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David Emlyn Evans

1843 - 1913 Person Name: D. Emlyn Evans Hymnal Number: 66 Composer of "TREWEN" in Hymnau a thonau at wasanaeth amrywiol gyfarfodydd y cysegr Born: September 21, 1843, Penralltwen, near Castellnewydd Emlyn (Castle Emlyn), Carmarthenshire, Wales. Died: January 19, 1913, Cemmaes, Montgomeryshire. Buried: Llandyfriog (near Newcastle Emlyn), Wales. Evans was a composer, adjudicator, conductor, editor, critic, music historian and entrepreneur. Frequently irascible, especially in his last years which he spent in severe and immobilizing pain, he was one of the foremost figures in Welsh musical life in the period leading up to World War I. He was self taught, via the most popular of all Welsh music publications, John Mills’ Gramadeg Cerddoriaeth, and the two parts of Thomas Williams’ Ceinion Cerddoriaeth (Musical Gems, 1852) with its 200 hymn tunes and seventy anthems and choruses. Later, formal lessons by a music teacher, Mr. Hughes of Llechryd, a few miles from his home, gave him a firmer grounding in the old notation used until 1858. The same year, in Bridgend, he sang his first song in public, conducted his first choir and won his first prize for composition. In 1863 he moved to Cheltenham, where he worked as a shop assistant and received further lessons in piano and organ. He became a commercial traveler in 1871, and traveled in this capacity for the next 20 years the length and breadth of Wales, making contacts and observing the growth of music throughout Wales. It was probably during his overnight stays in hotels that most of his musical compositions were created at the end of his working day. Throughout this period, 66 of his pieces won prizes in competitions in Wales, England and America. Evans’s works include: Y Caniedydd Cynulleidfaol, 1895 (editor) --www.hymntime.com/tch

Charles Lockhart

1745 - 1815 Person Name: C. Lockhart Hymnal Number: 32 Composer of "CARLISLE" in Hymnau a thonau at wasanaeth amrywiol gyfarfodydd y cysegr Born: 1745, London, England. Died: February 9, 1815, London, England. Lockhart was first organist of the Lock Hospital, and was for some years associated with Martin Madan in the musical arrangements there. Though blind from infancy, Lockhart had a distinct musical gift, and was especially known for training children’s choirs. His earliest tunes were printed on separate sheets. He published a set of hymn tunes about 1810. Sources: Frost, p. 680 Lightwood, p. 155 Nutter, p. 460 Music: CARLISLE TAMWORTH http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/l/o/c/lockhart_c.htm ================ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Lockhart_%28musician%29

George Hews

1806 - 1873 Hymnal Number: 99 Composer of "HOLLY" in Hymnau a thonau at wasanaeth amrywiol gyfarfodydd y cysegr Born: January 6, 1806, Weston, Massachusetts. Died: July 6, 1873, Boston, Massachusetts.

J. D. Jones

1827 - 1870 Hymnal Number: 20 Composer of "GWALCHMAI" in Hymnau a thonau at wasanaeth amrywiol gyfarfodydd y cysegr [Gwalchmai] Born: 1827, Bryngrugog, Montgomeryshire, Wales. Died: September 17, 1870, Rhuthun, Wales. Buried: Baptist cemetery, Rhuthun, Wales. Jones’ parents were so poor they could only give him a year’s schooling. Therefore he spent his boyhood learning all he could about music. Before he was 20 years old, he published a few psalm tunes under the title Y Perganiedydd (The Sweet Singer). From this effort he earned sufficient funds to attend college in London. He is also remembered as a singing teacher at Rhuthyn. His works include: Y Perganiedydd, 1847 © The Cyber Hymnal™ (hymntime.com/tch)

William Jones

1726 - 1800 Person Name: Wm. Jones Hymnal Number: 158 Composer of "ST. STEPHEN" in Hymnau a thonau at wasanaeth amrywiol gyfarfodydd y cysegr Born: July 30, 1726, Lowick, Northamptonshire, England. Died: January 6, 1800, Hollingbourne, Kent, England. Pseudonym: Jones of Nayland. Jones was educated at Charterhouse and University College, Oxford. He became Vicar of Bethersden, Kent (1764); Pluckley, Kent; and Paston, Northamptonshire; perpetual Curate of Nayland, Suffolk (1777); and Rector of Hollingbourne, Kent (1798). He became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1775. His works include: The Catholic Doctrine of the Trinity, 1756 Fairchild Discourses, 1775 Physiological Disquisitions, 1781 A Treatise on the Art of Music, 1784 Church Pieces for the Organ with Four Anthems in Score, 1789 Jones was a descendant of the Col. J. Jones, who was one of the signatories to the death warrant of King Charles I of England. He used to regularly observe January 30 as a day of fasting and humiliation for his ancestor’s sin. Music: ST. STEPHEN --www.hymntime.com/tch/

William Henry Gladstone

1840 - 1891 Person Name: W. H. Gladstone Hymnal Number: 80 Composer of "OMBERSLEY" in Hymnau a thonau at wasanaeth amrywiol gyfarfodydd y cysegr Born: June 3, 1840, Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales. Died: July 4, 1892, Westminster, London, England. Eldest son of British prime minister William Gladstone, William attended Eton College and read Greek and Latin at Christ Church College, Oxford University. A Member of Parliament for a total of 20 years, representing Chester for 3; Whitby, Yorkshire for 12; and East Worcestershire for 5. A singer and organist, he was well versed in musical history, especially the development of Anglican church music. He wrote on musical topics, and one of the views he expressed was that choral church services were to be deplored because "the choirs often discourage the congregations from singing." He wrote the anthems "Gracious and Righteous" and "Withdraw Not Thou", & chants, anthems, introits & organ voluntaries. His works include: A Selection of Hymns and Tunes, 1882 --www.hymntime.com/tch/

E. E. Hasty

1840 - 1914 Hymnal Number: 356 Composer of "[Iesu, 'Ngwaredwr, i Bethlehem ddaeth]" in Hymnau a thonau at wasanaeth amrywiol gyfarfodydd y cysegr Emerson Eaton Hasty USA 1840-1914. Born in ME, his family moved to OH when he was three. He was a beekeeper most of his life. He married Annette (Nettie) Wilson, and they had five children: William, Nettie, Arthur, Elliott, and Julia. He translated Georgia’s 4th Georgic. He also wrote gospel songs. Other written works include: “What is Christianity?” and “Reasons for not joining church societies”. He also submitted articles to a newsletter on beekeeping. He died in Ottawa Hills, OH. John Perry

Ieuan Gwyllt

1822 - 1877 Person Name: I. Gwyllt Hymnal Number: 128 Cyf. o hen Alaw gan of "MALVERN" in Hymnau a thonau at wasanaeth amrywiol gyfarfodydd y cysegr Bardic name (pseudonym) of John Roberts. See also Roberts, John. He published a book of his tunes, Llyfr Tonau Cynulleidfaol, in London, England, in 1859.

William Litton Viner

1790 - 1867 Person Name: Wm. L. Vine Hymnal Number: 280 Composer of "MOUNT OF OLIVES" in Hymnau a thonau at wasanaeth amrywiol gyfarfodydd y cysegr Born 1790 in Bath, died 1867 in Westfield, MA. Organist and composer.

Robert Simpson

1790 - 1832 Person Name: R. Simpson Hymnal Number: 153 Composer of "BALERMA" in Hymnau a thonau at wasanaeth amrywiol gyfarfodydd y cysegr Robert Simpson, of Scotland; b. 1790; d. 1832 Evangelical Lutheran Hymnal, 1908