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Tony Alonso

b. 1980 Person Name: Tony E. Alonso Composer of "[I am the light of the world, says the Lord]" in RitualSong (2nd ed.) Tony Alonso has published several collections of liturgical music and his music appears in many hymnals throughout the world. He has an Bachelor of Music degree from Northwestern University and a M.A. degree in theology from Loyola Marymount University.

Robert J. Batastini

b. 1942 Composer (tone) of "[Alleluia! Alleluia]" in Lead Me, Guide Me (2nd ed.) Robert J. Batastini is the retired vice president and senior editor of GIA Publications, Inc., Chicago. Bob has over fifty-five years of service in pastoral music ministry, having served several parishes in the Archdiocese of Chicago and one in the Diocese of Joliet. He served as executive editor and project director for the Worship hymnals (three editions), Gather hymnals (three editions), Catholic Community Hymnal, and as executive editor of RitualSong. In 1993 he became the first recipient of the Father Lawrence Heimann Citation for lifetime contribution to church music and liturgy in the U.S., awarded by St. Joseph's College, Rensselaer, Indiana, and was named "Pastoral Musician of the Year-2000" by the National Association of Pastoral Musicians (NPM). At its 2006 conference, he was named a Fellow of the Hymn society in the United States and Canada. In his retirement he is active in the music ministry of St. Francis de Sales Parish, Holland, MI. Nancy Naber, from www.giamusic.com/bios/

Mary Frances Reza

Composer of "[Yo soy la Luz del mundo]" in Journeysongs (3rd ed.)

Peter M. Kolar

b. 1973 Person Name: Peter M. Kolar, b. 1973 Arranger (choral) of "[Yo soy la Luz del mundo]" in Journeysongs (3rd ed.)

Ed Bolduc

b. 1969 Composer of "[I am the light of the world, says the Lord]" in One in Faith Ed Bolduc is a contemporary Catholic artist.

W. Clifford Petty

b. 1967 Composer of "[I am the light of the world, says the Lord]" in One in Faith W. Clifford Petty is a 1986 graduate of Eufaula High School. He received his Bachelors and Master degrees from Alabama State University. In 2022 he received an honorary Doctorate from Graham Theological Seminary. He spent ten years teaching at the historic Saint Jude High School in Montgomery, Alabama and twenty years at Resurrection Catholic School. For the last 31 years, he has served as Pastoral Musician and Composer in Residence at Resurrection Catholic Church. He also spent a combination of 25 years as Minister of Music at Brown Memorial and Capitol City Church of God in Christ where he also served as Montgomery District Music Supervisor. He is a published composer with World Library Publications and GIA Music. Petty has works published in 7 hymnals. In February of 2023, Petty debuted his musical talents at Carnegie Hall. He has recorded four solo CDs on the World Library Publications label and several other recordings with other solo artists and choirs. He's a proud member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity and the Knights of Peter Claver. He's the proud father of LaKeyla and the grandfather of Landon and Journee. W. Clifford Petty