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Christopher Willcock

b. 1947 Person Name: Christopher Willcock, 1947- Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:12-21 Composer of "PSALM 118" in Together in Song

1715 - 1783 Person Name: James Nares, 1715-83 Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 Composer of "WESTMINSTER NEW" in Together in Song Born: April 19, 1715, Stanwell, Middlesex, England. Died: February 10, 1783. Buried: St. Margaret’s, Westminster, England. After his family moved to Oxford, Nares became a chorister in the Chapel Royal. He later became deputy organist at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor; organist in York Cathedral (1734); and organist in the Royal Chapel and composer to the king (1756). He received a doctorate of music degree from Cambridge University in 1756. In 1770, the Catch Club awarded him a prize for his glee To All Lovers of Harmony. Sources: Frost, p. 683 Nutter, p. 462 http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/n/a/r/nares_j.htm ==================== http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Nares