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Calvin Hampton

1938 - 1984 Scripture: Luke 4:16-20 Composer of "DE TAR" in The New Century Hymnal

b. 1955 Scripture: Luke 4:13-19 Arranger of "PRAISE THE LORD WHO HEALS" in Lift Up Your Hearts Joel Navarro (b. 1955) is a professor of music at Singapore Bible College. Until 2014 he taught at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, teaching conducting and directing campus choirs. As the recipient of numerous awards in performance and education in his native Philippines, he is widely known as a conductor, educator, clinician, lecturer, writer, singer, recording artist, composer, arranger, stage actor, record producer, and music consultant. An active performer of music from different eras and ethnic traditions, he takes an ardent interest in post modern music and the music traditions and liturgies of the world. Navarro earned a master of music degree in choral conducting from the University of the Philippines and a doctor of musical arts degree in conducting at Michigan State University. He is known internationally as the former music director and conductor of the Ateneo de Manila University Glee Club, which has amassed a string of top prizes during the past 20 years in choral competitions worldwide. He also was a member of the 12 member editorial team for Lift Up Your Hearts. Lift Up Your Hearts (https://liftupyourheartshymnal.org/)

James Langran

1835 - 1909 Person Name: James Langran, 1835-1909 Scripture: Luke 4:1-13 Composer of "ST. AGNES (Langran)" in Singing the Faith James Langran (b. St. Pancras, London, England, November 10, 1835; d. Tottenham, London, England, June 8, 1909) studied organ as a youth but did not receive his Bachelor of Music degree from Oxford until he was forty-nine years old. He had several organist positions–the longest was at St. Paul's Church, Tottenham, England, from 1870 to 1909. He also taught music at St. Katherine's Training College for Schoolmistresses (1878-1909). Music editor of theNew Mitre Hymnal　(1875), Langran composed around fifty hymn tunes and contributed several of them to early editions of Hymns Ancient and Modern. Bert Polman

Patrick Prescod

1932 - 2013 Scripture: Luke 4:1-13 Arranger of "[Me alone, me alone]" in More Voices Patrick Prescod was born in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. He was a virtuosic pianist. He studied at Trinity College of Music in London, then returned to St. Vincent and the Grenadines, taught music, led The Kingston Chorale and Cantemus, and worked as the Music Director for the Education Ministry from 1979-1982. He edited the Caribbean hymnal Sing A New Song No. 3. Prescod tried to integrate the familiar cultural features, rhythms, and musical forms into the unfamiliar context of worship. Dianne Shapiro

Evelyn Danzig

1902 - 1996 Scripture: Luke 4:1-13 Composer of "SCARLET RIBBONS" in Complete Anglican Hymns Old and New

Adolphe Adam

1803 - 1856 Person Name: Adolphe Charles Adam Scripture: Luke 4:17-21 Composer of "CANTIQUE DE NOEL" in Celebremos Su Gloria Adolph Charles Adam, born at Paris, 1803; entered the conservatory, 1817; composed several operas; went to London 1832, but soon returned to Paris, where he died, May 2, 1856, aged 53. His remans wer followed to the grave by three thousand persons; and at his death he left some music and his memoirs for publication. He was a very active composer; and among his operas are "Richard Coeur de Lion," "Le Postillon de Lonjumeau," "La Chalet," and many other popular operas. A Dictionary of Musical Information by John W. Moore, Boston: Oliver, Ditson & Company, 1876

Felipe Blycker-J

Person Name: F. B. J. Scripture: Luke 4:17-21 Arranger of "CANTIQUE DE NOEL" in Celebremos Su Gloria Spanish name used by Phillip W. Blycker. See also

Francisco F. Feliciano

1941 - 2014 Scripture: Luke 4:18-19 Composer of "PATATAG" in Sound the Bamboo

Thomas Pavlechko

b. 1962 Scripture: Luke 4:14-21 Composer of "JENKINS" in Sing a New Creation PAVLECHKO, THOMAS (b. 1962) is the Cantor and Composer-in-Residence at St. Martin’s Lutheran Church in Austin, Texas. Named the Emerging Hymn Tune Composer by HSUSC in 2002, his sacred music compositions, hymn tunes, choral, orchestral and concert band works are widely performed. He is the co-editor of the principal worship planning reference books of the Episcopal Church U.S.A, ,cite>Liturgical Music for the Revised Common Lectionary. His collection of over 600 Psalm settings, St. Martin’s Psalter, is published in two editions with Augsburg Fortress Publishers and St. James Music Press. Pavlechko is a graduate of the Dana School of Music at Youngstown State University and the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music, both in his native Ohio. He has pursued postgraduate study in symphonic orchestration at the University of Texas. Thomas Pavlechko (from In Melody and Song, Darcey Press, 2014

Martin E. Leckebusch

b. 1962 Person Name: Martin E Leckebusch Scripture: Luke 4:30 Author of "Christ Brings the Kingdom Where Barrenness Blooms" in Scripture Song Database