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.
2022-23 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.
DATE PERFORMER Sunday, April 23, 2023, 3 p.m. American Kantorei singing J. S. Bach, “Halt im Gedaechtnis Jesum Christ” (BWV 67) within a Service of Choral Vespers -
Hymn Festivals and Services of Sacred Music
During our Hymn Festivals and Services of Sacred Music, the congregation is invited to accompany our musicians in a beautiful proclamation of God’s faithfulness to the world. The events are held throughout the year in the Chapel of St. Timothy and St. Titus.
DATE EVENT Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022, 3 p.m. Choral Vespers service
Come, for All is Now Ready!: A Service of Sacred MusicTuesday, Nov. 29, 2022, 7 p.m. Advent Evening Prayer -
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, Oct. 25, 2022 Jacob Rhodes, marimba Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022 Jinah Knapp, organ Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023 Concordia Symphony Orchestra, Dr. Jeff Held, music director Tuesday, March 14, 2023 Rebecca Vieker, viola -
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 6, 2023 TBD Tuesday, June 13, 2023 TBD Tuesday, June 20, 2023 TBD Tuesday, June 27, 2023 TBD
Other Music & Arts
Chapel Bands
Our chapel bands complement our instrumental and choral ensembles 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.