First Reformed Church Music Resource Library
First Church maintains a Music Resource Library for its congregation, as well as area organists, directors of music, and students. It is located on the lower level of First Reformed Church at 630 State Street in Holland (Room L13) off the hall at the foot of the stairs. The library is open to the public during regular church hours (weekdays from 8:30 - 4:30) and whenever else the church is open. You are free to borrow any items from the library for as long as you would like. We just ask that you would write down your name, the date, and the item(s) you borrowed. When you return the item(s) just cross off that line.
The library includes the following items:
We are hoping that this will be a useful addition to the community, and that you will stop by whenever you can and see what is available.
We would love to keep building the library up with more musical materials (including more organ pieces, CD’s, DVD’s and possibly musical instruments). If you would like to donate any items to the library, we would be happy to accept them. You may drop them off in the church office or leave them in the music library.
The library includes the following items:
- About 800 titles of organ sheet music (Click here to see a list of available titles/composers Organ Music )
- DVD’s of television program The Joy of Music with Diane Bish (Click here to see a listing of programs Program List )
- Books about the organ (including brochures of individual organs and improvisation guides)
- About 100 different denominational and non-denominational hymnals and hymnal supplements (including children’s hymnals and old Dutch Psalters)
- Books of hymn stories and histories
- Biographies of composers
- Music dictionaries
- Music history books
- Back issues of The American Organist magazine
- Back issues of The Diapason magazine
- Worship planning materials
- Books on sacred symbolism
- Many older choral anthems (each one has enough copies for most choirs)
- Single copies of choral music pieces
- Various editions of Handel’s Messiah (including the G. Schirmer organ accompaniment score)
- Organ accompaniment scores for the Brahms, the Fauré, and the Durufle Requiems
- Books of musical scores and songs
- Many LP’s (vinyl) of classical and church (organ/choral) music
- Many CD’s of sacred and secular music (most from the David Roosien collection)
- Some instrumental music
We are hoping that this will be a useful addition to the community, and that you will stop by whenever you can and see what is available.
We would love to keep building the library up with more musical materials (including more organ pieces, CD’s, DVD’s and possibly musical instruments). If you would like to donate any items to the library, we would be happy to accept them. You may drop them off in the church office or leave them in the music library.
