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Ellen Jane Lorenz

1907 - 1996 Arranger of "WERE YOU THERE" in The Hymnal of The Evangelical United Brethren Church Ellen Jane Lorenz (Ellen Jane Lorenz Porter) was born in 1907 in Dayton, OH. A descendant of the well known publishing family of Lorenz, she served as editor for the company for 36 years. She earned a Masters of Sacred Music degree from Wittenberg University in 1971. Her PhD thesis was transformed into the book Glory, Hallelujah: the Story of the Campmeeting Spiritual published by Abingdon Press in 1980. She was well known as a composer and received many commissions for anthems, cantatas, vocal and instrumental works. See also the Ellen Jane Lorenz Porter archival collection at Wright State University Special Collections and Archives. Also used pseudonyms: Hadler, Rosemary, 1907-1996 James, Allen, 1907-1996 Mary Louise VanDyke

Edward C. Deas

1880 - 1944 Person Name: E. C. Deas Arranger of "[Were you there when they crucified my Lord?]" in Songs and Spirituals Edward C. Deas was born on 31 Jan 1880 in Florence County, South Carolina. He died June 20, 1944, in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. email to Hymnary

Melva W. Costen

b. 1933 Person Name: Melva Wilson Costen Arranger of "WERE YOU THERE" in Voices United Melva W. Costen, a native of South Carolina, retired as Helmar Emil Nielsen Professor of Worship and Music, choral director, and chair of the church music degree program at Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta, Georgia. She subsequently became the Visiting Professor of Liturgical Studies at the Institute of Sacred Music at Yale Divinity School in New Haven, Connecticut. She remains active in the Civil Rights Movement and as a teacher and consultant in area of church music, liturgy, and curriculum development. (2006) --www.cokesbury.com/