Person Results

Personalized Recommendations | Advanced Search

Showing 131 - 140 of 254Results Per Page: 10 20 50

Jonathan Baird

Topics: God as Creator Author (st. 3-4) of "All Creatures of Our God and King" in The Sing! Hymnal

b. 1948 Person Name: Richard Smallwood, b. 1948 Topics: God as Creator Composer of "[O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is your name]" in Psalms for All Seasons Richard Smallwood (b. Washington, D.C., 1948), a composer, arranger, pianist, and innovator in the African American gospel style. Many of his arrangements of gospel hymns appear in Lift Every Voice and Sing (1981). Organized by Smallwood in 1967, the Richard Smallwood Singers have sung and recorded many of his arrangements. He remains their current director. Smallwood has a BM degree from Howard University, Washington, DC. Bert Polman

Ryan Baird

Topics: God as Creator Author (st. 3-4) of "All Creatures of Our God and King" in The Sing! Hymnal

Bertus Frederick Polman

1945 - 2013 Person Name: Bert Polman Topics: God as Creator Author of "Lift Up Your Heads, O Gates" in Psalms for All Seasons Bert Frederick Polman (b. Rozenburg, Zuid Holland, the Netherlands, 1945; d. Grand Rapids, Michigan, July 1, 2013) was chair of the Music Department at Calvin College and senior research fellow for the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship. Dr. Polman studied at Dordt College (BA 1968), the University of Minnesota (MA 1969, PhD in musicology 1981), and the Institute for Christian Studies. Dr. Polman was a longtime is professor of music at Redeemer College in Ancaster, Ontario, and organist at Bethel Christian Reformed Church, Waterdown, Ontario. His teaching covered a wide range of courses in music theory, music history, music literature, and worship, and Canadian Native studies. His research specialty was Christian hymnody. He was also an organist, a frequent workshop leader at music and worship conferences, and contributor to journals such as The Hymn and Reformed Worship. Dr. Polman was co-editor of the Psalter Hymnal Handbook (1989), and served on the committees that prepared Songs for Life (1994) and Sing! A New Creation (2001), both published by CRC Publications. Emily Brink

Charles Lockhart

1745 - 1815 Topics: God as Creator Composer of "CARLISLE " in Psalms for All Seasons Born: 1745, London, England. Died: February 9, 1815, London, England. Lockhart was first organist of the Lock Hospital, and was for some years associated with Martin Madan in the musical arrangements there. Though blind from infancy, Lockhart had a distinct musical gift, and was especially known for training children’s choirs. His earliest tunes were printed on separate sheets. He published a set of hymn tunes about 1810. Sources: Frost, p. 680 Lightwood, p. 155 Nutter, p. 460 Music: CARLISLE TAMWORTH http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/l/o/c/lockhart_c.htm ================ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Lockhart_%28musician%29

Richard Dirksen

1921 - 2003 Topics: God as Creator Composer of "VINEYARD HAVEN" in Psalms for All Seasons Richard Dirksen

Alice Parker

1925 - 2023 Topics: Creation God as Creator Harmonizer of "STAR IN THE EAST" in Voices Together

Cornelius Becker

1561 - 1604 Topics: God as Creator Translator (into German) of "All People That on Earth Do Dwell" in Psalms for All Seasons Becker, Cornelius, son of Adrian Becker, merchant of Leipzig, was born at Leipzig, Oct. 24, 1561. After studying at the University, where he graduated 1584, he kept a private school till his appointment, in the beginning of 1588, as one of the masters of the St. Thomas School, a post he vacated in Sept., 1588. on being appointed diaconus at Rochlitz. In 1592 he became diaconus, and in 1594, pastor of the church of St. Nicholas, Leipzig; and subsequently Professor of Theology in the University, from which, in 1599, he received the degree of D.D. On account of false accusations he was deprived of his charge on June 5, 1601, but was vindicated and restored on Nov. 29 following. He died suddenly at Leipzig, May 25, 1604 (Koch, ii. 219-223; Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, ii. 221). He wrote a few hymns, but his principal work was his version of the Psalter, 1602. The only version translated into English is:— Der Herr ist mein getreuer Hirt, Dem ich mich ganz vertraue. [Ps. xxiii.] Appeared in S. Calvidus's Harmonia Cantionum Ecclesiasticarum, Leipzig, 1598, and then in Becker's Der Psalter Dauids Gesangweis, Leipzig, 1602. Thence in Wackernagel, v., p. 369, in 3 stanzas of 7 lines, entitled "The Good Shepherd." In Bunsen's Allgemeine Gesang-Buch, 1846, No. 2. It is translated as "My Shepherd is the Saviour dear," by Miss Dunn, 1857, p. 19. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.] -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

H. A. Pandopo

Topics: God as Creator Translator (into Indonesian) of "All People That on Earth Do Dwell" in Psalms for All Seasons Pseudonym. See also Dop, Hermanus Arie van, 1935-

Martin Tel

Topics: God as Creator Author of "Our Help Is in the Name of God the LORD" in Psalms for All Seasons Martin Tel is the C. F. Seabrook Director of Music at Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey. He conducts the seminary choirs, teaches courses in church music, and administers the music for the daily seminary worship services. He served as senior editor of Psalms for All Seasons: A Complete Psalter for Worship (2012). His love for music began in a dairy barn in rural Washington State, where he heard his father belt out psalms and hymns while milking the cows. Martin earned degrees in church music and theology from Dordt College, the University of Notre Dame, Calvin Theological Seminary, and the University of Kansas. He has served as minister of music in Christian Reformed, Reformed Church in America, and Presbyterian congregations. With his wife, Sharilyn, he is raising three children in Princeton, New Jersey. Lift Up Your Hearts