Photo courtesy of Langeland Family Funeral Homes Memorial Chapel - Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Jan 4, 1931 – Jan 9, 2024 (Age 93)
Sherman Van Solkema, Jr. passed away on January 9, 2025 at the age of 94. Sherman was born on January 4, 1931 in Byron Center, Michigan, to Sherman Van Solkema, Sr. and Katherine (Alles) Van Solkema.He attended Calvin College and the University of Michigan, where he received the M.Mus. and Ph.D....
Read MoreTo this day, I attribute my development as a musician as having begun in Dr. Van Solkema's seminal Form & Analysis class, which he taught during his brief stay at Calvin College. His passion for and knowledge of music, especially as he channeled it through the music of Beethoven, continue to inspire and inform.
Richard Dale Sjoerdsma, PhD
March 29, 2025 | School
