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A. B. Ponsonby

Hymnal Number: 437 Composer of "EL DIA DE LA MADRE" in El Himnario para el uso de las Iglesias Evangelicas de Habla Espanola en Todo el Mundo Pseudonym. See also Conant, Grace Wilbur

1821 - 1875 Person Name: J. E. Gould Hymnal Number: 166 Composer of "PILOTO" in El Himnario para el uso de las Iglesias Evangelicas de Habla Espanola en Todo el Mundo John Edgar Gould USA 1821-1875. Born in Bangor, ME, he became a musician. He managed music stores in New York City and Philadelphia, PA., the latter with composer partner, William Fischer. He married Josephine Louisa Barrows, and they had seven children: Blanche, Marie, Ida, John, Josephine, Josephine, and Augusta. He compiled eight religious songbooks from 1846 thru 1869. He died while traveling in Algiers, Africa, and was buried in Philadelphia, PA. John Perry

A. L. Peace

1844 - 1912 Hymnal Number: 231 Composer of "MATHESON" in El Himnario para el uso de las Iglesias Evangelicas de Habla Espanola en Todo el Mundo Albert Lister Peace DMus United Kingdom 1844-1912. Born at Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, son of a warehouseman and woolstapler, he was extremely gifted as a musician, largely self-taught, playing the organ at Holmfirth Parish Church near Huddersfield at age nine. He married Margaret Martin Steel Gilchrist, and they had three children: Lister, Archibald, and Margaret. In 1865 he was appointed organist of Trinity Congregational Church in Glasgow, Scotland. He obtained his doctorate degree from the University of Oxford in 1875. He became organist at Glasgow Cathedral in 1879. In 1897 he succeeded William Best as organist at St George’s Hall, Liverpool. In later years he was in much demand to play the organ in recitals. He did so at Canterbury Cathedral (1886), Victoria Hall, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent (1888), and Newcastle Cathedral (1891). He composed orchestrations, sonatas, cantatas, and concert and church service anthems. He was an arranger, author, and editor. He died at Blundelsands, Liverpool, England. John Perry

Daniel Hall

1883 - 1954 Person Name: D. Hall Hymnal Number: 370 Author of "Dios bendiga las almas unidas" in El Himnario para el uso de las Iglesias Evangelicas de Habla Espanola en Todo el Mundo

James Clifford

1872 - 1936 Person Name: J. Clifford Hymnal Number: 372 Author of "¡Oh! nuestro Padre ahora" in El Himnario para el uso de las Iglesias Evangelicas de Habla Espanola en Todo el Mundo Argentina

Severa Euresti

1872 - 1946 Person Name: Euresti Hymnal Number: 450 Translator of "Sus manos ungieron al niño feliz" in El Himnario para el uso de las Iglesias Evangelicas de Habla Espanola en Todo el Mundo Severa Euresti worked as a music instructor at Centro Social Roberts in Saltillo, Coahuila, México in the 1930's. email to Hymnary

W. W. Coe

b. 1862 Hymnal Number: 122 Composer of "BEATRIZ" in El Himnario para el uso de las Iglesias Evangelicas de Habla Espanola en Todo el Mundo

Fred P. Morris

1872 - 1950 Person Name: F. P. Morris Hymnal Number: 227 Author of "En paz la luz esperaré" in El Himnario para el uso de las Iglesias Evangelicas de Habla Espanola en Todo el Mundo Born in Ballarat, Australia; died in Parkville, Australia

John Baptiste Calkin

1827 - 1905 Person Name: J. B. Calkin Hymnal Number: 25 Composer of "WALTHAM" in El Himnario para el uso de las Iglesias Evangelicas de Habla Espanola en Todo el Mundo John Baptiste Calkin United Kingdom 1827-1905. Born in London, he was reared in a musical atmosphere. Studying music under his father, and with three brothers, he became a composer, organist, and music teacher. At 19, he was appointed organist, precenter, and choirmaster at St. Columbia's College, Dublin, Ireland, 1846 to 1853. From 1853 to 1863 we was organist and choirmaster at Woburn Chapel, London. From 1863 to 1868, he was organist of Camden Road Chapel. From 1870 to 1884 he was organist at St. Thomas's Church, Camden Town. In 1883 he became professor at Guildhall School of Music and concentrated on teaching and composing. He was also a professor of music and on the council of Trinity College, London, and a member of the Philharmonic Society (1862). In 1893 he was a fellow of the College of Organists. John and wife, Victoire, had four sons, each following a musical carer. He wrote much music for organ and scored string arrangements, sonatas, duos, etc. He died at Hornsey Rise Gardens. John Perry

William B. Bradbury

1816 - 1868 Person Name: W. B. Bradbury Hymnal Number: 150 Composer of "WOODWORTH" in El Himnario para el uso de las Iglesias Evangelicas de Habla Espanola en Todo el Mundo William Bachelder Bradbury USA 1816-1868. Born at York, ME, he was raised on his father's farm, with rainy days spent in a shoe-shop, the custom in those days. He loved music and spent spare hours practicing any music he could find. In 1830 the family moved to Boston, where he first saw and heard an organ and piano, and other instruments. He became an organist at 15. He attended Dr. Lowell Mason's singing classes, and later sang in the Bowdoin Street church choir. Dr. Mason became a good friend. He made $100/yr playing the organ, and was still in Dr. Mason's choir. Dr. Mason gave him a chance to teach singing in Machias, ME, which he accepted. He returned to Boston the following year to marry Adra Esther Fessenden in 1838, then relocated to Saint John, New Brunswick. Where his efforts were not much appreciated, so he returned to Boston. He was offered charge of music and organ at the First Baptist Church of Brooklyn. That led to similar work at the Baptist Tabernacle, New York City, where he also started a singing class. That started singing schools in various parts of the city, and eventually resulted in music festivals, held at the Broadway Tabernacle, a prominent city event. He conducted a 1000 children choir there, which resulted in music being taught as regular study in public schools of the city. He began writing music and publishing it. In 1847 he went with his wife to Europe to study with some of the music masters in London and also Germany. He attended Mendelssohn funeral while there. He went to Switzerland before returning to the states, and upon returning, commenced teaching, conducting conventions, composing, and editing music books. In 1851, with his brother, Edward, he began manufacturring Bradbury pianos, which became popular. Also, he had a small office in one of his warehouses in New York and often went there to spend time in private devotions. As a professor, he edited 59 books of sacred and secular music, much of which he wrote. He attended the Presbyterian church in Bloomfield, NJ, for many years later in life. He contracted tuberculosis the last two years of his life. John Perry