Tribute to George Shangrow"
University Christian Church
Parking Information for the Memorial on August 22, 2010
Use the map below to locate available parking for the memorial.
View Parking availability for Shangrow Memorial in a larger map
1. UCC parking lot just opposite church on 15th Ave. NE will be
reserved the whole day.
2. University Congregational Church Parking lot A on east side of 16th
Ave. NE just north of NE 45th St., and also parking spaces near the
UCONG playground located on the west side of 16th Ave. NE between
UCONG and U Presbyterian churches.
3. University Presbyterian parking garage located on west side of 15th
Ave. NE between 45th and 47th streets.
4. Hillel at UW accessed from the alley between 16th & 17th avenues
just south of NE 50th St.
5. Street parking is free on Sundays.
6. Public parking garage located on west side of University Ave.
between 47th & 50th streets.
We will try to have signs out to assist people in finding these lots.
Reader Comments (5)
This is such a tragic loss to your congregation, and to Seattle. We are occasional visitors to University Christian Church who have always enjoyed the service, the people, and the music. I often talked to George before we left, to comment on some special nuance in what we heard. Because of good friends who sang in his ensembles, we had dinner with George a couple of times and were always impressed with his cordiality and deep commitment to producing music as good as it could be, for the musicians and the audience. George was one of the most deeply engaged, well informed, and enthusiastic musicians I have ever known. May he find peace.
I sang in George's choir at University Christian Church for a long time. His weekly humor, passion, and dedication with all of us was really very special. He usually selected works that challenged us, and made us sound pretty good too. His presence was large in our church and in this city and I will miss him. My good thoughts and prayers go to his beloved ones and many friends everywhere.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to you and the larger Seattle area community regarding the tremendous loss of such a beloved person.
We have been going to OSSCS for many years & always enjoyed George's educational & amusing introductions
to the music he was about to conduct. His musicality was superb, especially with Handel (we always went to the Messiah) & Bach.
He was a tremendous asset to Seattle &, indeed to a much wider area as well.
he will be sorely missed - how can we find a worthy successor?
Michael & Patricia Clarke.
Thank you for posting your sermon on George Shangrow. Like so many I had the honor of performing with him the St Matthew Passion at Meany in 93 when the Camerata Chorale was invited to join OSSC and the Columbia Boys Choir. George was an inspiring presence in my musical life after returning to Seattle in 1979. I will continue to carry him and his family in my thoughts and prayers.