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Christopher Walker

b. 1947 Person Name: Christopher Walker, b. 1947 Hymnal Number: 103 Author of "Stay Awake, Be Ready" in Singing Our Faith

David Haas

b. 1957 Hymnal Number: 58 Composer of "[Kyrie eleison]" in Singing Our Faith

1747 - 1826 Person Name: Joseph Bromehead, 1747-1826 Hymnal Number: 271 Author of "Jerusalem, My Happy Home" in Singing Our Faith Bromehead, Joseph, M.A., was born in 1748 and educated at Queen's College, Oxford; B.A. 1768, M.A. 1771. Subsequently he was Curate of Eckington, Derbyshire, to his death, January 30, 1826. He was the author of The Melancholy Student, 2nd edition 1776, of some Psalm versions, and the popular form of “Jerusalem, my happy home," q.v. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

Sydney H. Nicholson

1875 - 1947 Person Name: Sydney H. Nicholson, 1875-1947 Hymnal Number: 259 Composer of "CRUCIFER" in Singing Our Faith Sydney H. Nicholson, (b. St. Marylebone, London, England, 1875; d. Ashford, Kent, England, 1947) was an organist and church music educator who greatly influenced English hymnody. Educated at Oxford's New College, the Royal College of Music in London, and in Frankfurt, Germany, he became organist at several famous cathedrals, including Westminster Abbey (1919-1928). Nicholson founded and administered the School of English Church Music at Chislehurst in 1927; this important institution, with branches throughout the English-speaking world, was renamed the Royal School of Church Music in 1945. Located in Canterbury after World War II, its headquarters were moved to Addington Palace, Croydon, in 1954. Nicholson was music adviser for the 1916 Supplement of Hymns Ancient and Modern and prepared the way for its 1950 edition. He wrote Church Music: a Practical Handbook (1920) and Quires and Places Where They Sing (1932) and composed operettas, anthems, and hymn tunes. In 1938 he was knighted for his contributions to church music. Bert Polman

John T. McFarland

1851 - 1913 Person Name: John T. McFarland, 1851-1913 Hymnal Number: 110 Author (st. 3) of "Away in a Manger" in Singing Our Faith

Steven R. Janco

b. 1961 Hymnal Number: 88 Composer of "[Amen, amen, amen]" in Singing Our Faith

Donald Fishel

b. 1950 Person Name: Donald Fishel, b. 1950 Hymnal Number: 132 Author of "Alleluia, Alleluia, Give Thanks" in Singing Our Faith

Franz Xaver Gruber

1787 - 1863 Person Name: Franz X. Gruber, 1787-1863 Hymnal Number: 108 Composer of "STILLE NACHT" in Singing Our Faith Franz Xaver Gruber (1787-1863) was born into a linen weaver's family and studied violin and organ even though his father wanted him to work in the family business. In addition to serving as parish organist for St. Nicholas Church in Obendorf, he taught school in nearby Arnsdorf (1807-1829) and Berndorf (1829-1833). He spent the balance of his career as organist and choir director in Hallein, where he founded the famous Hallein Choral Society. Bert Polman

G. W. Kitchin

1827 - 1912 Person Name: George W. Kitchin, 1827-1912 Hymnal Number: 259 Author of "Lift High the Cross" in Singing Our Faith 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

H. T. Burleigh

1866 - 1949 Person Name: Harry T. Burleigh, 1866-1949 Hymnal Number: 169 Adapter of "MC KEE" in Singing Our Faith Harry T. Burleigh (b. Erie, PA, 1866; d. Stamford, CT, 1949) began his musical career as a choirboy in St. Paul's Cathedral, Erie, Pennsylvania. He also studied at the National Conservatory of Music, New York City, where he was befriended by Antonín Dvořák and, according to tradition, provided Dvořák with some African American musical themes that became part of Dvořák's New World Symphony. Burleigh composed at least two hundred works but is most remembered for his vocal solo arrangements of African American spirituals. In 1944 Burleigh was honored as a Fellow of the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada. Bert Polman