Carl Schalk | |
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| Born | September 26, 1929 Des Plaines, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | January 24, 2021 Melrose Park, Illinois, U.S. |
| Spouse | Noël Donata (Roeder) Schalk (d. 2016) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Concordia University Chicago, Eastman School of Music, Concordia Seminary |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Church Music |
| Sub-discipline | Composition, hymnology |
| Institutions | Concordia University Chicago |
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Carl Flentge Schalk (September 26, 1929 – January 24, 2021) was a noted Lutheran composer, author, and lecturer. Between 1965 and 2004 he taught church music at Concordia University Chicago.[1] During this time he guided the development of the university's Master of Church Music degree, which has since graduated more than 140 students.[2] Schalk was a member of the Inter-Lutheran Commission on Worship, which produced the Lutheran Book of Worship in 1978.[1] He was also the editor of the journal Church Music from 1966 to 1980.[3] Additionally, he was a published composer for Choristers Guild, a member of the Music Advisory Committee of Concordia Publishing House and of the board of directors of Lutheran Music Program,[2] the parent organization of the Lutheran Summer Music Academy and Festival.
Schalk graduated in 1952 from Concordia University Chicago (then known as Concordia Teachers College River Forest) with a B.S. in education and proceeded to earn a M.Mus. from the Eastman School of Music and an M.A.R. from Concordia Seminary in Saint Louis.[2][3]
Schalk is well known for his numerous choral compositions as well as his hymn tunes and carols, which number over one hundred.[2] He had ongoing collaborations with poets Jaroslav Vajda and Herbert Brokering, producing tunes for several of their hymn texts.[1] Schalk's hymn tunes may be found in modern Christian hymnals of various denominations. He is also the author of several books on Lutheran music and hymnody. In 2013, a critical biography of Schalk written by Nancy Raabe was published,[4] and in 2015, a collection of articles and essays about church music by Schalk was released.[5]
Schalk died on January 24, 2021, in Melrose Park, Illinois, at the age of 91.[6]
- ^ a b c Carl Schalk Archived July 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. MorningStar Music Publishers. Retrieved on August 19, 2008
- ^ a b c d Dr. Carl Schalk Archived September 7, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. The Luther Institute. Retrieved on August 19, 2008.
- ^ a b Carl F. Schalk. Selah Publishing Company. Retrieved on August 19, 2008.
- ^ Raabe, Nancy M. (2013). Carl F. Schalk: A Life in Song. Concordia Publishing House. ISBN 978-0-7586-4154-0. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- ^ Singing the Church's Song - Carl Schalk - ISBN 978-1-942304-06-7. Lutheran University Press. October 22, 2015. ISBN 978-1-942304-06-7. Archived from the original on October 22, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- ^ "Carl Flentge Schalk Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information". www.drechslerbrownwilliams.com. Retrieved February 13, 2021.