John A Behnke

John A. Behnke was an American arranger and musician who contributed to Protestant church music traditions in the twentieth century. He was known for his work arranging hymns and sacred music compositions for various Christian denominations. Behnke's arrangements reflected the American Protestant tradition and helped make hymnic works accessible for congregational singing and performance. His work as an arranger demonstrated the ongoing evolution of hymnody in American churches during the modern era, adapting traditional and contemporary sacred music for liturgical use.