Kurt E. von Kampen
Associate Professor of Music
Music Department Profile
Kurt E. von Kampen is the fourth conductor in the six-decade history of the University A Cappella Choir. Before coming to Concordia in 1998, he served as head of the choral program at Concordia University in Ann Arbor, Michigan and as director of music at Lutheran High School in Westland and Northwest in the Detroit area. He is a member of the American Choral Directors Association, the Nebraska Choral Directors Association, and the National Association for Music Education (MENC). In 2004 he was appointed to the LCMS Commission on Worship. In 2007 he received the university's annual award for excellence in teaching.
In addition to conducting choirs, von Kampen enjoys composing music, leading youth choirs and clinics, and teaching courses related to choral music. His choral compositions are available from Concordia Publishing House. He and his wife Dory have four children: David, Paul, Rachel and Andrea.
Education
Ed.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln
M.M., Oakland University
B.S., Concordia College, Seward, Nebraska
Courses taught
University A Cappella Choir, University Chamber Choir, advanced choral conducting, choral literature, voice