LLOYD LARSON (b. 1954) is a native of Illinois. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Anderson University in Anderson, IN, and his Master of Church Music from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY, with an emphasis in piano and composition. He has previously served as Minister of Music for churches in Indiana and Ohio. He is currently a free-lance composer/arranger residing in the Minneapolis, MN, metropolitan area. His choral, handbell, keyboard and instrumental works are widely published.