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Title: American Choral Directors Association Special Collections, ca. 1950-2000

ID: 12/9/172

Primary Creator: American Choral Directors Association (1959-)

Other Creators: Brown, Elaine (1910-1997), Christiansen, F. Melius (1871-1955), Collins, Walter S. (1926-1997), Decker, Harold A. (1914-2003), Farkas, Ferenc (1905-2000), Glarum, L. Stanley (1908-1975), Haberlen, John B. (1940-), Hayes, Morris D. (1919-2006), Hirt, Charles C. (1911-2001), Keister, Elwood (1920-2003), Kirk, Colleen J. (1918-2004), Mathis, Russell (1926-2014), Maze, Glen L. (1928-2002), Page, Ronald Royce (ca. 1940-), Shaw, Robert Lawson (1916-1999), Snyder, Ellis Emanuel (1898-1969), Snyder, Robert Ellis (1930-2021), Waring, Fredrick Malcolm (1900-1984), Yamron, Janet (1932-), Youngberg, Eva Mae Struckmeyer (1930-)

Extent: 72.0 cubic feet

Arrangement: Organized in 15 record groups: Record Group 1, Harold A. Decker Papers and Sound Recordings; Record Group 2, Colleen J. Kirk Papers and Sound Recordings; Record Group 3, Russell Mathis Papers; Record Group 4, Stanley Glarum Papers and Sound Recordings; Record Group 5, Morris D. Hayes Papers and Realia; Record Group 6, Elwood Keister Papers; Record Group 7, Ferenc Farkas Collection; Record Group 8 Charles C. Hirt Papers; Record Group 9, Walter Collins Papers; Record Group 10; Elaine Brown Music and Papers; Record Group 11, Fred Waring Collection; Record Group 12, F. Melius Christiansen Choral Scores; Record Group 13, Robert Shaw Collection; Record Group 14, Robert and Ellis Snyder Choral Library and Personal Papers; and Record Group 15, Small Collections which consists of 5 series including the Eva Youngberg Papers, Ronald Page Collection, John Haberlen Robert Shaw Collection, John Haberlen Research Files on William L. Dawson, and the Glen Maze Collection of Choral Method Books. Record Groups will be processed over time.

Date Acquired: 01/06/2022

Subjects: Books, Choirs, Choral music, Choral singing -- Instruction and study, Choral Society, Church music--Catholic Church, Civil Rights, Class Record Books, Compositions-Music, Folk music, Folk songs, Magazines, Music -- Brazil, Music -- China, Music -- Illinois, Music -- Illinois - Education, Music -- Japan, Music -- Korea, Music -- Russia, Music - United States, Musical Repertoires, Music Library, Music Publishers, Music teachers, Music teachers - Training of, Music Teachers National Association, Teaching Methods, Vocal music

Formats/Genres: Scrapbooks

Languages: English, French, Italian, German, Polish, Slovak, Russian, Ukrainian, Hungarian, Romanian, Serbian, Hebrew, Yiddish, Japanese, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish;Castilian, Thai, Swedish, Chinese

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Consists of correspondence, programs, lectures, photographs, research files, newsletters, newspaper clippings, sound recordings, meeting minutes, awards, publications, music scores and parts, and personal papers documenting the careers of major American choral directors and leaders of the American Choral Directors Association between the 1950s and 2000.

Biographical Note

Concerned by the lack of resources available to American choral directors, Robert Landers (director of the US Air Force Choir), Archie Jones (director of choirs at the University of Texas), and Maynard Klein (director of choirs at the University of Michigan) first conceived of a national choral association in 1957. The American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), originally called the American Choirmasters Association following the American Bandmasters Association, was founded two years later in Kansas City, Missouri during the biennial conference of the Music Teachers National Association. The ACDA, which began with 35 members, was established to serve the needs of pubilc school, collegiate, community, sacred, and professional choirs by sponsoring choral workshops, international conventions, concert exchanges, and symposia.

The first executive board was led by Archie Jones (president), R. Wayne Hugoboom (executive director), Earl Willhoite (treasurer), Charles Hirt, Warner Imig, James Aliferis, Elwood Keister, and Harry Robert Wilson. During their first meeting, the executive board established a set of bylaws and yearly dues of $6.

In March 1960, the organization held its first biannual convention in conjunction with the 1960 Music Educator's National Conference. This conference consisted of concerts, reading sessions, workshops, and panel discussions. The following May, the ACDA published the first issue of the Choral Journal. Eleven years later, the organization held its first independent conference in Kansas City. Since then, the ACDA conference has expanded to include honor choirs and multiple sessions.

In addition to their biannual conference, the organization has fostered the annual Schmitt and Pepper Choral Composition Competitions since 1962. In 1991, the ACDA added the Raymond W. Brock Student Composition Competition. In addition, the ACDA also provides awards for dissertations and professional research on choral music.

Since 1961, the ACDA has been governed by both national and regional officers from six regions. In 1979, the ACDA added a seventh region to accomodate expanding membership.

Subject/Index Terms

Books
Choirs
Choral music
Choral singing -- Instruction and study
Choral Society
Church music--Catholic Church
Civil Rights
Class Record Books
Compositions-Music
Folk music
Folk songs
Magazines
Music -- Brazil
Music -- China
Music -- Illinois
Music -- Illinois - Education
Music -- Japan
Music -- Korea
Music -- Russia
Music - United States
Musical Repertoires
Music Library
Music Publishers
Music teachers
Music teachers - Training of
Music Teachers National Association
Teaching Methods
Vocal music

Administrative Information

Repository: The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

Acquisition Source: American Choral Directors Association

Acquisition Method: Transfer through deed of gift.

Appraisal Information: 10 boxes of loose choral music in the Decker Record Group (box 7-8,10-11, 13-15, 18, 23 and one unlabelled box) was deaccessioned June 24, 2022.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Record Group:

[Record Group 1: Harold A. Decker Papers and Recordings, 1902-2009],
[Record Group 2: Colleen J. Kirk Papers and Sound Recordings, 1949-2003],
[Record Group 3: Russell Mathis Papers, 1960-1977],
[Record Group 4: L. Stanley Glarum Papers and Audio Recordings, 1930-1977],
[Record Group 5: Morris D. Hayes Papers and Realia, 1956-1991],
[Record Group 6: Elwood Keister Papers, 1958-1995],
[Record Group 7: Ferenc Farkas Collection, 1933-2001],
[Record Group 8: Charles C. Hirt Papers, 1923-2001],
[Record Group 9: Walter S. Collins Papers, 1940-1996],
[Record Group 10: Elaine Brown Music and Papers, 1880-2005],
[Record Group 11: Fred Waring Collection, 1937-1997],
[Record Group 12: F. Melius Christiansen Choral Scores, 1918-1954],
[Record Group 13: Robert Shaw Collection, 1954-2005],
[Record Group 14: Robert and Ellis Snyder Choral Library and Personal Papers, 1935-1999],
[Record Group 15: Small Collections, 1893-2006],
[All]

Record Group 1: Harold A. Decker Papers and Recordings, 1902-2009

Consists of correspondence, music, lectures, publications, dissertations and theses, meeting notes, and recordings, documenting Harold Decker's career as a choral director. This record group is organized in three series: Series 1: Research, Instruction and Service, 1937-1984; Series 2: Music, Concert Programs, and Tours, 1880-1990; Series 3: Personal Papers, 1936-1992.

Series 1: Research, Instruction and Service, 1937-1997

Consists of Decker's research materials, including publications, presentations, and edited scores; instructional materials from his work at Wichita State University and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; and correspondence pertaining his service with the American Choral Directors Association and the American Choral Foundation. The series is organized into three subseries: Sub-series 1: Instruction, 1937-1984; Sub-series 2: Publications and Presentations, 1945-1984; and Sub-series 3: Service, 1942-1997.

Sub-Series 1: Instruction, 1937-1984

Consists of dissertations and theses by students for whom Decker served as advisor or as a committee member; classroom materials; collected materials produced by the University of Illinois and Witchita State University; and materials pertaining to Decker's professional research. This Sub-series is organized into four content areas: Dissertations and Theses, General Class Materials, Research Materials, and Specific Class Materials. Materials within each content area are arranged alphabetically by folder title.

