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Wayne Hooper

1920 - 2007 Person Name: Wayne Hooper (1920-2007) Arranger of "PISGAH" in Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal Born: July 4, 1920, Little Rock, Arkansas. Died: February 28, 2007, at his home in Thousand Oaks, California. Hooper sang baritone with the King’s Quartet group for 18 years, and arranged and composed music for the group for 33 years. He taught music at the Portland (Oregon) Academy and Union College, Lincoln, Nebraska; served as musical director of the Voice of Prophecy broadcast; directed development and marketing for Hosanna House; did arranging and orchestration for Chapel Records; was musical co-editor of the 1985 Seventh-day Adventist hymnal; and co-authored the Companion to the SDA Hymnal. Andrews and La Sierra Universities awarded honorary doctor of music degrees to him. --www.hymntime.com/tch/
Wayne Hooper

Harold H. DeCou

1932 - 2008 Person Name: Harold DeCou Arranger of "PISGAH" in The New National Baptist Hymnal Peoria - Harold H. DeCou, 76, of Peoria died at 7:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 26, 2008, at his residence. He was born Oct. 7, 1932, in Philadelphia, Pa., to Harold H. and Kathrine Holbrook DeCou. He married Rose N. Layman on June 25, 1955, in Brookfield, Ill. She survives. Also surviving are his four sons, Harold H. (Nancy) DeCou III of Apple Valley, Calif., Mark T. DeCou of Peoria, Jonathan (Shari) DeCou of Muskegon, Mich., and Perry A. (Suiann) DeCou of Ramona, Calif.; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. He attended Temple University in Philadelphia. He was a concert artist (piano and organ), composer, arranger and orchestrator for 58 years. He served as church organist at Grace Presbyterian Church in Peoria from 1988 to 2001. He was a member of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Peoria. He is also an Honorary Fellow of Shenandoah Society Award. … Burial will be in Springdale Cemetery in Peoria. … Memorials may be made to Redeemer Presbyterian Church. Published in Peoria Journal Star on Dec. 27, 2008 - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/pjstar/obituary.aspx?n=harold-decou&pid=121874596#sthash.k7o3BCQY.dpuf
Harold H. DeCou

Annabel Morris Buchanan

1888 - 1983 Collected and arranged of "PISGAH" in Folk Hymns of America Born: October 22, 1888, Groesbeck, Texas. Died: January 6, 1983, Paducah, Kentucky. Buried: Round Hill Cemetery, Marion, Virginia. Daughter of William Caruthers Morris and Anna Virginia Foster, and wife of John Preston Buchanan, Anna received her musical training at the Landon Conservatory of Music, Dallas, Texas (to which she received a scholarship at age 15); the Guilmant Organ School, New York; and studying with Emil Liebling, William Carl, and Cornelius Rybner, among others. She taught music in Texas; at Halsell College, Oklahoma (1907-08); and at Stonewall Jackson College, Abingdon, Virginia (1909-12). In 1912, she married John Preston Buchanan, a lawyer, writer, and senator, from Marion, Virginia; they moved to their home, Roseacre, in Marion, where they had four children. Buchanan served as president of the Virginia Federation of Music Clubs in 1927, and helped organize the first Virginia State Choral Festival in 1928, and White Top Folk Festivals (1931-41). After her husband’s death in 1937, she sold Roseacre and moved to Richmond, Virginia, with her two youngest children. She taught music theory and composition and folk music at the University of Richmond (1939-40); during the summers, at the New England Music Camp, Lake Messalonskee, Oakland, Maine (1938-40); and at the Huckleberry Mountain Artists Colony near Hendersonville, North Carolina, in 1941. She later moved to Harrisonburg, Virginia, and taught at Madison College (1944-48). In 1951, she moved to Paducah, Kentucky. She later became the archivist of the folk music collecting project of the National Federation of Music Clubs, serving until 1963. Buchanan’s works include: Folk-Hymns of America (New York: J. Fischer, 1938) American Folk Music, 1939 Sources: Findagrave, accessed 15 Nov 2016 Hughes, pp. 329-30 Hustad, p. 213 © The Cyber Hymnal™. Used by permission. (www.hymntime.com
Annabel Morris Buchanan

William Shrubsole

1760 - 1806 Composer of "MILES LANE" in The New Christian Hymnal William Shrubsole (bap. 1760, d. 1806), organist. United Kingdom.When young, he sang in the choir at Canterbury Cathedral, He became organist at Bangor Cathedral, when he was dismissed for attending non-comformist meetings. He then became organist of Spa Fields Chapel, London, holding that post until his death. He was a successful teacher. He was an alto singer and sung at Westminster Abbey and Drury Lane churches. He knew Edward Perronet, who wrote the words to the hymn he composed music for. Perronet left Schrubsole property in his will. John Perry Not to be confused with W. (William) Shrubsole 1759-1829 bank clerk and hymn writer.
William Shrubsole

