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Carolee Curtis Green

b. 1940 Person Name: Carolee Curtis Green, b. 1940 Hymnal Number: 8 Composer of "EMERSON" in Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

b. 1936 Person Name: Darwin K. Wolford, b. 1936 Hymnal Number: 51 Composer of "JULIE" in Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Darwin Wolford is a composer, organist, and former music professor. He was Director of Organ Studies at Brigham Young University–Idaho before his retirement in 2004. Wolford was born in 1936 in Logan, Utah. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Utah State University, his Master of Music degree and his PhD in organ composition from the University of Utah. He began piano lessons at the age of eight and studied piano with Irving Wasserman. During college he studied organ with Robert Cundick and Alexander Schreiner and composition with Leroy Robertson, John LaMontaine, and Ned Rorem. He has published more than 350 compositions for choir, orchestra, organ, piano, and other instruments. Wolford’s works are among those heard performed by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Wolford is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served for many years as a member of the General Music Committee. he was a member of the Executive Hymnbook Committee and assisted with the publication of the 1985 LDS Hymnbook. He also helped prepare the LDS Children’s Songbook. — source

Merrill Bradshaw

1929 - 2000 Person Name: Merrill Bradshaw, 1929–2000 Hymnal Number: 47 Author of "We Will Sing of Zion" in Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Marvin Kent Gardner

b. 1952 Person Name: Marvin K. Gardner, b. 1952 Hymnal Number: 81 Author of "Press Forward, Saints" in Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Bruce R. McConkie

1915 - 1985 Person Name: Bruce R. McConkie, 1915–1985 Hymnal Number: 21 Author (stanza 4) of "Come, Listen to a Prophet’s Voice" in Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Janice Kapp Perry

b. 1938 Person Name: Janice Kapp Perry, b. 1938. Hymnal Number: 309 Composer of "SAUNDERS" in Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Joleen G. Meredith

b. 1935 Person Name: Joleen G. Meredith, b. 1935 Hymnal Number: 129 Composer of "GRANT" in Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Joseph S. Murdock

1822 - 1899 Person Name: Joseph S. Murdock, 1822–1899 Hymnal Number: 21 Author of "Come, Listen to a Prophet’s Voice" in Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Emma Lou Thayne

Person Name: Emma Lou Thayne, b. 1924 Hymnal Number: 129 Author of "Where Can I Turn for Peace?" in Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

J. Spencer Cornwall

1888 - 1983 Person Name: J. Spencer Cornwall, 1888–1983 Hymnal Number: 56 Composer of "PRAYER OF GRATITUDE" in Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints J. Spencer Cornwall (1888-1983) was an author, choral conductor, composer, and arranger of music. Born in Utah, he conducted the Mormon Tabernacle Choir from 1935 to 1957. Under his leadership it made some of its first trips outside of the United States.

Bernard Snow

1822 - 1894 Person Name: Bernard Snow, 1822–1894 Hymnal Number: 24 Author of "God Bless Our Prophet Dear" in Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Gerrit DeJong

Person Name: Gerrit de Jong Jr., 1892–1978 Hymnal Number: 10 Author of "Come, Sing to the Lord" in Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

G. William Richards

1918 - 2005 Person Name: G. William Richards, 1918– Hymnal Number: 12 Adapter of "’Twas Witnessed in the Morning Sky" in Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Douglas W. Stott

b. 1925 Person Name: Douglas W. Stott, b. 1925 Hymnal Number: 28 Author of "Saints, Behold How Great Jehovah" in Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Zara Sabin

1892 - 1980 Person Name: Zara Sabin, 1892–1980 Hymnal Number: 171 Author of "With Humble Heart" in Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Stephen Jones

b. 1960 Person Name: Stephen M. Jones, b. 1960 Hymnal Number: 128 Composer of "WENDY" in Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Gordon B. Hinckley

1910 - 2008 Person Name: Gordon B. Hinckley, b. 1910 Hymnal Number: 135 Author of "My Redeemer Lives" in Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Joseph Coslett

1850 - 1910 Person Name: Joseph Coslett, 1850-1910 Hymnal Number: 182 Composer of "EMMALINE" in Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Lorin Farrar Wheelwright

1909 - 1987 Person Name: Lorin F. Wheelwright, 1909–1987 Hymnal Number: 123 Author of "Oh, May My Soul Commune with Thee" in Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Loren Charles Dunn

1930 - 2001 Person Name: Loren C. Dunn, 1930-2001 Hymnal Number: 137 Author of "Testimony" in Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Ed M. Rowe

1874 - 1951 Person Name: Ed M. Rowe, 1878–1951 Hymnal Number: 39 Author of "O Saints of Zion" in Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Marion D. Hanks

1921 - 2011 Person Name: Marion D. Hanks, b. 1921 Hymnal Number: 198 Author of "That Easter Morn" in Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Robert Milton Cundick

1926 - 2016 Person Name: Robert Cundick, b. 1926 Hymnal Number: 198 Composer of "EASTER MORN" in Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Thomas L. Durham

b. 1950 Person Name: Thomas L. Durham, b. 1950 Hymnal Number: 171 Composer of "WITH HUMBLE HEART" in Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Grietje Terburg Rowley

b. 1927 Person Name: Grietje Terburg Rowley, b. 1927 Hymnal Number: 130 Author of "Be Thou Humble" in Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Newel Kay Brown

b. 1932 Person Name: Newel Kay Brown, b. 1932 Hymnal Number: 71 Composer of "DENTON" in Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Michael Finlinson Moody

b. 1941 Person Name: Michael Finlinson Moody, b. 1941 Hymnal Number: 137 Composer of "TORONTO" in Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Marylou Cunningham Leavitt

1928 - 2014 Person Name: Marylou Cunningham Leavitt, b. 1928 Hymnal Number: 22 Author of "We Listen to a Prophet’s Voice" in Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

G. Homer Durham

1911 - 1985 Person Name: G. Homer Durham, 1911–1985 Hymnal Number: 135 Composer of "EUDORA" in Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Harrison Millard

1830 - 1895 Person Name: Harrison Millard, 1830–1895 Hymnal Number: 165 Composer of "WELCOME GUEST" in Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Alexander Schreiner

1901 - 1987 Person Name: Alexander Schreiner, 1901–1987 Hymnal Number: 174 Composer of "AEOLIAN" in Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Joel H. Johnson

1802 - 1882 Person Name: Joel H. Johnson, 1802–1882 Hymnal Number: 5 Author of "High on the Mountain Top" in Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Wallace F. Bennett

1898 - 1993 Person Name: Wallace F. Bennett, 1898–1993 Hymnal Number: 20 Author of "God of Power, God of Right" in Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Carrie Stockdale Thomas

1848 - 1931 Person Name: Carrie Stockdale Thomas, 1848–1931 Hymnal Number: 63 Author of "Great King of Heaven" in Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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