Box 1

Folder 1: Dissertations and Theses: An Analysis of Six Major Choral Works by John Tavener, 1978
Folder 2: Dissertations and Theses: The Choral Music of Johann Friedrich Peter 1746-1813, 1973
Folder 3: Dissertations and Theses: Elaine Brown and Singing City: The Choral Art as a Communicative Social Force, 1976
Folder 4: Dissertations and Theses: An Examination of the Compositions by Darius Milhaud for Unaccompanied Mixed Voices, 1979
Folder 5: Dissertations and Theses: Hector Berlioz The Te Deum, 1978
Folder 6: Dissertations and Theses: The Sacred Choral Music of Charles Ives, 1969
Folder 7: Dissertations and Theses: The Sacred Music of Robert Johnson (c. 1500-c. 1560), 1986
Folder 8: Dissertations and Theses: The Soli-Tutti Concept in the Choral Works of Johann Sebastian Bach, 1969
Folder 9: Dissertations and Theses: A Study of Edwin London's Music for Women's Chorus, 1983
Folder 10: Dissertations and Theses: Timothy Swan: Yankee Tunesmith, 1972
Folder 11: General Class Materials: 20th Century Choral Music, undated
Folder 12: General Class Materials: Advanced Choral Conducting, undated

Box 2

Folder 1: General Class Materials: Articles, Newsletters, Syllabi, 1957-1987
Folder 2: General Class Materials: Bach, Julius Herford, 1960-1979
Folder 3: General Class Materials: Bach - Mass in B Minor Refrences, 1960-1975
Folder 4: General Class Materials: Baroque, 1972-1983
Folder 5: General Class Materials: Buxtenude, Carissimi, Vivaldi, Purcell, undated
Folder 6: General Class Materials: Choral Conducting, 1966-1968
Folder 7: General Class Materials: Choral Literature - Bach, 1968-1987
Folder 8: General Class Materials: Choral Literature - Faure, Honegger, 1984
Folder 9: General Class Materials: Choral Literature - Handel (1 of 2), 1975-1978
Folder 10: General Class Materials: Choral Literature - Handel (2 of 2), 1975-1978
Folder 11: General Class Materials: Choral Literature - Performance, Purcell, undated
Folder 12: General Class Materials: Composers, 1964-1984
Folder 13: General Class Materials: Conducting, Handouts, undated
Folder 14: General Class Materials: DMA Lists, U of I, 1969-1984
Folder 15: General Class Materials: Festivals, 1985-1989
Folder 16: General Class Materials: Hayden Mass in D Minor, Score and Notes, undated
Folder 17: General Class Materials: Handel Workshop; Handel Festspiele Halle, Germany, 1979
Folder 18: General Class Materials: Isreal in Egypt, undated
Folder 19: General Class Materials: Lecture Notes, undated
Folder 20: General Class Materials: Music Educators National Conference Programs, 1966-1969
Folder 21: General Class Materials: Pitch Alteration, undated
Folder 22: General Class Materials: Requirements for DMA Progam at University of Illinois, 1971-1974
Folder 23: General Class Materials: Special Articles, 1960-1963
Folder 24: General Class Materials: University of Illinois Choral Program Flyers, ca. 1964
Folder 25: General Class Materials: Virginia Music Camp - Chorus Book, 1967
Folder 26: General Class Materials: Workshop Programs, 1971-1994
Folder 27: Research Materials: Bach Passion St. Matthew, 1981
Folder 28: Research Materials: Berlioz Refrence Materials, 1974-1977
Folder 29: Research Materials: Hayden J. The Creation, undated
Folder 30: Research Materials: Herford, Julius; Synopsis of Courses in Analysis, 1955
Folder 31: Research Materials: Musical Times June 1976 with Annotations, 1976
Folder 32: Research Materials: Notes on Mass in A Flat (Schubert), Undated
Folder 33: Research Materials: A Study of Vocal Pedagogy for the Choral Rehearsal Based on Theories Presented in Published Literature from 1960 to 1970 and on Interviews and Observations of Selected Choral Conductors, Dissertation by William Kenneth Decker, 1975: Dissertation is incomplete and missing pages 15-288.
Folder 34: Research Materials: A Survey of Ancient, Medieval and Modern Choral Music with Special Emphasis on the Influences of the Modes, Master's Thesis by Harold Decker, 1938
Folder 35: Specific Class Materials: MUSC 230, 433, 454, Assignments, Bibliographies, Outlines, 1957
Folder 36: Specific Class Materials: MUSC 230 - Choral Conducting, 1957-1969
Folder 37: Specific Class Materials: MUSC 320, 416, 432, 433, Final Exams, Notes, Exercises, 1966
Folder 38: Specific Class Materials: MUSC 320, 433, Bibliographies, Student Papers (1 of 2), 1959-1971
Folder 39: Specific Class Materials: MUSC 320, 433, Bibliographies, Student Papers (2 of 2), 1959-1971
Folder 40: Specific Class Materials: MUSC 320, 433, St. Matthew Passion, 1969
Folder 41: Specific Class Materials: MUSC 320, 320c, Choral Seminar, 1966-1967
Folder 42: Specific Class Materials: MUSC 320, Classic Romantic Choral Music, Student Papers (UIUC), Bibliographies, 1967-1972
Folder 43: Specific Class Materials: MUSC 320, Classic Romantic Choral Music, 1970

Box 3

Folder 1: Specific Class Materials: 426, 427 Choral Music-course reserves list, research materials, 1980-1981
Folder 2: Specific Class Materials: Music 426, 427, 433, undated
Folder 3: Specific Class Materials: Music 433, 453 Contemporary Composers and Works, Bach, 1963-1987
Folder 4: Specific Class Materials: Music 433 Advanced Conducting, undated
Folder 5: Specific Class Materials-Music 433, 1946
Folder 6: Specific Class Materials: 452A Lassus Palestrina, New Palestrina Sources-Allen Pike, 1975-1976
Folder 7: Specific Class Materials: Music 453A Choral Literature Assignments, 1982
Folder 8: Specific Class Materials: Music 453A Choral Literature Carissimi, undated
Folder 9: Specific Class Materials: Music 453A-Choral Literature, undated
Folder 10: Specific Class Materials-Music 453A Choral Literature, Monteverdi, 1983
Folder 11: Specific Class Materials-Music 453A Early Elizabethan Madrigals, Early Inst. Tallis, Byrd, Gibbons, Downland (1/2), 1979-1980
Folder 12: Specific Class Materials-Music 453A Early Elizabethan Madrigals Early Inst. Tallys, Byrd, Gibbons, Downloand (2/2), 1979-1980
Folder 13: Specific Course Materials: Music 453A-Early Religious Chant Notes, undated
Folder 14: Specific Class Materials: 453A H. Schutz, Schein, Scheidt, Massler, Callus, Praetorius (Choral Literature), undated
Folder 15: Specific Class Materials: Music 453B Brahms Deutsches Requiem, 1956-1983
Folder 16: Specific Class Materials: Music 453B Choral Literature, 1981
Folder 17: Specific Class Materials: Music 453B-Mozart, 1971
Folder 18: Specific Class Materials: Music 453B-Verdi, undated
Folder 19: Specific Class Materials: 454, 453B, 427 Reparatory Assignments, 1951
Folder 20: Specific Class Materials: Music 454 Baroque, 1978
Folder 21: Specific Class Materials: Music 454 Baroque, 1980
Folder 22: Specific Class Materials: Music 454, Classic Romantic, 1978
Folder 23: Specific Class Materials: Music 454, Contemporary Choral Music, undated
Folder 24: Specific Class Materials: Music 454, Contemporary Music Workshop, 1969-1976
Folder 25: Specific Class Materials: Music 454 English Renaissance Seminar/Vienna Symposium, 1972
Folder 26: Specific Class Materials: Music 454 Renaissance (U of I), 1977-1979
Folder 27: Specific Class Materials: Music 456A, Choral Literature, Handel, 1981
Folder 28: Specific Class Materials-Renaissance Choral Workshop, 1980
Folder 29: Specific Class Materials: Music 581, 591, 454, 433, 391, 1982-1984

Box 4

Folder 10: General Course Files: Choral Repertoire, Conducting, Rehersal Techniques, 1956-1990
Folder 11: General Class Materials: Proposal for a Community Music Program Curriculum, 1973
Folder 12: General Course Files: University of Witchita School of Music Brochure, 1949
Folder 13: Research Materials: 1964 Sabbatical, 1964
Folder 14: Research Choral Repertoire and Rehersals, 1961-1986
Folder 15: Specific Course Files: Music 433, 1970

Box 11

Folder 1: Specific Class Materials: Music 453B: Choral Literature - Benjamin Britten's War Requiem, 1963-1979
Folder 2: Specific Class Materials: Music 454: Choral Literature - Joseph Haydn's Lord Nelson Mass, 1978

Sub-Series 2: Publications and Presentations, 1945-1984

Consists of Decker's published articles, edited music, and scholarly presentations. Of note is his edited version of Palestrina's Stabat Mater. Materials are organized chronologically.

