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George J. Elvey

1816 - 1893 Person Name: George Job Elvey Topics: The Christian Year Reign of Christ; Adoration and Praise; Christian Year Passion/Palm Sunday; Christian Year Holy Week; Christian Year Ascension; Christian Year Christ the King/Reign of Christ; Eternal Life; Heaven(s)/Paradise; Jesus Christ Adoration and Praise; Jesus Christ Ascension and Reign; Jesus Christ Atonement; Jesus Christ Creator; Jesus Christ Exaltation; Jesus Christ Images of; Jesus Christ Kingship, Conqueror; Jesus Christ Lamb of God; Jesus Christ Lord of Life; Jesus Christ Praise; Jesus Christ Reign; Jesus Christ Saviour; Jesus Christ Second Coming; Life; Music and Singing; New Creation; Peace (World); Processionals (Opening of Worship); Recessionals; Rédemption; Saints; Salvation; Second Coming; Testimony; Time; Victory; Worship; Easter 1 Year A; Easter 2 Year A; Ascension Year A; Easter 7 Year A; Proper 19 Year A; All Saints Year A; Reign of Christ Year A; Easter 6 Year B; Ascension Year B; Easter 7 Year B; Proper 22 Year B; Reign of Christ Year B; Easter 4 Year C; Ascension Year C; Reign of Christ Year C Composer of "DIADEMATA" in Voices United George Job Elvey (b. Canterbury, England, 1816; d. Windlesham, Surrey, England, 1893) As a young boy, Elvey was a chorister in Canterbury Cathedral. Living and studying with his brother Stephen, he was educated at Oxford and at the Royal Academy of Music. At age nineteen Elvey became organist and master of the boys' choir at St. George Chapel, Windsor, where he remained until his retirement in 1882. He was frequently called upon to provide music for royal ceremonies such as Princess Louise's wedding in 1871 (after which he was knighted). Elvey also composed hymn tunes, anthems, oratorios, and service music. Bert Polman

Michael Forster

b. 1946 Person Name: Michael Forster, b. 1946 Topics: Confirmation; Grace and Providence; Redemption and Salvation; The Holy Trinity; Year A Epiphany 3; Year A Second Sunday Before Lent; Year A Palm Sunday: Liturgy of the Passion; Year A Proper 21; Year A Proper 23; Year A Proper 24; Year B All Saints; Year B Baptism of Christ; Year B Christ the King; Year B Easter 2; Year B Lent 1; Year B Palm Sunday: Liturgy of the Passion; Year B Second Sunday Before Lent; Year C Baptism of Christ; Year C Easter 2; Year C Easter 5; Year C Easter 7; Year C Lent 2; Year C Palm Sunday: Liturgy of the Passion; Year C Proper 25; Years A, B, and C Christmas 2 Author of "God is our strength from days of old" in Complete Anglican Hymns Old and New

Thomas H. Troeger

1945 - 2022 Topics: Adoration and Praise Jesus Christ; Christian unity; Jesus Christ Passion and Cross; Year A Easter 5; Year B Proper 11; Year C Pentecost Author of "O Praise the Gracious Power" in The New Century Hymnal Thomas Troeger (1945-2022), professor of Christian communication at Yale Divinity school, was a well known preacher, poet, and musician. He was a fellow of Silliman College, held a B.A. from Yale University; B.D. Colgate Rochester Divinity School; S.T. D. Dickinson College, and was awarded an honorary D.D. from Virginia Theological Seminary. He was ordained in the Presbyterian Church in 1970 and the Episcopal Church in 1999, and remained dually aligned with both traditions. Troerger led conferences and lectures in worship and preaching throughout North America, as well as in Denmark, Holland, Australia, Japan, and Africa. He served as national chaplain to the American Guild of Organists, and for at least three years he hosted the Season of Worship broadcast for Cokesbury. He was president of the Academy of Homiletics as well as Societas Homiletica. He had, as of 2009, written 22 books in the areas of preaching, poetry, hymnody, and worship. Many of his hymn texts are found in New Hymns for the Lectionary (Oxford, 1992), and God, You Made All Things for Singing (Oxford, 2009). Laura de Jong

