Collection Overview
Title: Howard Slenk Collection, 1965-1993
ID: COLL/233
Creator: Slenk, Howard (1931-)
Extent: 3.2 Cubic Feet. More info below.
Arrangement: Folder level description
Abstract
Professor of music at Calvin College. The collection includes Oratorio Society constitution, minutes, correspondence, television releases, source work, program notes, sing-along activities, photographs, press clippings, rehearsal plans, dissertation materials, and oratorio notes for the Messiah, St. Paul, Requiem, King David, Creation, St. John's Passion, The Crucifixion, St. Matthew's Passion, and Easter Oratorio.
Biographical Note
Howard J. Slenk was born in Holland, Michigan in 1931. He attended Calvin College went on to earn his Ph.D. from Ohio University. Slenk taught at Trinity Christian College, but perhaps is best known for his service at Calvin College as professor of music for 28 years.
From 1967-1995 Slenk taught organ and music theory as well as directing Calvin's choirs and conducting the Oratorio Society. Slenk also served as the organist and music director for Woodland CRC in Grand Rapids. Slenk wrote A Well-Appointed Church Music in 1960. Slenk, (now emeritus professor of music) has received the honor of a scholarship named after him. The Howard J. Slenk Music Scholarship is awarded to Calvin College students with a music focused career path such as choral conducting, organist, or musicology.
Box and Folder Listing
- Series 1: Oratorio Notes --- 1980-1993
- Box 1
- Folder 1: Personnel records, articles, program notes
- Folder 2: Oratorio Society --- 1980-1981
- Folder 3: Oratorio Society constitution --- 1981
- Folder 4: Messiah, correspondence, society minutes --- 1981
- Folder 5: Source communications, television broadcasts of Messiah --- 1981
- Folder 6: Messiah, correspondence, release for Messiah telecast --- 1982
- Folder 7: "Messiah Sing-In," sing-along --- 1982
- Folder 8: Mendelssohn's St. Paul, correspondence, notes, society minutes --- 1982
- Folder 9: Source work on Messiah --- 1983
- Folder 10: Mendelssohn's St. Paul, correspondence, notes, society minutes --- 1983
- Folder 11: Messiah, correspondence, notes, society minutes --- 1983
- Box 2
- Folder 1: Source communications, telecasts, activities, and correspondence --- 1983
- Folder 2: Sing-along activities --- 1983
- Folder 3: H. Slenk directing Oratorio, photographs --- 1984
- Folder 4: Brahms' Requiem, notes, correspondence --- 1984
- Folder 5: Bach-Handel anniversary concer, notes, correspondence, and minutes --- April 19 and 20, 1985
- Folder 6: Messiah, notes, correspondence, society minutes --- 1984
- Folder 7: Messiah, correspondence, notes, minutes --- 1985
- Folder 8: Honeggar's King David, notes, correspondence --- 1985
- Folder 9: Messiah, society minutes, notes --- December 1986
- Folder 10: Messiah, December, society minutes, notes, correspondence --- 1987
- Folder 11: Creation, society minutes, orchestra schedule --- April 1987
- Folder 12: Elijah, society minutes, rehearsal plan, correspondence --- April 1988
- Box 3
- Folder 1: Messiah, society minutes, correspondence, reactions --- 1988
- Folder 2: St. John, rehearsal plans, society minutes --- 1988
- Folder 3: Messiah, society minutes, press clippings, correspondence --- December 8 and 9, 1989
- Folder 4: The Crucifixion, society minutes, correspondence, press report
- Folder 5: Messiah, society minutes, correspondence, press report --- November 30 and December 1, 1990
- Folder 6: St. Paul, society minutes, correspondence, rehearsal plans, program --- March 21 and 22, 1991
- Folder 7: Messiah, society minutes, correspondence --- December 2, 3, and 4, 1991
- Folder 8: Messiah, society minutes, correspondence --- December 4 and 5, 1992
- Folder 9: St. Matthew's Passion, Bach bibliography, society minutes, press report --- April 3, 1992
- Folder 10: Easter Oratorio, rehearsal schedule, correspondence --- April 10, 1993
- Folder 11: A Well-Appointed Church Music --- 1960
- Series 2: Tapes of Past Performances
- Box 4: Past performances tapes
- Series 3: Dissertation Notes and Materials
- Box 5
- Folder 1: First draft of PhD dissertation
- Folder 2: Final draft of PhD dissertation
- Folder 3: Reference material for PhD dissertation
- Folder 4: PhD dissertation notebook
- Folder 5: Notes for dissertation
- Folder 6: Dissertation material-musical scores
- Folder 7: Dissertation material-musical scores
- Box 6
- Folder 1: Dissertation material-musical scores
- Folder 2: Dissertation material-musical scores
- Folder 3: Dissertation material-musical scores
- Folder 4: Dissertation material-musical scores
- Folder 5: Dissertation material-musical scores
- Folder 7: Dissertation material file cards