Box 3

Folder 30: Lectures on Choral Performance, 1971
Folder 31: Speech on Handel and Purcell, undated
Folder 32: Stabat Mater, music by Palestrina, edited by Harold Decker, 1981
Folder 33: The European Choral Scene (speech for Detroit), undated
Folder 34: Unpublished speeches, 1981-1984

Box 4

Folder 3: ACDA Presentation Notes, "Style, Acoustics and Textures in Polychoral Music," 1980-1981
Folder 16: Choral Singing in England by Harold Decker (Choral Journal), 1973
Folder 17: "Music Sings in These," music by Harold Decker, 1945
Folder 18: "Go Down Death," arranged by Harold Decker, 1952
Folder 19: Presentation of Master of Music Degree in Choral Conducting at University of Illinois, 1960
Folder 20: "Let Us Teach Music", in the Illinois Music Educator Volume XXIV, No. 5, 1964
Folder 21: Lecture Notes, undated

Sub-Series 3: Service, 1942-1997

Consists of administrative documents, professional development materials, personal notes, and correspondence used by Harold Decker while working with the American Choral Director's Association, the American Choral Foundation, and other service organizations. Of note are materials relating to the ACDA publishing committee and various ACDA convention committees. Materials are organized alphabetically by folder title.

Box 3

Folder 35: ACDA Archives, undated
Folder 36: ACDA Conferences, San Antonio-Kansas, 1987, 1993
Folder 37: ACDA Conventions 1991,1992, 1997
Folder 38: ACDA Conventions, 1995-1997
Folder 39: ACDA Current, 1984-1986
Folder 40: ACDA David Thorsen, undated
Folder 41: ACDA Editorials, 1981-1984
Folder 42: ACDA Julius Herford Article, ACDA Journal, 1980
Folder 43: ACDA Louisiana Workshops, 1984-1985
Folder 44: ACDA Meeting Minutes, Letters, Proposal, By-laws, 1986-1992
Folder 45: ACDA Meeting Minutes, Petition, Endowment and Letters, 1987

Box 4

Folder 1: ACDA National Convention, Phoenix 1991
Folder 2: ACDA North Central Division Conference, 1985-1997
Folder 4: ACDA Reviews Committee, 1982-1987
Folder 5: American Choral Foundation Memoranda 1/3, 1958-1984
Folder 6: American Choral Foundation Memoranda 2/3, 1961-1970
Folder 7: American Choral Foundation Memoranda 3/3, 1968-1979
Folder 8: National Endowment for the Humanities Application, 1986-1989
Folder 9: Witchita Choral Society, 1942-1953

Series 2: Music, Concert Programs, and Tours, 1880-1996

Consists of Decker's collection of published sheet music and choral library; programs from concert he attended and/or conducted; ephemera collected while on tour with student ensembles; and photographs and programs featuring the Singing Illini, the University of Illinois' men's glee club. This series is organized into four sub-series: Sub-series 1: Music, 1880-1990; Sub-series 2: Performance Programs and Repetoire Lists, 1930-1996; Sub-series 3: Tours, 1958-1988; Sub-series 4: The Singing Illini and University of Illinois Ensembles Materials & Programs, 1949-1966.

Sub-Series 1: Music, 1880-1996

Consists of published choral scores used by Decker for study or performance. Of note are scores composed by Scandinavian composers and local composers at the University of Illinois, including: Gordon Binkerd, Robert Kelly, Ben Johnston, and Mark Foster. In addition, one score contains a note to Decker from composer and pedagogue Nadia Boulanger. Materials are organized alphabetically by composer name or folder title, then alphabetically by piece. Music composed or edited by Decker can be found in Series 1.

Box 4

Folder 22: Aichinger, Gregor: "Confirma Hoc, Deus", Allcock, S. William: "Psalm 34: O Magnify the Lord", 1970
Folder 23: Alwes, Chester L.: "The Irish Blessing" - "Psalm 9", 1990
Folder 24: Alwes, Chester: Psalm 6: Domine, ne in furore tuo, 1977
Folder 25: Bach, Carl: "Philipp Emanuel" - "Holy is God", 1956
Folder 26: Bach, Johann Sebastian and family, 1976-1985
Folder 27: Bach, Johann Sebastian: "Also Hat Gott Die Welt Geliebt", 1984
Folder 28: Bach, J. S.: "Aus Der Tiefe Rufe Ich, Herr, Zu Dir," BWV 131, 1959
Folder 29: Bach, Johann Sebastian, Be not afraid - Sicut locutus est, 1921-1993
Folder 30: Bach, Johann Sebastian: Cantata No. 4, Cantata No. 6, Cantata No. 116, 1929-1933
Folder 31: Bach, Johann Sebastian: Christ Lay in Death's Dark Prison, undated
Folder 32: Bach, Johann Sebastian: The High Mass in B Minor, undated
Folder 33: Bach, Johann Sebastian: Hora Novissima: The Rhythm of Bernard de Morlaix on the Celestial Country, 1893
Folder 34: Bach, Johann Sebastian: Jesu, Meine Freude, BWV 227, 1971
Folder 35: Bach, Johann Sebastian: Kantate 29, 1961
Folder 36: Bach, Johann Sebastian: Kantate NR 32, 79, 104, 1960-1961
Folder 37: Bach, Johann Sebastian: Kantate 71, undated
Folder 38: Bach, Johann Sebastian: Lobet Den Herrn, alle Heiden, BWV 230, 1969
Folder 39: Bach, Johann Sebastian: Magnificat D Dur, BWV 243, 1953
Folder 40: Bach, Johann Sebastian, Messe in h-moll, BWV, 1955
Folder 41: Bach, Johann Sebastian: Motet 1, Sing Ye to the Lord, 1959
Folder 42: Bach, Johann Sebastian: Motets for Mixed Voices, 1958
Folder 43: Bach, Johann Sebastian: The Passion of our Lord According to St. Matthew, 1932
Folder 44: Bach, Johann Sebastian: The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, 1959
Folder 45: Bach, Johann Sebastian: The Passion According to St. John, 1951
Folder 46: Bach, Johann Sebastian: The Passion According to St. Matthew, 1929
Folder 47: Bach, Johann Sebastian: The Passion (St. Matthew), undated

