2018-19 Season
Opening Weekend Hymn Festival
3 p.m. Aug. 24, 2018
The festival welcomes new and returning students to campus for the 2018-19 academic year! This year’s festival marks the inaugural concert of our Concordia Seminary Concert Series and will feature guest artist Kantor Kevin Hildebrand from Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind., as well as an ensemble choir made up of faculty, staff, students and local congregations.
Bring your family and friends for this celebration in song as we sing our faith and make witnesses to the promises of God in Jesus Christ.
The event is free and open to the public. A freewill offering will be collected. The festival will be available via live stream at www.csl.edu/live.
To sign up for the ensemble choir, click here. For more information, contact Director of Musical Arts Dr. James Marriott at 314-505-7118 or marriottj@csl.edu.
“St. Matthew Passion”
3 p.m. Sunday, March 3, 2019
The Bach Institute at Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Ind., presents Johann Sebastian Bach’s “St. Matthew Passion,” performed by the Valparaiso University Chorale and Bach Choir. First heard on Good Friday 1727, Bach wrote the sacred oratorio for solo voices, double choir and double orchestra. Considered a pillar of Western sacred music, the “St. Matthew Passion” tells the story of the events leading to Jesus’ crucifixion that is at times intimate, sorrowful and powerful. Under the direction of Dr. Christopher M. Cock, the second concert of the Concordia Seminary Concert Series is part of a limited-engagement tour.
The Valparaiso University Chorale, a 48-mixed voice ensemble, is considered one of the top Lutheran collegiate choirs in the United States. The choir performs some of the greatest choral literature of all eras and preserves the university’s rich choral tradition, which dates to the early 20th century.
The Valparaiso University Bach Choir is an auditioned ensemble and includes Valparaiso students, faculty and staff, as well as members of the wider Chicago community.
Please join us for this moving performance of Bach’s masterpiece.
Learn more about the Bach Institute here. Learn more about the conductor here.
The event is free and open to the public. A freewill offering will be collected.
Concordia University, Nebraska Choral Concert
3 p.m. Sunday, March 31, 2019
More details to come.
Learn more about Concordia Nebraska’s vocal ensembles here. Learn more about the conductor here.
The event is free and open to the public. A freewill offering will be collected. The concert will be available via live stream at www.csl.edu/live.
