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Valerie Collison

b. 1933 Topics: Songs Suitable for Children Author of "Come and join the celebration (Celebrations)" in Complete Mission Praise

1944 - 1992 Person Name: Skinner Chávez-Melo, 1944-1992 Topics: Rites of the Church Eucharist; Ritos de la Iglesia Eucaristía; Alegría; Joy; Amor de Dios para Nosotros; Love of God for Us; Beauty; Belleza; Brotherhood and Sisterhood; Fraternidad y Hermandad; Canción; Song; Children's Hymns; Música Para Los Jóvenes; Compartir; Sharing; Creación; Creation; Esperanza; Hope; Feast; Fiesta; Paz; Peace; Unidad; Unity Arranger of "[Una espiga dorada por el sol]" in Oramos Cantando = We Pray In Song Skinner Chavez-Melo, an organist, conductor and composer who was music director at the St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church in Manhattan, died on Saturday at New York Downtown Hospital. He was 47 years old and lived in Manhattan. He died of spinal cancer, said his brother, Juan Francisco. Mr. Chavez-Melo was born in Mexico City, but completed his musical studies in the United States, receiving degrees at Eastern Nazarene College and the Union Theological Seminary, and pursuing further studies at the Juilliard School and the Manhattan School. He toured internationally as an organist and conducted orchestras in Mexico, Brazil and the United States. As a composer, he wrote works for organ, choir and orchestra, and contributed hymn settings to several published hymnals, including those of the United Church of Christ and Yale University. He also lectured and presented workshops on Hispanic church music. Besides directing music at St. Rose, Mr. Chavez-Melo conducted the annual Singing Christmas Tree concerts at the South Street Seaport. http://www.nytimes.com/1992/01/28

Owen Alstott

Topics: Rites of the Church Eucharist; Ritos de la Iglesia Eucaristía; Alegría; Joy; Amor de Dios para Nosotros; Love of God for Us; Beauty; Belleza; Brotherhood and Sisterhood; Fraternidad y Hermandad; Canción; Song; Children's Hymns; Música Para Los Jóvenes; Compartir; Sharing; Creación; Creation; Esperanza; Hope; Feast; Fiesta; Paz; Peace; Unidad; Unity Translator of "Una Espiga (From the Wheat Fields)" in Oramos Cantando = We Pray In Song

Pearl J. Sprague

Person Name: P. J. Sprague Topics: Songs For Children The Christian Life Composer of "[Ye children, come, give ear to me]" in The New Christian Hymnal

Frank Hernandez

Topics: Children, Songs for Composer of "[Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ]" in Singing the New Testament

Mary A. Nicholson

Topics: Hymns and Songs for Children Author of "Día de gran gozo es hoy" in Culto Cristiano

F. William Voetberg

b. 1947 Topics: Songs for Children Psalms Composer of "ST. JAMES THE APOSTLE" in Psalter Hymnal (Gray)

Keith Hampton

b. 1957 Person Name: Keith Hampton, b. 1957 Topics: Songs for Children Arranger of "NOW BEHOLD THE LAMB" in Evangelical Lutheran Worship

Eda L. Formhals

b. 1861 Topics: Children's Songs Special Songs for Children Author of "Jesus, Take Our Pennies" in Life Songs Born: February 6, 1861, Ottawa, Illinois. Daughter of Michael & Caroline Tummel Formhals, Eda was teaching school in Northville, Illinois, in 1880. She was living in Lasalle County, Illinois, in 1910, 1920 & 1930. --www.hymntime.com/tch/

Robert Morris

1818 - 1888 Topics: Children's Songs Christ's Love for Children Author of "As a Shepherd" in Life Songs Morris, Robert, LL.D., born Aug. 31, 1818, is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and an extensive writer on Freemasonry. In 1868 he visited the Holy Land on behalf of the Freemasons of America, the outcome of which was his work, Freemasonry in the Holy Land. He is the author of some 300 poetical pieces. One of these, "Each gentle dove and sighing bough" (Evening), is in H. R. Palmer's Songs of Love for the Bible School, 1874, Sankey's Sacred Songs and Solos, 1881, &c.. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)

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