John Ireland

1879 - 1962 Topics: The Christian Year Holy Week; Christian Year Passion/Palm Sunday; Christian Year Holy Week; God Love; Hosanna; Jesus Christ Cross; Jesus Christ Friend; Jesus Christ Incarnation; Jesus Christ Love of; Jesus Christ Passion; Jesus Christ Saviour; Jesus Christ Signs and Wonders; Love; Music and Singing; Sacrifice; Salvation; Palm/Passion Sunday Year A; Easter 6 Year A; Proper 22 Year A; Lent 1 Year B; Lent 5 Year B; Palm/Passion Sunday Year B; Good Friday Year B; Easter 3 Year B; Palm/Passion Sunday Year C; Good Friday Year C; Easter 3 Year C; Good Friday Year ABC Composer of "LOVE UNKNOWN" in Voices United John Ireland (1879-1962) studied at Durham University in England and became a church organist, choirmaster, editor, and lecturer, eventually teaching at the Royal College of Church Music. He was a gifted composer of music for voice, piano, organ, chamber music, and orchestra that were recognized for their excellence during his lifetime; LOVE UNKNOWN was his only hymn tune, found today in numerous hymnals. Emily Brink

G. W. Kitchin

1827 - 1912 Person Name: George William Kitchin Topics: The Christian Year Holy Week; Adoration and Praise; Angels; Choruses and Refrains; Christian Year Passion/Palm Sunday; Commitment; Confirmation; Discipleship and Service; Jesus Christ Cross; Jesus Christ Guide and Leader; Jesus Christ High Priest; Jesus Christ Kingship, Conqueror; Jesus Christ Lamb of God; Jesus Christ name; Jesus Christ Reign; Jesus Christ Saviour; Kingdom of God; Music and Singing; New Creation; Opening Hymns; Peace (World); Processionals (Opening of Worship); Proclamation; Recessionals; Testimony; Unity; Victory; Vocation; Warfare (Spiritual); Worship; Zeal; Lent 2 Year A; Palm/Passion Sunday Year A; Lent 4 Year B; Trinity Sunday Year B; Proper 19 Year B; Easter 4 Year C Author of "Lift High the Cross" in Voices United A scholar and Anglican clergyman, George W. Kitchin (b. Naughton, Suffolk, England, 1827; d. Durham, England, 1912) spent most of his life in academic institutions. Educated at Christ Church, Oxford, England, he was ordained in the Church of England in 1852. He served initially as a headmaster in Twyford, Hampshire, and then as a tutor at Oxford (1863-1883). Later he served as Dean of Winchester Cathedral from 1883 to 1894 and of Durham Cathedral from 1894 to 1912; Kitchin was also chancellor of Durham University the last few years of his life. His publications include A Life of Pope Pius II (1881), a three volume work entitled A History of France (1877), and archeological writings. Bert Polman

C. Christian Hoffman

Person Name: C. Chr. Hoffman Topics: Passion and Easter Composer of "[Hail Thee, Savior and Atoner]" in Hymnal for Church and Home

Jim Strathdee

b. 1941 Topics: Gospel (Good News); Hosannas; Jesus Christ Promised Coming; King; Procolamation; Walking; Welcome; Christian Year and Observances Palm/Passion Sunday; Christian Year and Observances Easter/Easter Vigil; Gospel (Good News); Hosannas; Jesus Christ Promised Coming; King; Procolamation; Walking; Welcome Author of "Hosanna" in Worship and Song

Edward Miller

1735 - 1807 Person Name: E. Miller Topics: Passion and Easter Composer of "[When I survey the wondrous cross]" in Hymnal for Church and Home Edward Miller, Born in the United Kingdom. The son of a pavior (stone paver), Miller left home to study music at King's Lynn. He was a flautist in Handel's orchestra. In 1752 he published “Six Solos for the German Flute”. In 1756 he was appointed organist of St. George Minster Doncaster, continuing in that post for 50 years. He also gave pianoforte lessons. He published hymns and sonatas for harpsichord, 16 editions of “The Institues of Music”, “Elegies for Voice & Pianoforte”, and Psalms of David set to music, arranged for each Sunday of the year. That work had over 5000 subscribers. He published his thoughts on performance of Psalmody in the Church of England, addressed to clergy. In 1801 he published the Psalms of Watts and Wesley for use by Methodists, and in 1804 the history and antiques of Doncaster with a map. John Perry