Box 5

Folder 1: Bach, Johann Sebastian: "St. Matthew Passion", undated
Folder 2: Barber, Samuel: "Antony and Cleopatra"-"Reincarnations", 1942-1969
Folder 3: Barber, Samuel: "The Coolin", 1942
Folder 4: Bartok, Bela: "Four Hungarian Folk Songs"-"Shepherd's Christmas Songs", 1932-1960
Folder 5: Beethoven, Ludwig van: "An die Freude", 1944
Folder 6: Beethoven, Ludwig van: "Choral Finale to the Ninth Symphony, Op. 125", 1910
Folder 7: Beethoven, Ludwig van: "Missa Solemnis, Op. 123", undated
Folder 8: Beethoven, Ludwig van: "Missa Solemnis in D", 1934
Folder 9: Berlioz, Hector: "Requiem"-"Romeo and Juliet", 1880
Folder 10: Berchem, Jacob: "Die Motette", undated
Folder 11: Bernstein, Leonard: "The Lark", 1964
Folder 12: Biggs, John: "Paul Revere's Ride", 1975
Folder 13: Binkerd, Gordon: "Allelvia for St. John"-"The Work" (1 of 2), 1961-1978
Folder 14: Binkerd, Gordon: "Allelvia for St. John"-"The Work" (2 of 2), 1961-1978
Folder 15: Binkerd, Gordon: "A Christmas Carol"-"Wiegenlied", 1958-1992
Folder 16: Binkerd, Gordon: "Institutional Canon"-"Words and Music", 1962-1980
Folder 17: Bloch, Ernest: "Avodath Hakodesh", 1934
Folder 18: Brahms, Johannes: "A German Requiem", undated
Folder 19: Brahms, Johannes: "A German Requiem," Op. 45", undated
Folder 20: Brahms, Johannes: "How Lovely is thy Dwelling Place"-"Let Nothing Ever Grieve Thee", 1943-1961
Folder 21: Brahmes, Johannes: "Requiem, Op. 45", undated
Folder 22: Brahms, Johannes: "The Song of Fate", 1887-1968
Folder 23: Brandt, J. and Zoon: "Songs and Hymns for the Dutch Reformed Church", 1938
Folder 24: Britten, Bemjamin: "Ceremony of Carols"-"Venite Exultemus Domino", 1945-1983
Folder 25: Britten, Benjamin: "Sacred and Profane", 1977
Folder 26: Bruckner, Anton: "Mass in E Minor"-"Ave Maria", undated
Folder 27: Bruckner, Anton: "Te Deum", undated
Folder 28: Bruckner, Liszt, Schubert, and Schumann Compilation, 1951
Folder 29: Buszin, Walter E.: "Choral Music", 1948
Folder 30: Buxtehude, Dietrich: "Blessed Lord Jesus"-"Missa Brevis", 1942-1970
Folder 31: Buxtehude, Dietrich: "Cantate Pomino, Caticum Nouum"-"Magnificat", 1973-1975
Folder 32: Buxtehude, Dietrich: "Membra Jasu Nostri (I-VII)", 1963
Folder 33: Campos-Parsi, Hector: "Madrigals", 1953
Folder 34: Candlyn, T. Frederick H.: "Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies", 1942
Folder 35: Carissimi, Giacomo: "Jephte", 1932
Folder 36: Casals, Pablo: "El Pessebre", 1962
Folder 37: Cernohorsky, Bohuslau Matej: "Fuga", 1965
Folder 38: Chapman, E. T.: "All Creatures of Our God and King", 1928
Folder 39: Charpentier, Marc-Antoine: "Magnificent in G", 1960
Folder 40: Clausen, Rene: "Thank the Lord", 1976
Folder 41: Coke-Jephcott, Norman: "Surely the Lord is in this Place", 1946
Folder 42: Colgrass, Michael: "The Earth's a Baked Apple", 1970
Folder 43: Copeland, Aaron: "An Immorality"-"Stomp Your Foot", 1950-1985

Box 6

Folder 1: Debussy, Claude, Trois Chansons, 1908-1910
Folder 2: de Machault, Guillaume; La Messe de Nostre Dame, 1953
Folder 3: de Monte, Philippe - Laudate Dominum, undated
Folder 4: de Sermissy, Claudin, Preparate corda vestra, undated
Folder 5: de Victoria, Tomas Luis, Mass, 1972
Folder 6: Dello Joio, Norman, Come to Me My Love, 1973
Folder 7: Dello Joio, Norman: "Song of the Open Road", 1952
Folder 8: Des Prez, Josquin, Tu Pauperum Refugium, 1946
Folder 9: Des Prez, Josquin - Laudate Pueri, Qui Habitat, Tu Solus, 1971-1973
Folder 10: Distler, Hugo: Eine deutsche Choralmesse - Wacht auf, es tut euch not!, 1965-1986
Folder 11: Dowland, John: Ayres for Four Voices, 1953
Folder 12: Duson, Dede, A Separate Song, 1983
Folder 13: Dvorak, Antonin: Blessed Jesu, Font of Mercy, undated
Folder 14: Edwards, Steven C., The Silver Swan, 1981
Folder 15: Elkins, Charles: Once More, My Soul, 1959
Folder 16: Ellis, Merrill Leroy: General Wm Booth Enters Into Heaven, undated
Folder 17: Farmer, John: Madrigals - O Stay, Sweet Love, 1914-1916
Folder 18: Faure, Gabriel: Requiem Mass, 1975
Folder 19: Fetler, Paul: Easter Hymn, 1976
Folder 20: Fine, Irving, An Old Song - Pianola D'Amore, 1943-1954
Folder 21: Fischer, J: "Kyriale Gregorian Notation with Rhythmical Signs", 1927
Folder 22: Foss, Lukas, American Cantata, 1976
Folder 23: Gabrieli, Andrea, Quem vidistis pastores?, 1958
Folder 24: Gabrieli, Giovanni, Beatus Vi-Te Deum Patrem (1 of 2), 1902-1984
Folder 25: Gabrieli, Giovanni, Beatus Vi-Te Deum Patrem (2 of 2), 1902-1984
Folder 26: Gabrieli, Giovanni, Drei Motetten-In Ecclesiis, 1971
Folder 27: Gaburo, Kenneth, Arid Land-"Surprise"-Gallus, Jacobus, "Mirabile Mysterium", 1959
Folder 28: Gibbons, Orlando, Londone-Strabenrufe, 1933
Folder 29: Goemanne, Noel, Cantate Sing to the Lord, 1974
Folder 30: Gottlieb, Jack, Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel?, 1957
Folder 31: Handel, George Frideric; Acis and Galatea, undated
Folder 32: Handel, George Frideric; Coronation Anthem's-Zadok the Priest, 1967-1971
Folder 33: Handel, George Frideric; Esther, undated
Folder 34: Handel, George Frideric: "Funeral Anthem on the Death of Queen Caroline"-"Traver-Hymne", undated
Folder 35: Handel, George Frideric; He Sent Us a Thick Darkness-Swell the Full Chorus, 1958-1982
Folder 36: Handel, George Frideric, Judas Maccabaeus, 1909
Folder 37: Handel, George Frideric; Judas Maccabaeus, 1909
Folder 38: Handel, George Frideric; Ode for St. Cecilia's Day, undated
Folder 39: Handel, Georg Friedrich; Sing Unto God, 1971
Folder 40: Handel, Georg Friedrich; Traver-Hymne, 1967
Folder 41: Handel, George Frideric; The Ways of Zion do Mourn, 1979
Folder 42: Handl, Jakob: "Hodie Christus Natus Est" - "Pater Noster", 1946-1975
Folder 43: Hanson, Howard: "How Excellent Thy Name" - "Streams in the Desert", 1953-1969
Folder 44: Hassler, Hans Leo: "Agnus Dei" - "Psalm 119", 1939-1964
Folder 45: Harris, Roy: "Folk Song Symphony", 1940
Folder 46: Haydn, Joseph: "The Creation" - "The Seasons", undated
Folder 47: Haydn, Joseph: "Die Schopfung", undated
Folder 48: Haydn, Joseph: "Kyrie Eleison" from The Imperial Mass, 1957
Folder 49: Haydn, Joseph: "Mass in D Minor" - "Third Mass", 1963-1969
Folder 50: Haydn, Joseph: "Missa Brevis Sti. Joannis de Deo (Bass part), undated
Folder 51: Haydn, Joseph: "Messe in B" - "Missa Brevis Sti. Joannis de Deo", 1962-1963

