Popular Composers
American composers of this music, with some of their most popular tunes, include:
- Marty Haugen, b. 1950 ("Gather Us In", "Canticle of the Sun", "We Are Many Parts", many psalm settings)
- Michael Joncas, b. 1951 ("On Eagle's Wings", "We Come to Your Feast")
- Rory Cooney, b. 1952 ("Bread of Life")
- David Haas, b. 1957 ("Blest Are They", "You Are Mine")
- Carey Landry, b. 1945 ("Abba, Father", "Hail Mary, Gentle Woman")
- Stephen DeCesare, b. 1969 ("Come To My Mercy", "Remember Me")
- Steven Janco, ("Mass of the Angels and Saints", "Draw Near")
- Tony Alonso, ("Mass of Joy and Peace", "Fresh as the Morning")
- Suzanne Toolan, RSM, b. 1927 ("I Am the Bread of Life")
- Janèt Sullivan Whitaker, b. 1958 ("Here At This Table", "In Every Age")
- Jeanne Cotter, ("The Lord is Kind and Merciful")
- Chris de Silva, ("Hold Us, Jesus", "We Are One")
- The Dameans - Gary Ault, Mike Balhoff, Buddy Ceaser, Gary Daigle, Darryl Ducote ("Look Beyond", "All That We Have", Remember Your Love")
- Rob Glover, b. 1950 ("Abundant Life","Peace Child")
- Bob Moore b. 1962 ("All Who Hunger", "Sweet Refreshment")
- Sebastian Temple 1928 - 1997, ("All that I Am", "Make me a Channel of Your Peace")
along with the former and current members of the St. Louis Jesuits, namely:
- Dan Schutte, b. 1947 ("Here I Am, Lord", "Sing a New Song", "You Are Near")
- Bob Dufford, S.J., b. 1943 ("Be Not Afraid", "All the Ends of the Earth")
- John Foley, S.J., b. 1939 ("One Bread, One Body")
- Roc O'Connor, S.J., ("Lift Up Your Hearts")
- Tim Manion, ("I Lift Up My Soul")
Notable composers of contemporary Catholic liturgical music from outside the US include:
- Irish Ian Callanan, b. 1971 ("Comfort My People, Take and Eat This Is My Body, Love is the Boat for the Journey")
- Frenchman Joseph Gelineau, SJ, 1920-2008 ("The Lord Is My Shepherd")
- Australian Peter Kearney ("Fill my House", "The Beautitudes")
- Australian Fr Frank Andersen ("Trinity Song" (Father in my life I see), a setting of "The Exultet")
- Australian Richard Connolly, b.1927 ("Where there is charity and love" etc.)
- Australian Chris Willcock, S.J. b.1947 ("Do not be afraid I am with you")
- English Damian Lundy ("Sing of a Girl", "Walk in the Light")
- English Bernadette Farrell, b. 1957 ("Unless a Grain of Wheat", "Christ Be Our Light")
- English Christopher Walker, b. 1947 ("Laudate Dominum")
- English Boyce & Stanley, b. 1972/1965 ("Bread of Life, Taste & See")
- English Paul Inwood, b. 1947 ("Center of my Life")
- English David Evans ("Be Still for the Presence of the Lord")
- Filipino Eduardo Hontiveros, SJ, 1923–2008
- Filipino Manuel V. Francisco, SJ ("In My Heart", "Jesus On The Cross", "God Of Silence", "Something More", "In Him Alone", etc.)
- Filipino Arnel Aquino, SJ ("I Love The Lord")
- Filipino J.Nez Marcelo ("Touch Me Lord","The Seed")
- Australian b. 1959 ("One Body In Christ", "Gather As One", "Light The Fire" etc.). Published by Willow Publishing Pty Ltd
- Australian b.1958 ("Summoned By Love", "Canticle Of Creation", "A New Heart For A New World", "We Are Travellers" etc.) Published by Willow Publishing Pty Ltd
- Australian b.1967 ("Lifted Into Heaven", "Christ Be Near Us", Reach Out" etc.). Published by Willow Publishing Pty Ltd.
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