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Nigel Eastgate

1930 - 2001 Person Name: Nigel Eastgate (b. 1930) Scripture: Matthew 2:1-14 Composer of "PEACE CAROL" in Church Hymnary (4th ed.)

1922 - 1987 Scripture: Matthew 2:11 Author of "Lovely Child, Holy Child" in Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) David Johnson (b. San Antonio, TX, 1922; d. Phoenix, AZ, 1987), former music department chairman at St. Olaf College, composed EARTH AND ALL STARS and published it in his Twelve Folksongs and Spirituals (1968). Johnson studied at Trinity, University, San Antonio, Texas, and received his master's and doctoral degrees in music from Syracuse University, New York. In addition to St. Olaf, he taught at Syracuse University; Alfred University, Alfred, New York; and Arizona State University. Johnson was organist at Syracuse University and organist and choir director at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Phoenix. His publications include Instruction Book for Beginning Organists and Organ Teacher's Guide; his compositions number over three hundred and include hymn tunes, varied harmonizations, and hymn preludes. Bert Polman

Agnes Burton Deans

Person Name: Agnes B. Deans Scripture: Matthew 2:1-2 Translator of "El la oriento venis saĝular'" in TTT-Himnaro Cigneta

Pen-Li Chen

b. 1936 Person Name: Pen-li Chen Scripture: Matthew 2:9 Alterer of "HUAN-SHA-CH'I" in Hymns from the Four Winds

H. Kenn Carmichael

1908 - 1996 Scripture: Matthew 2:11 Author of "Bring We the Frankincense of Our Love" in The Presbyterian Hymnal H. Kenn Carmichael was born in Martins Ferry, 1908 and graduated from Muskingum College (B.A. 1938), the University of Wisconsin (M.A. in Speech, 1930), and the University of Minnesota (Ph.D. in Theater, 1941). He was head of the theatre department at Purdue University (1931-1943). From 1943 to 1946, Carmichael served in the U.S. Navy, where he made training films. After his enlistment ended, Carmichael taught at City College, Los Angeles (1947-1954), and then joined Film Production International producing films for denominational stewardship campaigns. In 1962, Carmichael and his wife were commissioned by the Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations (COEMAR) of the United Presbyterian Church U.S.A. as consultants in communications to the Middle East and Africa. After ten years they returned to the United States, where Kenn became associate pastor at Central Church (1972-1979). Since 1979 the Carmichaels have lived at Westminster Gardens, Los Angeles. Carmichael was Moderator of the Synod of Southern California and Hawaii in 1987. He was also honored as a distinguished alumnus by Muskingum College. --The Presbyterian Hymnal Companion, 1993

Pat Bennett

b. 1957 Person Name: Pat Bennett (b. 1957) Scripture: Matthew 2:1-11 Author of "Jesus is born" in Church Hymnary (4th ed.)