Box 7

Folder 1: Hemberg, Eskil, Cantica, 1978
Folder 2: Hemberg, Eskil, Messa d'oggi, Op.23, 1972
Folder 3: Hemberg, Eskil, Signposts, 1969
Folder 4: Holst, Gustav; The Hymn of Jesus & Turn Back O Man, 1919 & 1964
Folder 5: Hovaness, Alan; Magnificat, 1958
Folder 6: Ives, Charles, The Circus Band, 1969
Folder 7: Ives, Charles: "Easter Carol" - "For You and Me", 1920-1973: "For You and Me!," "Like a Sick Eagle," "Seven Songs: Walking," "Sixty-Seventh Psalm," "Psalm 150," "Easter Carol," "Psalm 54."
Folder 8: Johansson, Bengt, A Double Madrigal, 1977
Folder 9: Johansson, Bengt, The Tomb at Akr Caar, 1965
Folder 10: Johnston, Ben; Mass, undated
Folder 11: Kay, Ulysses, A Lincoln Letter - Flowers in the valley, 1958-1967
Folder 12: Kelly, Robert, The Torment of the Job, Op.36, 1960
Folder 13: Kelly, Robert; Walden Pond, 1976
Folder 14: Kodaly, Zoltan & Orff, Carl; The Bachelor - Soldier's Song & Concento di Voci, 1927-1970
Folder 15: King, Albert, Hallelujah, 1960
Folder 16: Kokkonen, Joonas, Missa a cappella, 1963
Folder 17: Lau, Heinz, Die Mufik allien, 1956
Folder 18: Lauridsen, Morten, Madrigali; Six Fire Songs on Italian Renaissance Poems, 1983
Folder 19: Leighton, Kenneth; Lord, When the sense of thy Sweet Grace, 1978
Folder 20: Leisring, Volckmar - "O Fillii et Filliae", 1925-1935
Folder 21: Lewkovitch, Bernhard, 10 Latin Motets, 1957
Folder 22: Lidholm, Inguar, Motto AND Summer Evening, 1961 & 1973
Folder 23: Liszt, Franz; Missa Choralis & The Thirteenth Psalm, undated
Folder 24: Lockwood, Normand; Benedictus - Tenting on the Old Camp Ground, 1937-1971
Folder 25: London, Edwin; Christmas Music '70 - A Washington Miscellany, 1968-1975
Folder 26: Lully, Jean Baptiste, Te Deum, 1955
Folder 27: Malin, Don; A New England Psalm - There is a Holy City, 1950-1977
Folder 28: McCray, James, Rise up my love one & A Child Said, 1976-1984
Folder 29: McTee, Cindy; Gloria, undated
Folder 30: Mechem, Kirk, Five Centuries of Spring & He's Gone Away, 1968 & 1976
Folder 31: Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Felix - Elijah, an Oratio, 1903
Folder 32: Monteverdi, Claudio: "Ah! Dolente Partita" - "Sfogava con le stelle", Ludovico Viadana: "Missa L'hora passa", Alessandro Grandi: "Hodie, nobis de caelo" and Giovanni Pergoles: "Sanctus and Hosanna", 1946-1986
Folder 33: Monteverdi, Claudio: "Magnificat a sei voci" - "Vespers", 1961-1969
Folder 34: Monteverdi, Claudio: Nisi Dominus, 1983
Folder 35: Mouton, Jean: "Alleluia, Confitemini Domino" - "In Ello Tempore Maria Magdalena", undated
Folder 36: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: "Misericordias Domini" - "Requiem" (1 of 2), 1958-1982
Folder 37: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: "Misericordias Domini" - "Requiem" (2 of 2), 1958-1982
Folder 38: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Misericordias Domini, 1972
Folder 39: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: "Requiem", undated
Folder 40: Nilsson, Bo: Ayiasma, 1967-1974
Folder 41: Nystedt, Knut: "Audi" - "Song of Praise", 1965-1979
Folder 42: Ockeghem, Johannes: "Alma Redemptoris Mater", undated
Folder 43: Padova, Annibale: Missa a 24, undated
Folder 44: Patterson, Paul: Requiem for Chorus and Orchestra, 1975
Folder 45: Patterson, Paul: "Requiem" - "Time Piece", 1974-1980
Folder 46: Pergolesi, Giovanni Battista: "Agnus Dei", 1949
Folder 47: Petker, Allan Robert: "Come to Me, O My Love", 1988
Folder 48: Phi Mu Alpha Fraternity of America: "Sinfonia Songs", 1973
Folder 49: Philips, Peter: "O Beatum Et Sacrosanctum Diem", 1963
Folder 50: Pinkman, Daniel: "Lamentations of Jeremiah", 1966
Folder 51: Pinkman, Daniel: "Wedding Cantata", 1959
Folder 52: Poulenc, Francis: "La Belle se sied au pied de la tour" (Chansons Francaises) - "Un Soir de Neige", 1936-1951
Folder 53: Praetorius, Michael: "To Us Is Born Immanuel", 1923
Folder 54: Purcell, Henry: "Dido and Aeneas", 1974

Box 8

Folder 1: Purcell, Henry: "Benedicite omnia opera" - "Thou Knowest, Lord, the Secrets of Our Hearts, 1925-1976
Folder 2: Rogier, Philippe: "Regina Caeli", 1981
Folder 3: Rutter, John: The Lord Is My Shepherd", 1978
Folder 4: Shaw, Martin: "With A Voice of Singing", Samuel Scheidt: "Ein Kind geborn zu Bethlehem", Schein, Johann Hermann: "Alleluia", Gustav Schreck: "Advent Motet", 1923-1977
Folder 5: Schubert, Franz: "Liebe" - "To Music", 1940-1980
Folder 6: Schubert, Franz: "Magnificat", 1975
Folder 7: Schubert, Franz: "Mass in A Flat", undated
Folder 8: Schubert, Franz: "Mass in G", undated
Folder 9: Schumann, Robert: "Good Night" - "Hunter's Sky", 1950-1974
Folder 10: Schutz, Heinrich: "Also Hat Gott", 1972
Folder 11: Schutz, Heinrich: "Ave Maria" - "So I Depart", 1931-1982
Folder 12: Schutz, Heinrich: "And take heed to yourselves" - "Purge out the leaven therefore", 1966
Folder 13: Schutz, Heinrich: "A Child to Us Is Born" - "Wondrous is the life in Heaven", 1949-1976
Folder 14: Schutz, Heinrich: "Das ift je gemiklich mahr" - "Stuttgarter Schutzhausgabe", 1949-1969
Folder 15: Schutz, Heinrich: "Introite for Cantate Sunday" - "To Us a Child Is Born", 1926-1985
Folder 16: Schutz, Heinrich: "Johannespassion", 1967
Folder 17: Schutz, Heinrich: "Magnificat", 1968
Folder 18: Schutz, Heinrich: "The History of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ" - "Magnificat anima mea Dominum", 1968-1985
Folder 19: Schutz, Heinrich: Psalmen Davids 1619, 1963
Folder 20: Schutz, Heinrich: "Psalms", 1952
Folder 21: Schutz, Heinrich; Saul Saul, 1969
Folder 22: Schutz, Heinrich; St. Matthew Passion, undated
Folder 23: Schutz, Heinrich; Symphoniae Sacrae I, 1948
Folder 24: Schutz, Heinrich; The St. Matthew Passion, 1938
Folder 25: Seiber, Matyas: Ulysses, undated
Folder 26: Selle, Thomas - Motets No. 343 Es Werden nicht alle and No. 344 Veni Sancte Spiritus, 1966
Folder 27: Senfl, Ludwig - Das Glaut Fu Speyer, undated
Folder 28: Smith, Bregg, Choral Series, 1984
Folder 29: Spencer, Williamette; Green Grow The Rashes, O, 1983
Folder 30: Stravinsky, Igor; Ave Maria - Pater Noster, 1948-1957
Folder 31: Stravinsky, Igor; Mass, 1948
Folder 32: Stravinsky, Igor; Symphony of Psalms, 1948
Folder 33: Telemann, Georg Philipp - Ich Bin arm und eund, 1977
Folder 34: Thompson, Randall; Grate of Heaven - Twelve Canticles, 1936-1986
Folder 35: Tippett, Michael; Oratorio, 1944
Folder 36: Usiskin, Zalman - Oh Chanukah!, 1973
Folder 37: Vaughan Williams, R.; O, Clap Your Hands, 1920
Folder 38: Verdi, Giuseppe; Messa da Requieum, undated
Folder 39: Verdi, Giuseppe, Requiem, 1893
Folder 40: Vermulst, Jan - Da Paceu and Jesu Dulcis, undated
Folder 41: von Weber, Carl Mana; Der Freishutz, undated
Folder 42: Ward-Steinman, David - Psalms of Rejoicing, 1961
Folder 43: Ward-Steinman, David; The Song of Moses, 1968
Folder 44: Wilberg, Mack - Who Is Crying, 1984
Folder 45: Wilhousky, Peter - Battle Hymn of the Republic (ACDA Convention), 1995
Folder 46: William, Healey, Isaiah, Mighty Seer - Rise Up, My Love, My Fair One, 1929-1954
Folder 47: Wilbert, Adrian; Memento Domine David, 1969
Folder 48: Williams, Ralph Vaughan, Hodie (This Day), 1954
Folder 49: Willilams, Ralph Vaughan, Santa Civitas, 1925
Folder 50: Williams, Ralph Vaughan, Mass in G Minor, 1922
Folder 51: Wimberger, Gerhard; Heiratspost-Kantate, 1958
Folder 52: Wykes, Robert - Four American Indian Lyrics, 1962
Folder 53: Wesley Church, Morning Prayer, 1981
Folder 54: 19th Century Italian, Caldaun - Soul of the World, 1949-1978
Folder 55: Avant Garde Choral Music, 1960-1975
Folder 56: Choral Editing, 1928-1981
Folder 57: Choral Music by 19th Century Composers: Dvorak, Liszt, Grieg, Verdi, Tschaikovsky, 1910-1981
Folder 58: Choral Music for Homer, The Illiad, 1986-1987
Folder 59: Choral Scores by 19th Century English Composers, 1976-1985
Folder 60: Choral Scores by English Composers, 1909-1975

