Laudamus
Laudamus is the premier choir at Concordia Seminary, performing an eclectic mix of the finest choral literature from a variety of musical genres.
Concordia Seminary Concert Series
The annual Concordia Seminary Concert Series celebrates and proclaims our faith through the gift of music, featuring Seminary choirs and musicians, as well as visiting chorale groups and performers of the highest acclaim. The series includes Premier Events, Hymn Festivals and Services of Sacred Music, After Chapel Concerts and Summer Carillon Concerts.
2023-24 Season Details
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Premier Concerts
Our Premier Concerts, held in the Chapel of St. Timothy and St. Titus throughout the year, feature visiting choral groups and performers of the highest acclaim.
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Hymn Festivals and Services of Sacred Music
DATE ARTIST Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023 A Service of Sacred Music for Reformation Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023 Stay Awake! A Service of Sacred Music for the End of the Church Year Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024 Transfiguration Day Hymn Festival -
After Chapel Concerts
After Chapel Concerts are mini concerts featuring musicians from on and off campus sharing their musical talents on a variety of instruments. Recitals are held in the Chapel of St. Timothy and St. Titus directly following morning chapel, from 9:55 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. CT. Concerts are typically held in the chapel balcony.
DATE ARTIST Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023 Benjamin Kolodziej, organ Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023 Owen Duncan, trombone Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023 Lutheran High School South Wind Symphony, Director Matthew Janssen Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024 Dr. Trevor Magness, classical pianist -
Summer Carillon Concerts
Featuring national and international carillonneurs, the annual Summer Carillon Concerts are held at 7 p.m. Tuesdays in June. Guests are invited to bring lawn chairs, blankets and picnics and enjoy the music from the Main Quadrangle or on the Seminary grounds near Luther Statue. In the event of rain, guests may gather under the archways and tower on campus.
The carillon at Concordia Seminary is one of only 170 such instruments in North America. The 49 bells have been played atop the 120-foot Luther Tower since 1971, and are dedicated to all pastors who have served The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.
DATE CARILLONNEUR Tuesday, June 4, 2024 TBA Tuesday, June 11, 2024 TBA Tuesday, June 18, 2024 TBA Tuesday, June 25, 2024 TBA
Other Music & Arts
Chapel Music
During our daily chapel services, instrumentalists and choral groups help lead the Seminary community in musical expressions of our faith.
Prevallet Hymn Competition
The Pamela Ann Prevallet Hymn Writing Competition exists to encourage church music and liturgical music excellence.
Bach at the Sem – Legacy
Between 1993 and 2017, the American Kantorei, the performing group of Bach at the Sem, presented more than 100 concerts of the music of premier Lutheran composer Johann Sebastian Bach, as well as music of Schütz, Buxtehude, Mendelssohn and other Lutheran composers.