John L. Bell

b. 1949 Person Name: John L. Bell, b. 1949 Topics: Church Year Ascension of the Lord; Church Year Easter; Church Year Passion/Palm Sunday; Church Year Trinity Sunday; Daily Prayer Evening Prayer; Earth; Elements of Worship Praise and Adoration; Emmaus Road; Enemies; God as Creator; God as Defender; God's Friendship; God's Glory; God's Love; God's Majesty; God's Name; God's Presence; Humanity Created by God; Hymns of Praise; Jesus Christ Friend of Sinners; Jesus Christ Good Shepherd; Jesus Christ Teacher; Jesus Christ Way, Truth, and Life; Life Stages Children; Life Stages Family; Occasional Services Christian Marriage; Ten Commandments 3rd Commandment (do not take the name of the Lord in vain); The Creation; Year A, B, C, Christmas, New Year's Day; Year A, C, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, Trinity Sunday; Year B, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, October, 2-8; Year, A, B. C, Holy name of Jesus, January 1 Author of "O LORD, Our Lord, Throughout the Earth" in Psalms for All Seasons John Bell (b. 1949) was born in the Scottish town of Kilmarnock in Ayrshire, intending to be a music teacher when he felt the call to the ministry. But in frustration with his classes, he did volunteer work in a deprived neighborhood in London for a time and also served for two years as an associate pastor at the English Reformed Church in Amsterdam. After graduating he worked for five years as a youth pastor for the Church of Scotland, serving a large region that included about 500 churches. He then took a similar position with the Iona Community, and with his colleague Graham Maule, began to broaden the youth ministry to focus on renewal of the church’s worship. His approach soon turned to composing songs within the identifiable traditions of hymnody that began to address concerns missing from the current Scottish hymnal: "I discovered that seldom did our hymns represent the plight of poor people to God. There was nothing that dealt with unemployment, nothing that dealt with living in a multicultural society and feeling disenfranchised. There was nothing about child abuse…,that reflected concern for the developing world, nothing that helped see ourselves as brothers and sisters to those who are suffering from poverty or persecution." [from an interview in Reformed Worship (March 1993)] That concern not only led to writing many songs, but increasingly to introducing them internationally in many conferences, while also gathering songs from around the world. He was convener for the fourth edition of the Church of Scotland’s Church Hymnary (2005), a very different collection from the previous 1973 edition. His books, The Singing Thing and The Singing Thing Too, as well as the many collections of songs and worship resources produced by John Bell—some together with other members of the Iona Community’s “Wild Goose Resource Group,” —are available in North America from GIA Publications. Emily Brink

Fintan O'Carroll

1922 - 1981 Topics: Antiphonal Psalms; Biblical Names and Places Aaron; Biblical Names and Places Israel; Church Year Easter; Church Year Passion/Palm Sunday; Elements of Worship Call to Worship; Elements of Worship Lord's Supper; Elements of Worship Praise and Adoration; Freedom; God's Triumph; God's Goodness; God's House; God's House; God's Name; God's People (flock, sheep); Mercy; Occasional Services Dedication / Consecration / Anniversary; Prayer; Processions; Salvation; Temple; Unity and Fellowship; Worship; Year A, B, C, Easter, Resurrection of the Lord; Year A, B, C, Lent, Liturgy of the Palms; Year C, Easter, 2nd Sunday Composer of "[Alleluia, alleluia]" in Psalms for All Seasons Fintan O’Carroll was born on 31st July 1922 in Wexford, and spent most of his life in Waterford. On completion of his secondary school studies Fintan took up a position as a Clerk in C.I.E., the national railway. He won first prize in a traditional music competition, aged 12, playing violin, and went on to study violin at home, taking lessons as and when the opportunity arose. While working at C.I.E. Fintan undertook a correspondence course in Music from Trinity College, Dublin. His heart was in music, and he left C.I.E. in 1967 after 27 years service, whereupon he completed his degree at Trinity to gain his B.Mus. along with the Prout Prize for the most outstanding student of the year. All the time Fintan had taken a keen interest in composition, particularly sacred music. Fintan became a fulltime teacher at the Presentation Convent Secondary School in Waterford, a job which payed about half the salary in C.I.E. at the time. He supplemented his income by taking 52 private pupils, conducting 2 brass bands, and led the orchestra in every musical show that offered. Some of the many musical organizations that owe a debt of musical gratitude to Fintan, whether it be as leader, violinist, conductor, organist, composer, or founder include Waterford Orchestral Players; Waterford Festival of Light Opera Orchestra; St Saviours Church, Bridge Street; the Franciscan Friary; the Church of SS Josephs and Benildus; St Patrick’s; Waterford Cathedral; St Patrick’s Brass Band; HFC Brass Band, New Ross; Mount Sion Silver Band. It is particularly with the brass bands that we are interested and it is fair to say that Fintan brought a sense of musicality and musicianship to these bands which helped greatly in the development of their players and the achievement of competition successes at all levels. Many musicians have commented later in their life that it was the love of music instilled in them by Fintan that carried them through their own musical lives. One of the proudest moments of Fintan’s musical career must have been when his Mass of the Immaculate Conception was chosen for the occasion of the visit of Pope John Paul II to Limerick in 1979. He took part in the Offertory Procession on this momentous occasion. Fintan died in July 1981 and was survived by his wife Josephine, a fine contralto voice, and whom he credits with much of his own success. They had six children: Fiona, Deirdre, Fergus, Declan, Kevin, Aoileann, and Cian, many of which play a very active role in the musical life of Waterford and beyond. --www.mountsionsilverband.org/history/