Rae E. Whitney

1927 - 2023 Person Name: Rae E. Whitney, 1927- Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12 Author of "Christmas Has Its Cradle" in The Covenant Hymnal Rae E. Whitney, 96, of Scottsbluff died Thursday, November 16, 2023, at the Residency in Scottsbluff. Her memorial service will be held 10:00 A.M. Monday, November 27, 2023, at St. Francis Episcopal Church with Reverend Erin Rath officiating. Interment of her ashes will follow at West Lawn Cemetery in Gering. Memorials may be made to the Lied Scottsbluff Public Library or to the church. Rae was born at Chippenham, Wiltshire, England May 21, 1927, the only daughter of Alice Martha “Pat” Davis and Arthur James Phillips. Educated at Chippenham Grammar School and the University of Bristol, she received her B.A. (Englis Honors) degree in 1948 and Certificate of Education in 1949. She was lady President of Bristol University Branch of the Student Christian Movement 1947-48. Rae taught in secondary schools in Bicester, Oxfordshire in Wotton-under-edge, Gloucestershire and in London. During this time, she also served as a lay preacher in various village chapels. She had a life-long concern for the greater understanding between churches, and from 1958-60 she lived at St. Basil’s House in London as a resident Secretary of the Fellowship of St. Alban and St. Sergius, working both with Eastern Orthodox Churches and those of the west. In June of 1960, on a coach tour of Italy, heading for the Passion Play in Oberammergau, Austria Rae met the Rev Clyde E. Whitney, Rector of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Scottsbluff, NE. They were married in Chippenham on December 31, 1960. Scottsbluff then became her home. The Whitneys started the local observance of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity in 1962 and during the mid-sixties worked to establish The Retreat House of the Transfiguration at Bayard. After Father Whitney’s retirement in 1969, they served the English-speaking congregation in Guatemala City, Central America for 12 months. From 1979-85 they were volunteer local coordinators for the American Bible Society. During his 23 years of retirement, when Clyde was called to serve various churches in Nebraska and Wyoming, Rae was licensed to help her husband as a lay reader and eucharistic minister. She was on the Board of Friends of the Scottsbluff Library for a long time and served on the Editorial Board of Bosom Buddies Network, Regional West Medical Center. She led several weekly Bible classes for many years. She was elected President of Church Women United, Scotts Bluff County 1967-68 and CWU State Vice President 1981-82. She became Diocesan State President of the Episcopal Church Women 1976-77 and served on the national Episcopal Church’s Women’s Triennial Committees 1973-79. She was appointed Worship Chairman for the 1979 Triennial Denver. Soon after her arrival here, Rae became interested in local history and in the 1980’s wrote “A Portrait of Dr. Georgia Arbuckle Fix”, which has been presented over fifty times in the region. Rae was also a free-lance writer of reviews, articles, and poems, but was most widely known for her hymn writing. Of her several hundred hymn texts, some have found their way into several denominational hymnals and supplements in the United States, Canada, Scotland, England, Hong Kong, and Australia. Four collections of her hymns have been published by Selah Publishing Co. Rae was a member of St. Francis Episcopal Church (formerly St. Andrew’s), YMCA, Friends of the Library, American Association of University Women, the Cooperative Ministries Council, Church Women United, Fraternity of Prayer for Christian Unity, Fellowship of St. Alban and St. Sergius and the Hymn Societies of the US, Canada, Great Britain, and Ireland. After the Whitneys moved to Northfield Villa, Gering in 1988, Rae soon became editor of the Villa’s newsletter. Clyde died April 22, 1992, and in 1993 Rae moved to the Residency in Scottsbluff and continued to edit the monthly newsletter for both retirement communities. Rae was preceded in death by her husband; parents; her young brother Kenneth and her special friend, Edward Doemland of Milwaukee, WI. She is survived by cousins in England and many valued friends, especially Eva Carne, of Ellensburg, WA and Jane Wisniewski, of Scottsbluff, NE. --Obituary

Rafael Hernández

1891 - 1965 Person Name: Rafael Hernández Scripture: Matthew 2:11 Author of "Casitas de las montañas" in El Himnario Prolific Puerto Rican composer popularly known as “El Jibarito.” His songs include boleros, Puerto Rican danzas, plenas, and operettas, among others. He was also a director and musical consultant, as well as a composer of music for movies. He was born in the town of Aguadilla on October 24, 1892, the son of Miguel ángel Rosa and María Hernández. While he worked as a child in a cigarette factory, he began studying music, with the support of his grandmother. When he was 12 years old, he began taking lessons from José Ruellán Lequenica and Jesús Figueroa. During that era, he learned to play various instruments, including the trombone, the violin, the guitar, the piano, the cornet and the euphonium. He moved to the Puerta de Tierra sector on the outskirts of Old San Juan, where he lived with his three siblings, Victoria, Jesús and Rosa Elvira, whom he supported. He was a musician in the Municipal Orchestra, under the direction of Manuel Tizol. He wrote his first song in 1912, a danza called María y Victoria. Later, after World War I broke out, he enlisted in the United States Army, where he served as an orderly while also playing the trombone in his company’s military band. After completing his military service, he settled in New York City, where he came to know various Puerto Rican writers and musicians, such as Luis Palés Matos, Luis Llorens Torres and Pedro Flores. He later moved to Cuba, where he stayed for four years. There, he directed the Fausto Theaterorchestra in Havana. In 1925, on Cuban Song Day, he presented his composition, Capullito de alelí, and won an honorable mention. When he returned to New York, he founded the Trío Borinquen in 1927 along with Manuel “Canario” Jiménez, the lead singer, Salvador Ithier, backup singer and lead guitar. Jiménez was replaced soon thereafter by the Dominican tenor Antonio Mesa. With the group’s success, some of his songs became popular, such as Siciliana, La muñeca and Me las pagarás. In 1929, he wrote one of his most famous songs, Lamento Borincano, a bolero with a social theme. After dissolving the Trío Borinquen in 1931, he created the Grupo Hernández, which later became known as the Conjunto Victoria, in honor of his sister. It consisted mainly of Mengol Díaz, Rafael Rodríguez and Armando Carmona as lead singer, who was replaced in 1934 by Pedro Ortiz Dávila, also called “Davilita.” Other musicians of the stature of Monsanto and Chemín, among others, joined the group during recordings. After a brief stay in Mexico, he rejoined the group, which then consisted of Davilita, Paquito López Cruz and Rafael Rodríguez, now under the name Cuarteto Victoria. In the early 1940s, he again moved to Mexico, where he lived for more than a decade. There, he refined his skills through graduate studies at the Mexico National Conservatory of Music, where he earned the degree of Master of Harmony, Composition, Counterpoint and Fugue. It was there that he wrote a large part of his musical repertoire, including the songs Preciosa, Campanitas de cristal, El cumbanchero and Perfume de gardenia. In 1953, he settled in Puerto Rico with his family, where he toured various towns. Later, he worked as the orchestra director for the government radio station, WIPR, and as musical consultant for the station. He was honorary president of the Puerto Rico Association of Composers and Authors (1956 to 1959) and was one of the founders of the children’s baseball organization, the Little League. He died on December 11, 1965, in San Juan, leaving behind a legacy of more than 3,000 songs, including Desvelo de amor (1937), Canción del alma (1942) and Canción de tus recuerdos (1949), among others. FVS - from Enciclopedia de Puerto Rico

