| Francis, Benjamin |
b nr Pen-y-Gelli, nr Newcastle Emlyn, Dyfed (Carmarthens) 1734, d Horsley, nr Stroud, Glos 1799. He grew up in Swansea and was baptized there at the age of 15. At 19 he began to preach and went on to… |
| Ward, James C |
James Ward was born in Belleville, Illinois, USA in March 1950.
He received a BA in Music at Covenant College in 1972 and an MM in Jazz piano from the University of Tennessee in 1996.
James was… |
| Gilbert, Walter (William) Bond |
b Exeter, Devon 1829, d Headington, Oxon 1910. He studied music against the wishes of his family and, encouraged by his vicar, was allowed to practise on the church organ at St Thomasâs Exeter. From… |
| Tate, Nahum |
(formerly TEATE), b Dublin 1652, d Southwark, London 1715. Trinity Coll Dublin. When he reported a revolutionary plot to the authorities, his Dublin home was burned down and 3 of his children were… |
| Swann, Donald Ibrahim |
b Llanelli, Carmarthens, S Wales 1923; d Clapham, S London, 1994. Westminster Sch and Christ Ch Oxford (BA, Russian and Modern Gk). In the second world war he served as a noncombatant with the Friends… |
| Weisse |
(aka WEISS, WISS or other spellings), Michael, b Neisse, Silesia c1480, d Landskron (Landstrewn), Bohemia 1534. He was ordained and for some years was a monk at Breslau. He found the writings of… |
| Nageli, Johann (or Hans) Georg |
b Wetzikon, nr ZĂŒrich, Switzerland 1773, d Wetzikon 1836. Taught first by his minister father, from 1790 he studied further in ZĂŒrich, notably the music of J S Bach. He founded a music shop and… |
| Head, Elizabeth (Bessie) Ann Porter |
b Norfolk 1850, d Wimbledon, Surrey 1936. Also known by her maiden name as Bessie Porter, her various forms of Christian service included the YMCA, as secretary of the Swansea branch. From 1897 to… |
| Mohr, Joseph Franz |
b Salzburg, Austria 1792, d Wagrein, Austria 1848. Brought up by foster parents including an RC priest, he sang as a choirboy in Salzburg Cathedral. He went on to be ordained (RC) in 1815 and… |
| Evans, Jonathan |
b Coventry, Warwicks (W Midlands) 1748/9, d Foleshill, nr Coventry (W Midlands) 1809. His first job was in a ribbon factory; cf the entries for both Gadsby and Tersteegen. At the age of about 30 he… |
| Redhead, Richard |
b Harrow-on-the-Hill, Middlesex 1820, d Hellingly, Hailsham, Sussex 1901. At 9 years old he became a boy chorister at Magdalen Coll Oxford; while still only 19 he was invited by Frederick Oakeley (qv)… |
| Richards, John ('Isalaw') |
b Bangor, Gwynedd (Caernarvonshire) 1843, d Bangor 1901. Son of a sea captain, he was educated mainly in Birmingham and made music his career. As well as several hymn tunes, he composed anthems, part… |
| Stocker, John |
(not in Praise! index). A resident for at least some time of Honiton, Devon, he contributed 9 hymn texts to the Gospel Magazine in 1776â77. In 1861 he was identified by the hymnologist Daniel… |
| Boyce, William |
b Garlickhythe, London 1711, d Kensington, W London (Middx) 1779. A chorister at St Paulâs Cathedral who went on to be organist at several London churches: Oxford Chapel, St Peterâs Vere St from… |
| Hensley, Lewis |
b Bloomsbury, Middx (C London) 1824, d Great Ryburgh, nr Fakenham, Norfolk 1905. Trinity Coll Cambridge (Prizeman, BA, MA); Fellow and Asst Tutor at the College, ordained in 1851. After a curacy at… |
| Pollock, Thomas Benson |
b Strathallan, Isle of Man 1836, d Bordesley, Warwicks 1896. Trinity Coll Dublin, first studying medicine but switching to theology; BA 1859. Ordained in 1861, he served as a curate in Leek, Staffs,… |
| Giles, Gordon |
The Reverend Dr Gordon John Giles was born in London in 1966. He was educated at Lancaster and Cambridge Universities, gaining a BA, MLitt and a PhD.
Gordon was Curate at the Church of… |
| Lavater, Johann Caspar |
b Zurich, Switzerland 1741, d ?Zurich 1801. He studied theology at the Academic Gymnasium of Zurich (1758â59), and after further training in the Dept of Theology he was ordained to the Reformed… |
| Hullah, John Pyke |
b Worcester 1812, d Westminster, London (Middx) 1884. Studying music in London under Wm Horsley (qv), he composed the music for the opera Village Coquettes, the text of which came from the pen of… |
| Holland, Henry Scott |
b Underdown, Ledbury, Herefords 1847, d Oxford 1918. Eton Coll; Balliol Coll Oxford (BA, MA); subsequently Senr Student and Tutor of Christ Ch, 1870â84. Ordained (CofE) 1872; Select Preacher to… |
| Brent Smith, Alexander |
b Brookthorpe, nr Gloucester 1889, d Gloucester 1950. An articled asst to Sir Ivor Atkins at Worcester Cathedral for 2 years, followed by an appointment as Director of Music at Lancing College from… |
| Allen, James |
(not in Praise! index), b Gayle, nr Hawes, N Yorks 1734, d Gayle 1804. He was preparing for ordination in the CofE but became for a time a follower of Benjamin Ingham, the Wesleysâ former colleague… |
| Peace, Albert Lister |
b Huddersfield, Yorks 1844, d Blundellsands, Liverpool 1912. A self-taught musician who at the age of 9 was organist of Holmfirth Parish Ch a few miles S of Huddersfield. His playing was praised by S… |
| Simpkin, Richard Benjamin |
b Bloxwich, Staffs 1969. Eton College (music scholar); Gonville and Caius Coll Cambridge (organ scholar, BA/MA). His musical life began in the choir of Lichfield Cathedral, where as a violinist he… |
| Milgrove, Benjamin |
b Bath, Som 1731, d Bath 1810. A seller of toys and fancy goods at Bond St, Bath; his profession was given as a âtoymanâ. By the mid-18th c he was also Precentor and Organist at Bath, at the… |
| Heermann, Johann |
b Raudten, Silesia 1585, d Lissa, Possen 1647. Born in poverty, he was his parentsâ 5th and only surviving child whose mother vowed that he would be dedicated to God if he lived. After schooling and… |
| Berthier, (Jean) Jacques |
b Auxerre, Burgundy, France 1923, d Paris 1994. As the Organist of St Ignatiusâ Ch, Paris, which became a leading centre of French liturgical renewal, he was a prolific composer. But he has become… |
| Sayers, James (Jim) David |
b Epsom, Surrey 1966. Ashcombe Sch Dorking, Univ Coll of Wales, Aberystwyth (LL.B) and Edinburgh Theological Seminary (DipTh, M.Th). After two and a half years as assistant to Brian Edwards at Hook… |
| Mason, Timothy Battle |
b Medfield, Massachusetts, USA 1801, d Cincinnati, Ohio, USA 1861. A younger brother of Lowell Mason (qv) who taught him music. He became organist of Fourth Street Ch, Boston, Mass, until 1833 when… |
| Simpson, Robert |
b Glasgow 1790, d Greenock, Inverclyde (Renfrewshire) 1832. Brought up to the weaverâs trade, his musical ability led to his becoming Precentor leading the Psalm-singing at the Albion St… |
