| Lavater, Johann Caspar |
b Zurich, Switzerland 1741, d ?Zurich 1801. He studied theology at the Academic Gymnasium of Zurich (1758–59), and after further training in the Dept of Theology he was ordained to the Reformed… |
| Gaither, William J (Bill) |
b Alexandria, Indiana, USA 1936. Raised to work on a dairy farm in a rural community, he always appreciated sacred music, notably in ‘southern gospel’ mode. At 14, around 1950, he was captivated… |
| Sayer, Paul |
b Twickenham, Middx 1934. d 2012. He was an associate of the Chartered Inst of Bankers and worked in banking until retirement. A former Elder of Hook Evangelical Ch (FIEC) in Surbiton, he subsequently… |
| Diephouse, David J |
b 1947. He currently teaches history at Calvin Coll, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA, including art, culture and liturgy but specialising in 19th and 20th c Europe. He has made a special study of the rise… |
| Greiter, Matthäus |
(both names variously spelt), b Aichach, nr Augsburg c1494, d Strasbourg 1550. A monk and singer at Strasbourg Minster until becoming a Protestant, (Lutheran) in 1524. The organist at St Thomas’ Ch,… |
| Harrison, Ralph |
b Chinley, nr Whaley Bridge, Derbys, 1748, d Manchester 1810. Studied and later taught at the short-lived Warrington Academy (Unitarian); assistant minister at Shrewsbury Unitarian Chapel, 1769–71.… |
| Tozer, Augustus Edmond(s) |
b Sutton, nr Macclesfield, Ches 1857, d Brighton, Sussex 1910. Studying at the RCM, he moved from a Congregational ch upbringing to the form of Anglicanism which attracted him at Westminster Abbey.… |
| Brown, Dougie |
b Edinburgh, Scotland 1955. A keyboard player, he has worked in the civil service and been Managing Director of a piano-tuning and retail business and an IT consultancy; currently he lives on a farm… |
| Herbst, Martin |
b Rothenbach, Germany 1654, d Eisleben, Germany 1681. After his education at the St Lorenz Sch, Nüremburg, he went on to study theology and philosophy at Âltdorf and Jena. He became pastor of St… |
| Smart, George Thomas |
b Soho, London (Middx) 1776, d Bloomsbury, C London (Middx) 1867. Chorister at the Chapel Royal; then at 15 he was appointed organist at St James’s Chapel, Hampstead Rd, London. He played the violin… |
| Wilson, Hugh |
b Fenwick, Ayrshire 1766, d Duntocher, Dunbartonshire (Strathclyde) 1824. After village schooling he joined his father in shoemaking, while also studying music and maths and designing sundials. In his… |
| Coates, Kenneth Will |
b 1917. St John’s Coll Durham and Tyndale Hall Bristol; ordained (CofE) 1942. After ministries in the Bristol and Manchester areas he became vicar of All Saints’ Preston, 1949–60, then of St… |
| Naylor, Edward Woodall |
b Scarborough, Yorks 1867, d Cambridge 1934. The son of a musical family, he learned first from his father and was a chorister at York Minster; organ scholar at Emmanuel Coll Cambridge (BA 1887, MusB… |
| Williams, Robert |
b Mynydd Ithel, Anglesey 1781, d Mynydd Ithel 1821. He was born blind but earned his living at home on the family farm as a basket-maker. Said to have a good ear, a good voice and a good memory, he… |
| Ahle, Johann Rudolph |
b Mülhausen, Thuringia (W Germany, now Mulhouse in E France) 1625, d Mülhausen 1673. Colleges (Gymnasia) of Mülhausen and Göttingen, and from 1645 the Univ of Erfurt. In 1646 he was appointed… |
| Smallwood, William |
b Kendal, Westmorland (Cumbria) 1831, d Kendal 1897. Coming from a musical family, he studied the organ at York; became organist of Kendal Parish Ch at 15 and remained there for 50 years. He composed… |
| Parker, Ian |
b Middlesbrough, N Yorks 1956. A chartered civil engineer who is employed as a director by his local council; also a member of Browning Avenue Baptist Ch in Hartlepool (Grace Baptist). He composed… |
| Prothero, Henry Allen |
b Whippingham, Isle of Wight, Hants 1848, d Cheltenham, Glos 1906. An architect who worked for some years in Cheltenham, he is known in hymnody for a single tune in The Bristol Tune Book and The… |
| Orchard, Stephen Charles |
b Derby 1942. Trinity Coll Cambridge (MA, PhD). Ordained in 1968 as a Congregational (later, URC) minister, he pastored churches at Abercarn (Caerphilly, nr Cwmbran), Sutton (Surrey, cf notes for Fred… |
| Matt Merker, Jordan Kauflin and Dave Fournier |
Matt, Jordan and Dave are published by Praise! online at number 1283.
See individual entries for Matt, Jordan and Dave for more details |
| Newman, Richard Stinson |
b Wednesbury, Staffs 1850, d Abergele, Conwy (Denbighs) 1927. From around 1870 he served as organist at Trinity Wesleyan Methodist Ch in Wolverhampton (now in W Midlands) for some 35 years. He is… |
| Keith Getty and Stuart Townend |
See separate entries for Keith Getty and Stuart Townend for details |
| Hémy, Henri Friedrich |
b Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1818, d. Hartlepool, Co Durham 1888. Of German parentage, he became organist at St Andrew’s Roman Catholic Ch, Newcastle, before teaching music at Tynemouth, then singing and… |
| Goodhart, Arthur Murray |
b Wimbledon, Surrey 1866, d Oxford 1941. As a Housemaster at Eton College in 1915, he arranged the World War I song ‘Tipperary’ in 6 variations for piano. Between about 1890 and 1930 he published… |
| Howard, Samuel |
b London 1710, d St Clement Danes, C London (Middx) 1782. A chorister at the Chapel Royal (under W Croft), he was appointed organist at St Bride’s and St Clement Danes in central London. He sang… |
| Hull, Asa |
b USA 1828, d ?USA. In 1879 he was the main editor of the Gospel Praise Book Complete Edition (suggesting earlier edns?), and later that year the Enlarged Edition; the names of D W Knowles, J P Mager,… |
| Jackson, Thomas |
b c1715, d Newark, Notts 1781. At Newark he was organist of the parish ch of St Mary Magdalen and Master of the Song School. A member of the Royal Soc of Musicians, he wrote A Favourite Lesson for… |
| Evans, T Hopkin |
b Resolven, nr Neath (Glam) 1879, d 1940. Studied under Prof David Evans (1874–1948 qv) before being appointed organist at London Rd Presbyterian Ch, Neath. He excelled at conducting large choirs,… |
| Edwards, Paul Christison |
b Turvey, Bedfordshire 1955. St Paul’s Cathedral Choir Sch, Bedford Modern Sch; ARCO 1980, LRSM 1991, LTCL 1992. He is Organist and choirmaster at All Saints’ Kempston; a teacher, editor, examiner… |
| Stuart Townend and Keith and Kristyn Getty |
see separate entries for Stuart Townend and Keith and Kristyn Getty for details |