Clayton D. Lein

Scripture: Matthew 2:11 Arranger of "EPIPHANY SONG" in The Presbyterian Hymnal

John Weaver

b. 1937 Scripture: Matthew 2:11 Arranger of "EPIPHANY SONG" in The Presbyterian Hymnal Dr. John Weaver Organist/Music Director, Emeritus John Weaver retired at the end of May 2005, after 35 years of ministry as Director of Music and Organist at Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York City. During his tenure here, he also served as Head of the Organ Department at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia from 1972 to 2003 and Chair of the Organ Department at the Juilliard School from 1987 to 2004. The American Organist named him among the 101 most notable organists of the 20th century. Weaver traces his love for the "King of Instruments" back to his childhood. Born in the Eastern Pennsylvania town of Mauch Chunk (now called Jim Thorpe), his first introduction to music was through the organ at the First Presbyterian Church where his father was the pastor. His formal musical studies began at the age of six in Baltimore's Peabody Conservatory when it was discovered that he had perfect pitch. Shortly thereafter he acquired an old harmonium that stimulated his desire to learn to play the organ. At the age of fourteen he began organ study with Richard Ross and George Markey, and the same year he also became organist of a Baltimore church and played his first organ recital. In 1989 John Weaver was honored by The Peabody Conservatory when he was presented with Peabody's Distinguished Alumni Award. He has received honorary Doctor of Music degrees from Westminster College, New Wilmington PA, and The Curtis Institute of Music. He was also elected a member of the North American Academy of Liturgy. John Weaver's undergraduate study was at The Curtis Institute from which he graduated in 1959 as a student of Alexander McCurdy. That year he was appointed Director of Music at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in New York City, a post he held for eleven years. During this time he spent two years in the Army as organist/choir-director of the Post Chapel at the United States Military Academy at West Point, and earned a Master of Sacred Music degree from Union Theological Seminary, studying with Robert Baker. In 1968 he founded a highly successful Bach Cantata Series at Holy Trinity, conducting his choir and orchestra in two seasons of these works. At these services he also played most of the major organ works of Bach and numerous chorale-preludes. At the Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church he annually conducts a large concert choir, The St. Andrew Chorale, in several major works with orchestra. In addition to his teaching at The Curtis Institute and The Juilliard School, he has served Westminster Choir College, Union Theological seminary and the Manhattan School of Music. He has written numerous articles for organ and church music magazines and has served as President of the Presbyterian Association of Musicians. Dr. Weaver has been active as a concert organist since coming under management in 1959. He has played throughout the USA, Canada, Western Europe, the United Kingdom, and Brazil. Each year finds him in many different parts of the country playing recital programs drawn from his large repertoire of memorized works from every important era and national school of organ literature. His wife, Marianne, an excellent flutist whose teachers include Kincaid and Rampal, frequently adds an extra and very special stop to the organ by appearing on these programs. John Weaver has performed on national television and radio network programs in the US and Germany. He has made recordings for Aeolian-Skinner, The Wicks Organ Company, the Klais Orgelbau of Germany, a CD on Gothic Records for the Schantz Organ Company, and a recent recording on the Pro Organo label on the new Reuter organ at University Presbyterian Church in Seattle. His published compositions for organ, chorus/organ and flute/organ are widely performed. Weaver has made several concerto appearances with the Portland, Maine Symphony, the Musica Sacra Orchestra and the Harrisburg Symphony. He has played solo recitals at numerous regional and national conventions of the American Guild of Organists as well as the 1987 Internationalhttp://www.mapc.com Congress of Organists in Cambridge, England. He has been guest artist with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center at Alice Tully Hall and Washington's Kennedy Center, and has played solo recitals at Boston Symphony Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Philadelphia's Academy of Music, Chicago's Orchestra Hall, Cleveland's Orchestra Hall, as well as colleges, cathedrals and churches throughout the US. -- http://www.mapc.com