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Thomas Andrew Dorsey

1899 - 1993 Person Name: Thomas A. Dorsey, 1899-1993 Author of "God Be With You" in African American Heritage Hymnal Thomas Andrew Dorsey was born in Villa Rica, a small rural town near Atlanta, Georgia. In 1919 he moved to Chicago. Most of his musical training was in the church, but he also studied and played jazz and blues. He later combined jazz and blues with religious texts, giving birth to gospel music. In 1931, along with Magnolia Lewis-Butts and Theodore Roosevelt Frye, he established the first gospel choir at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Chicago. He went on to lead the gospel choir at Pilgrim Baptist Church, which he led for 60 years. Dorsey was also instrumental in founding the National Convention of Gospel Choirs and Choruses (NCGCC) in 1933. The convention taught choirs all over the country how to sing gospel music. Dianne Shapiro, from "Gospel" in Encyclopedia of Chicago (accessed 8/12/2020)

Horace Clarence Boyer

1935 - 2009 Person Name: Horace Clarence Boyer, b. 1935 Arranger of "[God be with you, God be with you]" in African American Heritage Hymnal Horace Boyer (b. Winter Park, Flordia, July 28, 1935; d. Amherst, Massachusetts, July 21, 2009) was professor of music at the University of Massachussetts, Amhurst, editor of the African American hymnal Lift Every Voice and Sing, Lift Every Voice and Sing II, and author of How Sweet the Sound: The Golden Age of Gospel (Elliot & Clark, 1995). Sing! A New Creation

James Abbington

Person Name: James Abbington, b. 1960 Arranger of "[God be with you, God be with you]" in One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism James Abbington (from the Duke University website) Joseph B. Bethea Professor of the Practice of Sacred Music and Black Church Studies James Abbington’s research interests include worship and music in the Christian church, African American sacred folk music, organ, choral music, and ethnomusicology. He was previously associate professor of church music and worship at Candler School of Theology in Atlanta, Ga. and associate visiting professor of Christian hymnody at Yale University’s Institute of Sacred Music and Yale Divinity School in New Haven, Conn. He has served as executive editor of the African American Church Music Series published by GIA Publications in Chicago for over 25 years and as a fellow of The Hymn Society of the United States and Canada. James Abbington (from the Emory University website) Associate Professor of Church Music and Worship Candler School of Theology Education DMAThe University of Michigan (Ann Arbor)1999 MMusThe University of Michigan (Ann Arbor)1995 BAMorehouse College1983 Dr. Abbington's research interests include music and worship in the Christian church, African American sacred folk music, organ, choral music, and ethnomusicology. Dr. Abbington serves as executive editor of the African American Church Music Series by GIA Publications (Chicago). He served as co-director of music for the Hampton University Ministers' and Musicians' Conference. In 2010, Hampton's Choir Directors'-Organists' Guild honored Abbington by naming their Church Music Academy after him. He has also served as the national director of music for both the Progressive National Baptist Convention and the NAACP. Publications Let the Church Sing On! Reflections on Black Sacred Music, Chicago: GIA Publications (2009) King of Kings: Organ Music of Black Composers, Past and Present: Volume 2. Chicago: GIA Publications (2009) King of Kings: Organ Music of Black Composers, Past and Present - Volume 1 (2008) New Wine in Old Wineskins: A Contemporary Congregational Song Supplement - Volume 1 (2007) Spirits That Dwell in Deep Woods: The Prayer and Praise Hymns of the Black Religious Experience by Wyatt Tee Walker, 2003, editor Going to Wait! African American Church Worship Resources Between Pentecost and Advent, 2003, co-author Waiting to Go! African American Worship Resources from Advent through Pentecost, 2002, co-author Readings in African American Church Music and Worship, 2001 Let Mt. Zion Rejoice! Music in the African American Church, 2001 Discography Use Me (2008) 42 Treasured Favorites from the African American Heritage Hymnal (2008) 46 Hidden Treasures from the African American Heritage Hymnal (2007) Beams of Heaven (2006) 49 Hidden Treasures from the African American Heritage Hymnal (2005) How Excellent Is Thy Name (2004) Spirits that Dwell in Deep Woods (2004) Guide My Feet (2003) Stop By Lord (2002) Comes Summertime at Riverside Church (1999)