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Manuel José Alonso

b. 1939 Hymnal Number: 257 Author of "Alabaré" in Singing Our Faith

Frank Schoen

Hymnal Number: 68 Composer of "[Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ]" in Singing Our Faith

Richard J. Wojcik, 1923-

b. 1923 Person Name: Richard J. Wojcik, b. 1923 Hymnal Number: 175 Arranger of "VENI CREATOR SPIRITUS" in Singing Our Faith

b. 1957 Person Name: Gary Daigle, b. 1957 Hymnal Number: 230 Composer of "[Hold us in your mercy]" in Singing Our Faith Gary Daigle is director of music at St. Edna Catholic Church in Arlington Heights, IL. His first compositions for musical liturgy were collaborations with the Dameans on the collection Remember Your Love (1978). Gary continues to work with the Dameans as a composer, arranger, and producer. In 1993, he released Praise the Maker’s Love, his first collection under his own name. More recent collaborations have been with Rory Cooney. Gary has produced all of Rory's most recent collections and he has set a number of Rory's texts to music. He has also produced recordings by Donna Peña, John Foley, S.J., Jaime Cortez, Liam Lawton, and the GIA Choral Subscription Service recordings. Gary received his Bachelor of Music from Southeastern Louisiana University and has worked as a campus minister at the Catholic University of America. From 1985-1991, he was Director of Music Ministry at the Franciscan Renewal Center in Scottsdale, Arizona. Gary has given workshops and shaped ritual for national and regional conferences throughout the United States such as The East Coast Conference for Religious Education, the Hofinger Conference, the Gathering, and The National Association of Pastoral Musicians. Gary is married to Maria and the father of three children, Erin, Paige, and Grant. --www.giamusic.com/bios

Pierre, de Corbeil

1122 - 1222 Person Name: Pierre de Corbiel, d. 1222 Hymnal Number: 115 Composer of "ORIENTIS PARTIBUS" in Singing Our Faith

Brian Foley

1919 - 2000 Person Name: Brian Foley, b. 1919 Hymnal Number: 270 Author (sts. 2-7) of "Immaculate Mary" in Singing Our Faith

José Pagán

1916 - 2009 Hymnal Number: 257 Author of "Alabaré" in Singing Our Faith

Margaret Mealy

1922 - 2020 Person Name: Margaret W. Mealy Hymnal Number: 151 Arranger of "SIMPLE GIFTS" in Singing Our Faith

Richard K. Avery

1934 - 2020 Hymnal Number: 186 Author of "We Are the Church" in Singing Our Faith Rv Richard Kinsey Avery USA 1934-2020Born in the Central Valley of CA, he attended schools at Exeter, CA, where his family was active in the First Presbyterian Church. He decided to become a Christian minister at age 14 while at a Presbyterian youth conference. He attended Redlands U, Redlands, CA. He then attended Union Theological Seminary, NYC. He participated in the University Choir and associated with Christian friends there. He became pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Port Jervis, NY, (FPCPJ) for 40 years. Musically inclined, he composed a variety of songs (both lyrics and music), mostly with his close friend, Rv Donald S Marsh. Avery was commentator, preacher, and song leader for the duo, while Marsh conducted drama events and conducted three choirs. Together, they wrote over 150 published hymns, carols, and anthems. In 1967 the two founded Proclamation Productions, with sales later handled by Hope Publishing Company. With Marsh, he led conference and church assemblies in new forms of worship in all 50 states from the late 1960s into the early 2000s. These events included 30 years of summer seminars at Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu, NM. At Port Jervis, NY, Avery founded a community center for poor people called the ‘Hope Center’. He was also a member of and chairman of the board of directors of Mercy Community Hospital. His church, FPCPJ, was a prominent center for creative forms of worship, music, and drama, providing many concerts and theatrical events for the community. He was also involved with Westminster Presbyterian Church in Santa Fe, where he served as music leader after retirement from the NY church. In 2003 he founded a small magazine, ‘Santa Fe Theologians’, serving as editor, and later, as manager of Santa Fe Theologians Institutes, which held public forums on contemporary issues. He was also a member of the World Affairs Forum, the Council on International Relations, the Santa Fe Symposium, and the Coro de Camara chorale ensemble. He died at Santa Fe, NM, never having married. John Perry

Gerard Farrell

1919 - 2000 Person Name: Gerard Farrell, OSB Hymnal Number: 92 Composer of "[Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth]" in Singing Our Faith