Box 9

Folder 1: Campos-Parsi, Hector: "Ave Maria", 1951
Folder 2: Choral Scores by European Composers, 1938-1972
Folder 3: Christmas Choral Music, 1949-1984
Folder 4: Collected Russian and Ukrainian Vocal Music, 1981-1982
Folder 5: Contemporary American Sacred Vocal Music, 1963-1995
Folder 6: Contemporary Sacred Choral Music by English Composers, 1970
Folder 7: English and Italian Madrigals (Jr. High Music), (1 of 2), 1931-1975
Folder 8: English and Italian Madrigals (Jr. High Music), (2 of 2), 1931-1975
Folder 9: English Choral Music, 1984
Folder 10: Festival Choral Music: Sacred, Spiritual, Folksongs, 1919-1991
Folder 11: Five Centuries of Choral Music for Mixed Voices, 1963
Folder 12: Folksong Arrangements, 1967-1984
Folder 13: German Baroque Choral Music, 1955-1975
Folder 14: High School Festival Choral Music: Folk Songs and Spirituals, 1980-1995
Folder 15: Hymn Festival Songbooks and Notes, 1939-1974
Folder 16: John Blow and Choral Composer Contemporaries, 1950-1977
Folder 17: Madrigals by English Composers with Handwritten Parts by Decker, 1932-1975
Folder 18: Renaissance Motets by English Composers, 1956-1977
Folder 19: Repertory Choral Music, undated
Folder 20: Russian Liturgical Choral Music, 1908-1984
Folder 21: Sacred Classical Choral Music (1 of 2), 1934-1995
Folder 22: Sacred Classical Choral Music (2 of 2), 1934-1995
Folder 23: Sacred Choral Music by Spanish Composers (1 of 2), 1932-1988
Folder 24: Sacred Choral Music by Spanish Composers (2 of 2), 1932-1988
Folder 25: Sacred Choral Music: Hymn Festival-College, 1948-1990
Folder 26: Sacred Contemporary Choral Music, 1934-1978
Folder 27: Secular Classical Choral Music, 1974-1975

Box 10

Folder 1: Sacred Renaissance Choral by Italian Composers (1 of 3), 1929-1995
Folder 2: Sacred Renaissance Choral by Italian Composers (2 of 3), 1929-1995
Folder 3: Sacred Renaissance Choral by Italian Composers (3 of 3), 1929-1995
Folder 4: Special Choral Music: High School Festival (1 of 2), 1910-1996
Folder 5: Special Choral Music: High School Festival (2 of 2), 1910-1996
Folder 6: Transcriptions of Folk Tunes and Hymns, undated
Folder 7: Transcriptions of Vocal Scores by de Monte, Gabneli, Nilsson, undated
Folder 8: Various Vocal Scores Published by Mark Foster Music Company, 1954-1988
Folder 9: Vocal Music by Scandinavian Composers (1 of 2), 1961-1982
Folder 10: Vocal Music by Scandinavian Composers (2 of 2), 1961-1982

Box 11

Folder 4: Bach, Johann Sebastian: "Also Hat Gott Die Welt Geliebt", 1965
Folder 5: Bach, Johann Sebastian: "Mattaus-Passion" BWV 244, 1972
Folder 6: Bach, Johann Sebastian: "Passio Domini Nostri J.C. secundum Evangelistam Matthaeum", 1935

Box 12

Folder 1: Bax, Arnold: "Of a Rose I Sing a Song", 1921
Folder 2: Binkerd, Gordon: "I'll Mourn the Hopes that Leave Me" - "Sweet Day", undated
Folder 3: Boulanger, Lili: "Pour les Funerailles d'un Soldat", 1918
Folder 4: Brahms, Johannes: "Neue Liebeslieder", 1963
Folder 5: Brahms, Johannes: "Weltliche A Capella Gesange", 1970
Folder 6: Dvorak, Antonin: "V Prirode, Op.63", 1955
Folder 7: Ellis, Merril: "General William Booth", undated
Folder 8: Haydn, Joseph: "Missa brevis Sancti Joannis de Deo", 1980
Folder 9: Hindesmith, Paul: "Canticle to Hope, poems of Paul Claudel", 1953
Folder 10: Holst, Gustav: "The Hymn of Jesus", 1974
Folder 11: Kelly, Robert: 4 Transitions from Walden Pond, 1976
Folder 12: London, Edwin: "Sacred Hair", 1975
Folder 13: Mendelssohn, Felix: "Not Unto Us, O Lord", 1972
Folder 14: Poulenc, Francis: "Figure Humaine" - "Gloria", 1945-1960

Box 13

Folder 1: de Pres, Josquin: "Motets", undated
Folder 2: Prochazska: "Prayer", 1943
Folder 3: Rorem, Ned: "Little Prayers", 1976
Folder 4: Schmitt, Florent: "Le Chant de la Nuit", 1951
Folder 5: Schubert, Franz: "Ausgewahlte Werke", 1953
Folder 6: Schutz, Heinrich: "Account of the Ressurection of Jesus Christ, Op.3", 1968
Folder 7: Schutz, Heinrich: "Alleluia, Lobet Den Herren", 1978
Folder 8: Schutz, Heinrich: "Psalm 116: I Love the Lord" SWV51, 1967
Folder 9: Soderlund, Gustave Fredric: "Examples Illustrating the Development of Melodic Line and Contrapuntal Style From Greek Melody to Mozart", 1932
Folder 10: Stravinsky, Igor: "Cantata", 1952

Box 14

Folder 1: Berlioz, Hector: "Requiem: Grande Messe Des Morts, Opus 5", 1960: Materials undergoing conservation; not currently accessible.
Folder 2: Renaissance Choral Music: France, undated: Materials undergoing conservation; not currently accessible.

Box 15

Folder 1: Bach, J. S.; Christmas Oratorio, undated
Folder 2: Tallis, Thomas; Spem in Alium Nunquem Habui, 1966
Folder 3: London, Edwin: "Wounded Byrd Song", 1975

Sub-Series 2: Performance Programs and Repetoire Lists, 1930-1996

Consists of concert ephemera, performance playbills, and repertoire lists for performances that Harold Decker conducted, including programs from the following ensembles: the University of Illinois Concert Choir, the Univerisity of Illinois Oratorio Society, the Singing Illini, the University of Illinois Chorale, the University of Illinois Madrigal Soceity, the Emory University Choir, Morningside College Choir, the St. Olaf Choir, the Oberlin College A Capella Choir, and the Oberlin College Choir. Also includes concert programs collected by Decker, including international concerts Decker attended while on tour and programs from the University of Illinois Festival of Contemporary Arts. Materials are organized chronologically.

