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Ruth C. Duck

1947 - 2024 Person Name: Ruth C. Duck, b. 1947 Author of "Holy Wisdom, Lamp of Learning" in Journeysongs (2nd ed.)

Randall Keith DeBruyn

b. 1947 Person Name: Randall DeBruyn, b. 1947 Arranger of "BEACH SPRING" in Journeysongs (3rd ed.)

1855 - 1932 Person Name: Julius Röntgen (1855-1932) Collector of "IN BABILONE" in Church Hymnary (4th ed.) An important Dutch pianist, composer, conductor, scholar, and editor, Julius Rontgen (b. Leipzig, Germany, 1855; d. Utrecht, the Netherlands, 1932) studied music in Leipzig with well-known German teachers. In 1877 he moved to Amsterdam, where he first taught at the Amsterdam Conservatory. In 1886 he became conductor of the Society for the Advancement of Musical Art. He returned to the Conservatory as director in 1918, and then retired in 1924 to devote himself to composition. He was a friend of leading composers of his day, including Liszt, Brahms, and Grieg, and wrote a biography of Grieg. Rontgen's compositions include symphonies, chamber works, operas, and film scores. Bert Polman