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Collection Overview
Abstract
Professor of music at Redeemer College, Ancaster, Ontario, Canada, and Calvin College. The collection includes a thesis entitled "Church Music and Liturgy in the Christian Reformed Church of North America," plus the correspondence relating to the research of the dissertation.
Biographical Note
Bertus Frederick Polman served as professor of music at Calvin College and chair of the Music Department. He attended Dordt College earning his BA in 1968. He went on to earn his MA and PhD in musicology at the University of Minnesota. He served as a professor of music at Redeemer College in Ancaster, Ontario.
Professor Polman offered courses in music theory, music history, music literature and worship, as well as Canadian Native studies. His research focus and specialty was in Christian hymnody. He also was a talented organist, playing at Bethel Christian Reformed Church. He also contributed to journals such as The Hymn and Reformed Worship. He was co-editor of the Psalter Hymnal Handbook, and was involved with the preparations for Songs for Life and Sing! A New Creation publications. Professor Polman died on July 1, 2013 leaving behind his wife, Betty, 3 children, and grandchildren.
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- Folder 1: Paper: Contemporary Hymnody: After 1950
- Folder 2: Paper: Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179)
- Folder 3: Paper: Illuminations of Hildegard of Bingen
- Folder 4: Paper: From Calvin’s Monopoly to Goudimel’s Polphony --- 1996
- Folder 5: Paper: The Magnificat in Worship and Concert
- Folder 6: Calvin’s Theology of Music and Its Impact on the Genevan Psalter and The Development of the Calvinist Worship Service --- 1996
- Folder 7: Psalm Festival: Knox College --- 2009
- Folder 8: Songbook: Unity (Vol I)
- Folder 9: Songbook: Breathe
- Folder 10: Songbook: Never Gonna Stop
- Folder 11: Songbook: Great and Marvelous
- Folder 12: Songbook: That’s Why We Praise Him
- Folder 13: Hymn Arrangement Scores by Albert Taekema
- Folder 14: Worship Symposium: Praise and Worship Songs --- 2003
- Folder 15: Worship Symposium --- 2007
- Folder 16: Worship Symposium --- 2013
- Folder 17: Worship Project: Vertical Habits
- Folder 18: Presentation: Calvin @ 500 --- 2009
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