Box 10

Folder 11: Morningside College and Oberlin Choir, 1934-1940
Folder 12: Oberlin A Cappella Choir Programs, 1940
Folder 13: Outstanding Choirs, 1942-1986
Folder 14: Hymn Festival Programs and Materials, 1946-1990
Folder 15: Playbills and Concert Programs, 1947-1972
Folder 16: Decker Conducted Concert Programs, 1952-1989
Folder 17: Student Event Programs (1 of 2), 1953-1990
Folder 18: Student Event Programs (2 of 2), 1953-1990
Folder 19: University of Illinois and Other University Programs, 1954-1990
Folder 20: Christmas Concert Programs, 1955-1978
Folder 21: Programs - Special, 1956-1985
Folder 22: Repertoire and Concert Lists, 1957-1985
Folder 23: UIUC Concert Programs, 1959-1985
Folder 24: UIUC Concert Choir Programs, 1960-1973
Folder 25: St. Matthew's Passion Programs, 1960-1981
Folder 27: University of Illinois Festival of Contemporary Arts, 1961-1965
Folder 28: Concert Programs, Midwest, 1961-1996
Folder 29: UIUC Oratorio Society Concert Programs, 1962-1980
Folder 30: Christmas Service Emory University, 1965
Folder 31: UIUC Concert Choir Programs, 1965-1979

Box 15

Folder 4: University of Illinois Varsity Men's Glee Club Poster, 1958

Box 16

Folder 1: University and Professional Chairs Program, 1966-1988
Folder 2: University of Illinois Concert Programs: Grad Chorale, 1966-1980
Folder 3: The University Chorale and Other Ensembles Concert Programs, 1967-1976
Folder 4: European Concert Programs, 1969-1971
Folder 5: UIUC Chorale Programs, 1969-1979
Folder 6: Programs: University of Illinois Summer Chorus, 1969-1982
Folder 7: Harold Decker Concert Programs, 1970-1976
Folder 8: Concert Programs for University of Illinois Chorale, 1970-1980
Folder 9: Bath Festival, Michael Tippett Conducting, 1971
Folder 10: International Choral Festival, Lincoln Center, 1974
Folder 11: Preparation and Reviews for Beethoven Missa Solemnis, 1974
Folder 12: Handel's Saul, 1976-1979
Folder 13: UIUC Madrigals - Dinner Programs, 1976-1981
Folder 14: University of Illinois Graduates' Concert Programs, 1977-1997
Folder 15: Mendelssohn's Elijah, University of Illinois, 1978
Folder 16: Handel Festival of the German Democratic Republic Program, 1983
Folder 17: St. Olaf Choir, ACDA Convention - Programs, Histories, Correspondence, 1986-1996
Folder 18: University of Iowa Programs, 1987-1988
Folder 19: Programs: Style Characteristics in Choral Literature (Performance in Wichita, KS), 1988
Folder 20: Oregon Bach Festival Program, 1989
Folder 21: University of Illinois, School of Music, Alumni Reunion Programs, 1992
Folder 22: Highschool and College Choir Programs, 1992-1996
Folder 23: Programs: St. Olaf Choir Concert/Convention Programs, 1995-1996
Folder 24: York Mystery Play Programs and Notes, undated
Folder 25: Program Notes: Bartok, Bloch, Haydn, Stravinsky, undated
Folder 26: Program Notes: Becker, Vaughn Williams, Stravinsky, undated
Folder 27: Program Notes: Israel in Egypt, undated

Sub-Series 3: Tours, 1958-1988

Consists of concert programs, notes, and ephemera collected by Harold Decker while on performance tours with the Univeristy of Illinois Concert Choir and Men's Glee Club. Materials are organized chronologically.

Box 17

Folder 1: Handel House Admission Ticket, undated
Folder 2: Europa Cantat and Other European Festivals; Songbooks, 1958-1989
Folder 3: Concert Choir European Tour Programs, 1963
Folder 4: University of Illinois Men's Glee Club, 1965
Folder 5: China Tour Information, 1967
Folder 6: European Choir Trip: Newspapers, Correspondence, 1963
Folder 7: Illinois Centennial Concert, 1967-1968
Folder 8: Alderburgh Festival, 1971
Folder 9: Israel Tour, 1987-1988

Sub-Series 4: The Singing Illini and University of Illinois Ensembles Materials & Programs, 1949-1966

Consists of materials relating to the University of Illinois men's glee club, the Singing Illini. Of note are photographs containing signatures of ensemble members. Materials are arranged chronologically.

Box 10

Folder 26: The Singing Illini European Tours, 1961-1965

Box 11

Folder 3: University of Illinois Men's Glee Club, 1949-1966

Sub-Series 5: Recordings, 1960-

Box 19

Item 1: Bach, J.S.: "The Great Cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach" performed by The Heinrich Schutz Chorus of Heilbronn, undated: 1 Vinyl Record. Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra. Fritz Werner, Conductor. Musical Heritage Society.
Item 2: Bach, J.S.: "Cantata No. 106, Cantata No. 79," Performed by the Heinrich Schutz Choir of Heilbonn, 1991: 1 vinyl record. The Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra. Produced by the Musical Heritage Society.
Item 3: Beethoven, Ludvig: "Cantata on the Death of Emperor Joseph II," Performed by the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, undated: 1 vinyl record. Akademi Kammerchor - Vienna Symphony Orchestra - Clemens Krauss, conductor.
Item 4: Berlioz: Requiem, Op. 5 (Grande Messe Des Morts), Performed by the Chorus and Orchestra of the Rochester Oratorio Society, undated: 2 vinyl records. Theodore Hollenbach, conductor with Ray De Voll, Tenor.
Item 5: Bruckner: "Mass No. 2 in E Minor," Performed by the Vienna State Opera Orchestra, undated: 1 vinyl record. Hans Gillesberger, conductor.
Item 6: Delius: Appalachia, Brigg Fair - Sir John Barbirolli, Ambrosian Singers & Hallé Orchestra, undated: 1 vinyl record.
Item 7: Handel, George Frederick and Haydn, Franz Joseph: "Haydn and Handel with Guitar", undated: 1 vinyl record. Musical Heritage Society, Inc.
Item 8: Honegger: Christmas Cantata, Britten: A Ceremony of Carols, undated: 1 vinyl record. Crossroads Records, CBS. Czech Philharmonic Chorus, Prague Symphony Orchestra, Prague Radio Children's Choir.
Item 9: Kodály: Psalmus Hungaricus, Bartók: Dance Suite, Performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, 1959: 1 vinyl record.
Item 10: Liszt: Via Crucis, The Fourteen Stations of the Cross for Mixed Choir, Soloists and Organs, undated: 1 vinyl record. B.B.C. Northern Singers. Francis Jackson, organ.
Item 11: Monteverdi, Claudio: "Madrigali Guerrieri and a New Solo Version of Lamento D'Arianna", 1967: 1 vinyl record. Accademiai Monteverdiana, Denis Stevens: Conductor
Item 12: Monteverdi, Claudio: Mass for 4 Voices A Cappella; Ingegneri, Marc'Antonio: Motet "Tenebrae Factae Sunt," "Three Lamentations of Jeremiah," and "Three Responses for the Matins of Holy Saturday", 1991: 1 vinyl record. Lausanne Vocal Ensemble. Michel, Corboz: conductor.
Item 13: Vocal Music of Monteverdi: The New York Pro Musica, Director: Noah Greenberg, undated: 1 vinyl record.
Item 14: Mozart: Seven Motets, performed by Choir and Orchestra of l'Anthologie Sonore, undated: 1 vinyl record
Item 15: Penderecki: Psalms of David, Sonata per Cello, Anaklasis, Stabat Mater, Fluorescences, 1958-1964: 1 vinyl record.
Item 16: Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, (Flagstad) "His Master's Voice": The Hallmark of Quality, undated: 1 vinyl record.
Item 17: Scarlatti, Alessandro: Six A Cappella Motets, Missa ad Usum Cappellae Pontificiae, 1991: 1 vinyl record. Vocal Ensemble of Lausanne, Conductor: Michel Corboz. The Musical Heritage Society, Inc.
Item 18: Schubert, Franz: Ausgewählte Chöre, undated: 1 vinyl record.
Item 19: Schuman: Requiem for Mignon, Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder, Brahms: Rhapsodie for Contralto Solo, Male Chorus and Orchestra, Op. 53 (Alto Rhapsody), Mahler: Five songs to Poems by Friedrich Rückert; Innsbruck Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, undated: 1 vinyl record.
Item 20: Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms, Poulenc: Gloria, (The Robert Shaw Chorale) RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Robert Shaw, conductor, 1965: 1 vinyl record.
Item 21: Chants of the Church: Choir of the Abbey of Mount Angel, Dom David Nicholson, O.S.B., Director, undated: 1 vinyl record.
Item 22: Choruses A Cappella by Russian Composers (Glinka, Kalinnikov, Arenski, Tchaikovsky, etc.) Leningrad Radio and TV Choir, undated: 1 vinyl record.
Item 23: The Cries of London: Music in Honor of Queen Elizabeth I, Ambrosian Singers and Players, Denis Stevens, Conductor, undated: 1 vinyl record.
Item 24: The Dove Descending: Choral Songs / The Canby Singers, undated: 1 vinyl record.
Item 25: English Folk Songs: Arr. by Ralph Vaughan Williams, The Purcell Singers conducted by Imogen Holst, undated: 1 vinyl record.
Item 26: Extended Voices: The Bradeis University Chamber Chorus, Alvin Lucier, Director, undated: 1 vinyl record.
Item 27: Brahms, Schuman: Gypsongs and other songs for choral ensemble, undated: 1 vinyl record.
Item 28: The Heralds of Love: The William Hall Chorale Perform Brahms and Schumann, 1977: 1 vinyl record.
Item 29: Marly: "...Of Castles and Cathedrals", 1991: 1 vinyl record.
Item 30: The Robert Shaw Chorale "On Tour", 1963: 1 vinyl record.
Item 31: Secular Music of the Renaissance - Capella Monacensis, Kurt Weinhöppel, conductor, 1991: 1 vinyl record.
Item 32: Stephane Caillat Quartet: Vocal Chamber Music from Vienna, undated: 1 vinyl record.
Item 33: English Secular Music of the Late Renaissance: Works by Weelkes, Tomkins, Gibbons, Peerson, Dering, Vautor & Ravenscroft - The Purcell Consort of Voices, Grayston Burgess, Conductor, undated: 1 vinyl record.

