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Chai Hoon Park

Person Name: Jae Hoon Park Hymnal Number: 166 Composer of "KAM-SAH" in Sound the Bamboo Park was born in Korea and educated at Union Christian College, Pyengyang, Korea (1921); Tusculum College, Greeneville, Tennessee (1933); Westminster Choir College, Princton, New Jersey (B.Mus.) 1935; M.Mus. 1936), and the College of Wooster, Ohio (D.Mus. 1952). He was professor of music at Union Christian College (1936-1938) and professor, then dean, of Yonsei University (1948-1965). Park was president of both the music Association of Korea and the Federation of Church Music. --The Presbyterian Hymnal Companion, 1993

Charles Vas

b. 1944 Hymnal Number: 58 Author of "Give Us Light (Jyothi dho Prabhu)" in Sound the Bamboo

H. A. Pandopo

Hymnal Number: 18 Paraphraser (English) of "O God, Our Father (Ya Allah Bapa)" in Sound the Bamboo Pseudonym. See also Dop, Hermanus Arie van, 1935-

Francisco F. Feliciano

1941 - 2014 Hymnal Number: 117 Composer of "BANA WE" in Sound the Bamboo

Marion Pope

b. 1928 Hymnal Number: 241 Translator of "Come Now, O Prince of Peace (Ososŏ)" in Sound the Bamboo Marion Pope was a Canadian United Church missionary who spent many years in Korea. She was highly influenced by the missiologist Katharine Hockin, also a United Church missionary who was one of the last western missionaries to leave China after the founding of the People's Republic. Marion was deeply dedicated to expressing the gospel in the cultural context in which it was immersed. She was a gentle but very strong woman who was ahead of her time in her thinking about mission partnership. Robert Faris (co-worker)

Hyun Chul Lee

b. 1973 Person Name: Hyun-chu Lee Hymnal Number: 64 Author of "O God of Great Love (Sarungŭi Chunim)" in Sound the Bamboo Hyun Chul Lee is composer-in-residence of World Vision Korea Children's Choir, and also composer for Euijungbu city choir in Korea. After completed his study in Georgia State University, he went to Westminster Choir College for further study focusing on choral music. His numerous works had been published in several publications, including Oxford University Press. Now he is also teaching music theory at Hansei University School of Music, and conducting choir at MyungSung Presbyterian Church in English Worship. --about.me/hyunchul_lee

C. Michael Hawn

b. 1948 Hymnal Number: 99 Alterner (English) of "O Give Thanks to the LORD (Yao gan-xie Shang-Zhu)" in Sound the Bamboo C. Michael Hawn University Distinguished Professor of Church Music Director, Master of Sacred Music Program Education D.M.A., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1975; M.C.M., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1972; B.M.E., Wheaton College, 1970 Teaching Specialties Worship and music, worship and culture, Seminary Singers, hymnology Research Interests Global music and worship, cross-cultural worship, enlivening congregational song Selected Publications :: C. Michael Hawn, ed., New Songs of Celebration Render: Congregational Singing in the Twenty-First Century (Chicago: GIA Publications, Inc., 2013) :: C. Michael Hawn, contributor, Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology (Norwich, UK: Canterbury Press, 2013), http://hymnology.imprezadev.co.uk/; 25 articles on global hymnody with a focus on sub-Saharan African hymns :: Gather into One: Praying and Singing Globally (Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 2003). :: One Bread, One Body: Exploring Cultural Diversity in Worship (Bethesda, MD: The Alban Institute, 2003). :: C. Michael Hawn, author and compiler, Halle, Halle: We Sing the World Round (Garland, TX: Choristers Guild, 1999). Professional Distinctions Regional winner and national finalist, National Association of Teachers of Singing Artist Awards contest, 1974; Citation for Excellence in Teaching, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1988; grant from Association of Theological Schools for sabbatical study in Nigeria and Kenya, 1989; Chair, Board of Directors, Children's Chorus of Greater Dallas, 1996-1998; Louisville Institute Sabbatical Research Grant, Lilly Foundation, 1998-1999; Worship Renewal Grant from the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship, Grand Rapids, MI, with funds provided by Lilly Endowment, Inc., 2000; Choristers Guild, President of the Board of Directors, 1990-92, 2001-03; Elected Fellow of the Hymn Society (2008); ordained Baptist minister (1980) --www.smu.edu/

Isao Koizumi

1907 - 1992 Hymnal Number: 242 Arranger of "TŌKYŌ" in Sound the Bamboo Isao Koizumi (b. 1907; d. 1992) graduated from the Osaka University of Commerce in 1932. For the next ten years he taught at that school, was an organist in Tokyo, and then went on to work in the import-export business. He has served as the conductor of the Tokyo Choral Society and edited various hymnals, including　The Hymnal　1954 for the United Church of Christ in Japan,　The Sunday School Hymnal　(1954), and Hymns of Praise　(1967 edition). A writer and translator of books and articles on church music, Koizumi has also composed and arranged hymn tunes. He is considered a leading figure in modern Japanese hymnody. Bert Polman

Richard Connolly

b. 1927 Hymnal Number: 35 Composer of "COSMIC PRAISE" in Sound the Bamboo

Mildred A. Wiant

1898 - 1998 Person Name: Mildrid A. Wiant Hymnal Number: 135 Translator (English) of "Midnight Stars Make Bright the Sky (Ming-xing can-lan ye wei yang)" in Sound the Bamboo Mildred Kathryn Artz was born in Lancaster, Ohio, in 1898 and attended Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A. 1920). She married Bliss Wiant (2933) and went to Boston. In 1923 the Wiants moved to Peking, China, where Mildred became associate professor of voice at Yenching University. She was instructor of vocal music at Scarritt College (1942-1946; 1951-1962) and at Chung Chi College, Chinese University of Hong Kong (1963-1965). Many of her translations appeared in the National Council of Churches booklet of 1969. ----The Presbyterian Hymnal Companion, 1993 ============================ Letter from Mildred Bliss to Mary Louise VanDyke (8 January 1987) outlining activity in the 1960s and 1970s is available in the DNAH Archives.