John Foley (musician)
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John Foley, S. J.
(born 1939) is an American composer of Catholic
liturgical
music and and a professor of liturgy at St. Louis University. Among his better known compositions are "One Bread, One Body" (1978), "Earthen Vessels" (1975), "Come to the Water" (1978), "The Cry of the Poor" (1978), "For You Are My God" (1970), and the album "As a River of Light" (1989).
Much of his early work on liturgical music was as a member of a group called the St. Louis Jesuits
, with whom he released several albums. Other members of the St. Louis Jesuits were Dan Schutte
, Bob Dufford
, Roc O'Connor, and Tim Manion. He has also released several solo collections of liturgical music. Both the solo and the group efforts were released through publishers OCP
(formerly Oregon Catholic Press), National Association of Liturgical Resources and GIA Publications.
Since 1993, he is the director of the Center for Liturgy at St. Louis University.
. This music has enjoyed widespread success throughout the English speaking world.
Society of Jesus
The Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...
(born 1939) is an American composer of Catholic
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
liturgical
Liturgy
Liturgy is either the customary public worship done by a specific religious group, according to its particular traditions or a more precise term that distinguishes between those religious groups who believe their ritual requires the "people" to do the "work" of responding to the priest, and those...
music and and a professor of liturgy at St. Louis University. Among his better known compositions are "One Bread, One Body" (1978), "Earthen Vessels" (1975), "Come to the Water" (1978), "The Cry of the Poor" (1978), "For You Are My God" (1970), and the album "As a River of Light" (1989).
Much of his early work on liturgical music was as a member of a group called the St. Louis Jesuits
St. Louis Jesuits
The St. Louis Jesuits, a group of Catholic composers who popularized a contemporary style of church music through their compositions and recordings in the 1970s and 1980s. The group, made up of Jesuit seminarians at St...
, with whom he released several albums. Other members of the St. Louis Jesuits were Dan Schutte
Dan Schutte
Daniel L. Schutte is an American composer of Catholic liturgical music and a contemporary Christian songwriter best known for composing the hymn Here I Am, Lord .-Biography:...
, Bob Dufford
Bob Dufford
Robert J. Dufford, S. J. is a Jesuit priest, a former member of the St. Louis Jesuits musical group, and a composer of Catholic liturgical music...
, Roc O'Connor, and Tim Manion. He has also released several solo collections of liturgical music. Both the solo and the group efforts were released through publishers OCP
Oregon Catholic Press
OCP is an American liturgical publisher based in Portland, Oregon. The not-for-profit company publishes liturgical music, books, choral collections, hymnals, missals, and support materials for the Catholic Church...
(formerly Oregon Catholic Press), National Association of Liturgical Resources and GIA Publications.
Since 1993, he is the director of the Center for Liturgy at St. Louis University.
His music in contemporary Catholic culture
John Foley is one of many musicians who compose contemporary Catholic liturgical musicContemporary Catholic liturgical music
Contemporary Catholic liturgical music encompasses a comprehensive number of styles of music for Catholic liturgy that grew both before and after the reforms of Vatican II...
. This music has enjoyed widespread success throughout the English speaking world.