Series 3: Personal Papers, 1902-2009

Consists of collected articles about conducting, books on music, newspaper clippings and photographs related to Decker's conducting, and personal correspondence with musicians and composers. This series is organized into four sub-series, which are as follows: Sub-Series 1: Conducting Files, 1936-1992; Sub-Series 2: Correspondence, 1927-2009; Sub-Series 3: Newspaper Clippings and Photographs, 1935-1994; and Sub-Series 4: Personal Reference Book Library, 1902-1992.

Sub-Series 1: Conducting Files, 1937-2009

Consists of bulletins, speeches, articles, and correspondence related to Decker's conducting work. Materials are organized alphabetically.

Box 18

Folder 1: The Amor Artis Bulletin, 1962-1971
Folder 2: Choir Newsletters, 1982-1992
Folder 3: European Choral Conductors List, 1967-1969
Folder 4: Graduate Student Conductors Programs, 1970-1982
Folder 5: Speeches on Composers, undated
Folder 6: Tribute to Decker, The Immortal Music Maker, 1969
Folder 7: Alwes, Chester: University of Illinois, 1983-1985
Folder 8: Christiansen, F. Melius; "Attitude of Director Towards Composer", 1937-2009
Folder 9: Fudge, James; "Travels to Four Cities", undated
Folder 10: Jeffers, Ron; "American Choral Music", 1968
Folder 11: Keister, Elwood; "String Techniques for Choral-Orchestral Conductors", undated
Folder 12: Kelly, Robert; "The Sounding of the Seven Trumpets", 1960

Sub-Series 2: Correspondence, 1927-1990

Consists of Decker's correspondence with and collected speeches, programs, and articles by contemporary composers and musicians. Materials are organized alphabetically.

Box 13

Folder 11: J. Deliman, F.S.U. Summer Camp Orchestra, 1988

Box 16

Folder 28: The Illinois Music Educator Volume XXIV No. 3, 1964
Folder 29: Personal Journal, 1960s
Folder 30: Postcards, 1970
Folder 31: Correspondence with Dr. Ehmann and Prague Teachers' Choir, 1960s
Folder 32: Basic Conducting Techniques, Prentice Hall Mailed Catalogue, 1989
Folder 33: Choral Conducting - A Symposium, Prentice Hall Correspondence, 1966-1977
Folder 34: Prentice Hall Book Review (Correspondence, Review), 1984

Box 18

Folder 13: Marvin, Jim; "The Conductor's Process" and correspondence, 1985-1988
Folder 14: Shaw, Robert; "Letters to the Collegiate Chorale", 1943-1954
Folder 15: Shaw, Robert; programs, 1951-1989
Folder 16: Schutz, Heinrich; program notes, undated
Folder 17: Steinitz, Paul; articles and correspondence, 1966-1990
Folder 18: Steinitz, Paul; programs and correspondence, 1927-1988
Folder 19: Wilson, Grace; Memorial Program, 1983
Folder 20: Personal Correspondence, 1950-1996
Folder 21: Personal Correspondence, 1984-1988
Folder 22: Hillis, Margaret; Chicago Symphony Orchestra Correspondence, 1967-1969
Folder 23: Central High School Class Reunion Correspondence, 1980-1986
Folder 24: Retirement Correspondence, 1981
Folder 25: Morosan, Vlad; Correspondence, 1985-1986

Sub-Series 3: Newspaper Clippings, Photographs, and Awards, 1935-1994

Consists of photographs and newspaper clippings collected by and awards earned by Harold Decker. Materials are organized alphabetically.

Box 16

Folder 35: All-Kentucky Chorus, Bluegrass Music News, 1958
Folder 36: Kansas Music Review, 1965
Folder 37: Peabody Views: The Current Scene Vol. XIII No. 3, 1962
Folder 38: Scalatron Official Premiere, 1974
Folder 39: School Programs, 1976-1994
Folder 40: The Sinfonian Phi Mu Alpha Newsletter Vol. XIII No. 3, 1963

Box 18

Folder 26: Newspaper clippings, 1963-1977
Folder 27: Decker's Photographs, 1935-1984
Folder 28: Photographs University of Illinois Ensembles and Rehearsals, 1956-1981

Box 20

Item 1: Robert Lawson Shaw Citation, March 1997
Folder 1: Photograph of Harold Decker Receiving Robert Larson Shaw Citation, 1997: Photo was originally taped to the back of the award.

Sub-Series 4: Personal Reference Book Library, 1902-1992

Consists of Decker's collection of published books, which contain significant marginalia or are otherwise unique titles. Arranged alphabetically by author last name.

Box 16

Folder 41: McCutchan, Robert Guy: Our Hymnody, 1938

Box 18

Folder 29: Barber, Elindre; Quarterly Journal of Riemenschneider Bach Institute, 1975
Folder 30: The Scottish Psalter, 1929
Folder 31: The Voice of the Boy by John Dawson, 1902
Folder 32: Carl Fischer "Pronoucing Guide", 1945
Folder 33: Mark Fonder, "Ithaca Conference on American Music Education", 1992
Folder 34: Michael Gorman, "Non Solus", 1984
Folder 35: Margaret Hawkins, "An Annotated Inventory of Distinctive Choral Literature for the Performance at the High School Level", 1976
Folder 36: Frederick H. Haywood, "Universal Song Volume 2", 1936
Folder 37: Frederick H. Haywood, "Universal Song Volume 3", 1942
Folder 38: Lara G. Hoggard, "Improving Music Reading in the Choral Rehearsal", 1947
Folder 39: Susan Langer, "Philosophical Sketches", 1964
Folder 40: Stainer and Bell, "Editing Early Music", 1963
Folder 41: Nicholas Temperley, "John Playford and the Metrical Psalms", 1972
Folder 42: The Thrift Press, "French Pronunciation", 1949
Folder 43: C. M. Tremaine, "Musical Quotations", undated
Folder 44: University of Illinois Kranert Center for the Performing Arts, 1969: Historic brochure about the building.