Introduction

Biography

Brink was edu­cat­ed at Cal­vin Col­lege, Grand Ra­pids, Mi­chi­gan; the Uni­ver­si­ty of Mi­chi­gan; and North­west­ern Uni­ver­si­ty, Ev­an­ston, Il­li­nois (PhD, mu­sic the­ory).

She taught mu­sic at Tri­ni­ty Chris­tian Col­lege, Pa­los Heights, Il­li­nois (1967–74), and the Uni­ver­si­ty of Il­li­nois, Cham­paign-Ur­ba­na (1974–83).

She then worked as a mu­sic and li­tur­gy ed­it­or, and served as or­gan­ist and choir di­rect­or at Eb­en­ezer Chris­tian Re­formed Church (CRC), Ber­wyn, Il­li­nois (1967–71); Or­land Park, Il­li­nois, CRC (1972–74); Hes­sel Park CRC, Cham­paign-Ur­ba­na, Il­li­nois (1975–83); and East­ern Ave­nue CRC, Grand Ra­pids, Mi­chi­gan.

Works

• Psalter Hym­nal Hand­book, with Bert Pol­man (Grand Ra­pids, Mi­chi­gan: CRC Pub­li­ca­tions, 1998)