Concordia Seminary Concert Series

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.

During our Hymn Festivals, the congregation is invited to accompany our musicians in a beautiful proclamation of God's faithfulness to the world. The festivals are held throughout the year in the Chapel of St. Timothy and St. Titus.

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.

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.

Lutheran songwriter Blake Flattley has produced three songs that are available for congregational use — “There Will Be Rest,” “My Song Is Love Unknown” and “Holy, Holy, Holy.” “Each of these songs, in their original state, were composed about 200 years apart from each other, yet they are all used and helpful for worship today,” he says. “Words and melodies old and new put the Word of God on the lips of His people.”

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