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B. F. White

1800 - 1879 Scripture: Isaiah 61:1-3 Composer (attributed to) of "BEACH SPRING" in Trinity Psalter Hymnal Benjamin F. White (b. Spartanburg, SC, 1800; d. Atlanta, GA, 1879), was coeditor of The Sacred Harp (1844). He came from a family of fourteen children and was largely self-taught. Eventually White became a popular singing-school teacher and editor of the weekly Harris County newspaper. Bert Polman

Ronald A. Nelson

b. 1927 Person Name: Ronald Nelson Scripture: Isaiah 61:1-3 Harmonizer of "BEACH SPRING" in Trinity Psalter Hymnal Ronald A. Nelson With degrees from St. Olaf College and the University of Wisconsin Madison, Ronald A. Nelson served for 37 years as Director of Music at Westwood Lutheran Church in suburban Minneapolis, where he has been named Cantor Emeritus and now serves as choir member. Since his retirement he devotes his time to composing, guest conducting, and serving as organist for Chapel Services at Becketwood, the Senior Cooperative where he and his wife Betty Lou reside. In 1999, he was one of 50 composers chosen to write music for the "Continental Harmony" project of the American Composers Forum and National Endowment for the Arts to celebrate the new millennium. That composition, "Building Bridges," received Honorable Mention in the Waging Peace Through Singing competition of the University of Oregon. For a 2001 Composers Forum "Faith Partners" Commission he wrote music for three Wisconsin parishes of different denominations, and is now doing a second "Faith Partners" for two parishes in Hutchinson, Minnesota. He is the recipient of a Distinguished Alumnus Award from St. Olaf College, the F. Melius Christiansen Award from Minnesota ACDA, and the Faithful Servant Award from the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians, which last year made available a CD of his compositions. In 2007 the book "With A Voice of Singing - Essays on Children, Choirs and Music in the Church" was published in his honor. --www.giamusic.com

Laura A. Tate

Scripture: Isaiah 61 Composer of "BOVINA" in Trinity Psalter Hymnal

Greg Scheer

b. 1966 Person Name: Greg Scheer, n. 1966 Scripture: Isaiah 61:1-2 Arranger of "[El mensaje que hoy proclamamos]" in Santo, Santo, Santo Greg Scheer is a composer, author, and speaker. His life’s work includes two sons (Simon and Theo), two books (The Art of Worship, 2006, and Essential Worship, 2016), and hundreds of compositions, songs, and arrangements in a dizzying variety of styles. Greg is also co-founder of Hymnary.org and source of many ideas and inspirations, some good. Greg Scheer

Bill Derksen

Scripture: Isaiah 61:1-3 Composer (Accompaniment) of "MOUNTAIN OF GOD" in Voices Together

Lee Dengler

Scripture: Isaiah 61:1-3 Composer of "WORD OF GOD" in Voices Together

Anneli Loepp Thiessen

Scripture: Isaiah 61:1-3 Composer (Accompaniment) of "WATERFALL" in Voices Together

Jaime Cortez

b. 1963 Person Name: Jaime Cortez, n. 1963 Scripture: Isaiah 61:1-2 Composer of "[Me ha enviado para anunciar]" in Flor y Canto (3rd ed.)

Gordon Slater

1896 - 1996 Person Name: Gordon Archbold Slater, 1896-1979 Scripture: Isaiah 61:3 Composer of "ST. BOTOLPH" in The Book of Praise

Healey Willan

1880 - 1968 Person Name: Healey Willan, 1880-1968 Scripture: Isaiah 61:1-3 Composer of "STELLA ORIENTIS" in The Book of Praise Healey Willan (b. Balham, London, England, October 12, 1880; d. Toronto, Ontario, February 16, 1968), theory teacher, composer and organist, was born into an Anglo-Catholic family in England and served several churches in the London area, becoming known especially for his adaptations of Gregorian chant to be able to be sung in English translation. In 1913 he moved to Canada where he led the theory department and was organist at the Toronto Conservatory of Music. He also was organist at St. Paul’s, Canada’s largest Anglican church, and after 1921 at the smaller Church of St. Mary Magdalene. By invitation, he composed an anthem for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, a singular honor for one not residing in England. Emily Brink