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Timothy Steele is an Associate Professor of Music at Calvin University, specializing in musicology with a focus on Renaissance Latin psalmody and 20th-century Hungarian adaptations of Genevan Psalmody. He teaches music history and theory, and actively engages in early music performance, directing the Calvin University Collegium Musicum and the Early Music Ensemble of Grand Rapids. His research bridges musicological scholarship with Christian theological perspectives, evident in his roles as founder of the Society for Christian Scholarship in Music and co-author of Teaching and Christian Imagination.
Education:
- Bachelor of Music Education (BMusEd), Temple University, 1981
- Master of Music in Music History (MM), Temple University, 1983
- PhD in Musicology, University of Chicago, 1993
His performance work includes collaborations with early music ensembles at institutions like the University of Chicago and Covenant College, under mentors such as Howard Mayer Brown and Mary Springfels. He has contributed to recordings like Hildegard of Bingen (2011) and Hildegard of Bingen and the Living Light (2012), providing liner notes and arrangements.
Awards and Grants: Steele has secured grants for projects like “Christian Voices in Musicology” (2008–2009) and received the Julius Herford Prize (1993). His research often addresses intersections of crisis, justice, and music in historical contexts.
He advises through his teaching and has directed early music groups, emphasizing hands-on engagement with historical performance practices. His work continues to explore the cultural and religious dimensions of music across eras.
