Music

At Concordia, you can study music with over 20 highly qualified instructors. Our six full-time faculty have among them over 30 published compositions, four awards for excellence in teaching, a national book award and a Grammy nomination for a jazz recording. All of our music programs are fully accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music. Students who are not music majors also contribute to Concordia’s musical life. Ensembles and private lessons are open to all students regardless of major, and any prospective student accepted to Concordia may apply for a music scholarship. Visit the Music at Concordia showcase for more information. Learn more about the music programs at Concordia.

The music department is a family that encourages learning both in and out of the classroom. The department's outstanding faculty, staff and students make the department a very special place. The experiences and connections I made while at Concordia prepared me well to serve Christ's church through music." Paul Soulek '07

 

In brief from the Department of Music

[UPDATED 2010-06-01]
Audition information is available for fall 2010 students. Students interested in an auditioned choir or instrumental ensemble are encouraged to read through the information now available online. [MORE]

[UPDATED 2010-03-01]
Assistant professor of music, Peter Prochnow's hymn adaptation "On Jordan's Bank the Baptist's Cry" was heard on the Dec. 6th broadcasts of "The Lutheran Hour". [MORE]

[POSTED 2010-02-08]
Ann Henny, a senior in music education from Clinton, Mo., has been selected to serve as an intern for Lutheran Summer Music. The program was founded in 1982 and has become the preeminent Lutheran music program for high school students. Each summer, LSM brings together more than 150 band, orchestra, choir and keyboard students from the U.S. and abroad for a four-week residential training and performance program. Henny will assist with the chapel choir.

[POSTED 2008-10-24]
Dr. Jeffrey Blersch, was the featured performer and organist for the hymn festival of the Institute on Liturgy, Preaching, and Church Music of the LC-MS held on our campus from July 22-25, 2008. During the institute, he also led four sectionals on “taking the mystery out of organ registration” and hymn playing tempos. This fall he has also been a featured organist and speaker at the annual church music workshop for pastors and musicians held at Zion Lutheran Church, Imperial, Neb., and one of three organist at “Organ Spectacular!” at St. Paul United Methodist Church, Lincoln, Neb.

[POSTED 2008-10-24]
Jessica Kite, adjunct professor of music, successfully defended her master’s thesis entitled “Exploring the implementation of composition in Nebraska’s elementary music classrooms” at University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

[POSTED 2008-10-24]
Dr. Kurt von Kampen, associate professor of music, completed his work on the Lutheran Service Book Guitar edition which was released in July at the Worship Institute. Von Kampen took every hymn in LSB and arranged it for guitarists. He has also directed two collective choirs this fall, one comprised of several area Lutheran elementary school choruses and the Lutheran High School choir from Lutheran High St. Charles in Missouri and one of 120 freshmen and sophomores from the Fremont, Neb., area. Coming up in January, he will be the clinician for the Schola Cantorum at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Mo. The Schola Cantorum is an adult choir workshop that brings together approximately 150 singers and directors from St. Louis-area Lutheran churches.

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