Lucius Chapin

1760 - 1842 Person Name: Chapin Composer of "NINETY-FIFTH" in The New Harp of Columbia, Restored Edition Lucius Chapin, 1760-1842 Born: Ap­ril 25, 1760, Long­mea­dow (near Spring­field), Mass­a­chu­setts. Died: De­cem­ber 24, 1842, Ham­il­ton Coun­ty, Ohio. Buried: Orig­in­al­ly at Wal­nut Hills Cem­e­te­ry, Cin­cin­na­ti, Ohio in 1842. Re­in­terred at Spring Grove Cem­e­te­ry, Cin­cin­na­ti, Ohio, Jan­u­ary 26, 1858. Lucius’ bro­ther was Am­zi Cha­pin. In 1775, Lu­ci­us joined the Con­ti­nent­al Ar­my in Bos­ton as a fi­fer; re-en­list­ing in 1776, he served at the Bat­tles of Ti­con­der­o­ga and Still­wa­ter, and en­dured the in­fa­mous win­ter of 1777-8 at Val­ley Forge, Penn­syl­van­ia, with George Wash­ing­ton. Af­ter the war, he con­duct­ed sing­ing schools in Ver­mont, New Hamp­shire and Mass­a­chu­setts, and in 1787 moved to Vir­gin­ia’s Shen­an­do­ah Val­ley, lat­er teach­ing in Rocbridge, Au­gus­ta and Rock­ing­ham Coun­ties. Around 1797, he moved to Ver­non, Ken­tucky. He re­tired in 1835 and moved to Ham­il­ton Coun­ty, Ohio. --www.hymntime.com/tch/
Lucius Chapin

J. H. Hall

1855 - 1941 Person Name: J. H. H. Arranger of "NINETY-FIFTH" in Church and Sunday School Hymnal with Supplement Jacob Henry Hall, 1855-1941 Born: Jan­u­a­ry 2, 1855, near Har­ris­on­burg, Vir­gin­ia. Died: De­cem­ber 22, 1941. Buried: Day­ton, Vir­gin­ia. Son of farm­er George G. Hall and Eliz­a­beth Thom­as Hall, Ja­cob at­tend­ed sing­ing schools taught by Tim­o­thy Funk when he was a boy. As his love of mu­sic pro­gressed, he earned mo­ney by trap­ping quail and bought a Ger­man ac­cor­di­on; he soon learned to play one part while sing­ing an­o­ther. Af­ter he and his bro­ther joint­ly pur­chased an or­gan, he taught him­self to play hymn tunes, Gos­pel songs, and an­thems. He went on to stu­dy mu­sic the­ory, har­mo­ny, and com­po­si­tion in Har­ris­on­burg and else­where, and in 1877 at­tend­ed a Nor­mal Mu­sic School in New Mar­ket, Vir­gin­ia, taught by Ben­ja­min Un­seld and P. J. Merges. Af­ter­ward, he par­tnered with H. T. Wart­man for two years to con­duct sing­ing schools and con­ven­tions. In 1890, Hall at­tend­ed Da­na’s Mu­sical In­sti­tute in War­ren, Ohio, and a nor­mal school run by George & F. W. Root at Sil­ver Lake, New York. He lat­er served as prin­ci­pal of the Na­tion­al Nor­mal School of Mu­sic. Hall’s works in­clude: Hall’s Songs of Home, 1885 The Star of Beth­le­hem (Day­ton, Vir­gin­ia: Rue­bush-Kief­fer Com­pa­ny) Musical Mil­lion (as­sis­tant ed­it­or) Spirit of Praise, with Will­iam Kirk­pat­rick & Charles Case (Day­ton, Vir­gin­ia: The Rue­bush-Kieff­er Com­pa­ny, 1911) Hall’s Quar­tettes for Men, 1912 Biography of Gos­pel Song and Hymn Writ­ers/em> (New York: Flem­ing H. Re­vell Com­pa­ny, 1914) Sources-- Hall, pp. 329-34 Lyrics-- Glorious Morn­ing Dawns, The O Thou Whose Match­less Pow­er Con­trols --hymntime.com/tch
J. H. Hall

Gioacchino A. Rossini

1792 - 1868 Person Name: Rossini Composer of "MANOAH" in University Hymns Gioacchino A. Rossini; b. 1792, Pesaro; d. 1868, Ruelle near Parise Evangelical Lutheran Hymnal, 1908
Gioacchino A. Rossini

John Chetham

1665 - 1746 Person Name: Rev. John Chetham, 1685-1760 Composer of "MARLOW" in Hymnal and Order of Service Baptized: Feb­ru­a­ry 4, 1665, Ash­ton-un­der-Lyne, Lan­ca­shire, Eng­land. Buried: 1746, Skip­ton, York­shire, Eng­land. After at­tend­ing Deck­er­field School, then tak­ing or­ders, Che­tham be­came Cur­ate of Skip­ton, North York­shire. His col­lection A Book of Psalmody was first pub­lished in 1718, and had at least ele­ven edi­tions, through 1787. Music: BARRAGH MARLOW WIRKSWORTH --www.hymntime.com/tch/
John Chetham

Lowry

Person Name: J. C. Lowry Arranger of "PISGAH" in Timeless Truths Various sources suggest his full name may have been Joseph C. Lowry, and/or that the spelling of his surname may properly have been Lowery.
Lowry

J. M. Hunt

1855 - 1919 Harmonizer of "[When I can read my title clear]" in Songs of Zion As of 1885, Hunt lived in Lampasas, Texas. His works include: Harvest Bells, with William Penn Harvest Bells No. 2, with William Penn (Cincinnati, Ohio: The John Church Company, 1885) The Gospel Alarm, with Sanford Miller Brown (St. Louis, Missouri: Central Baptist, 1886) The Missionary Triumph, with Sanford Miller Brown (Cincinnati, Ohio: The John Church Company, 1889) Songs of Zion, with Sanford Miller Brown (Kansas City, Missouri: Word and Way Publishing Company, 1898) --www.hymntime.com/tch
J. M. Hunt

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