Music lovers of all ages are invited to campus for the 2024-25 Concordia Seminary Music Series, which will feature talented musicians during events scheduled through summer 2025.

The annual series includes Hymn Festivals and Services of Sacred Music, After Chapel Concerts and Summer Carillon Concerts.

The Concordia Seminary Music Series is free and open to the public, and is made possible in part through a Vital Worship Grant from the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship, Grand Rapids, Mich., with funds provided by Lilly Endowment Inc.

Performances are held in the Chapel of St. Timothy and St. Titus on the campus of Concordia Seminary except for the carillon concerts in which visitors are invited to enjoy the open-air, outdoor setting near Luther Tower.

“These services of sacred music and concerts are a blessing to all who experience them,” said Dean of Chapel Dr. Jon Vieker. “It is a great privilege and joy for Concordia Seminary to be able to share these rich musical offerings with the larger St. Louis community.”

After Chapel Concerts

The After Chapel Concerts are mini concerts, beginning at 9:55 a.m. directly following morning chapel, which begins at 9:35 a.m., and are typically held in the chapel balcony. These concerts also are available via livestream at csl.edu/live.

This year’s After Chapel Concerts will include:

• Sept. 24: Luke Reske, piano
• Oct. 8: Jillian Gardner, organ
• Nov. 5: Tom Mueller, organ
• Dec. 10: Jinah Knapp, organ
• Feb. 11, 2025: Nathan Pennington, organ
• March 25, 2025: Nancy Peterson, organ

Hymn Festivals and Services of Sacred Music

The Hymn Festivals and Services of Sacred Music will follow the seasons of the church year and will feature locally and nationally acclaimed musicians. The concerts also are available via livestream at csl.edu/live.

This year’s Hymn Festivals and Services of Sacred Music include:

• Oct. 27, 3 p.m.: “O Little Flock, Fear Not the Foe,” A Service of Sacred Music for Reformation, featuring Laudamus, the St. Louis Lutheran Chorale and instrumentalists
• Dec. 3, 7 p.m.: “O Christ, Redeemer, Save Us All,” A Service of Evening Prayer for Advent, featuring the Service of Light, Laudamus, the St. Louis Lutheran Chorale and instrumentalists
• Feb. 2, 2025, 3 p.m.: “With Peace and Joy I Now Depart,” A Candlemas Choral Vespers, featuring the music of J.S. Bach with the American Kantorei, under the direction of Dr. Maurice Boyer, and additional choral music by James MacMillan and Kile Smith
• March 2, 2025, 3 p.m.: “The Only Son from Heaven,” A Hymn Festival for the Season of Epiphany, featuring Laudamus, the St. Louis Lutheran Chorale and instrumentalists
• May 6, 2025, 7 p.m.: “And They Sang a New Song,” A Hymn Festival for the Multiethnic Symposium, featuring Laudamus, the St. Louis Lutheran Chorale and a variety of instrumentalists and musicians leading the singing of newly-translated hymns from around the world

Summer Carillon Concerts

Summer Carillon Concerts are held at 7 p.m. Tuesdays in June and feature national and international carillonneurs performing pieces on the 49-bell carillon in Luther Tower. The public is invited to bring picnics and lawn chairs and gather on the grounds near the tower to enjoy the performances.

Carillon concerts are scheduled for June 3, 10, 17 and 24.

For more details and a complete schedule, please visit Concordia Seminary Music Series.

About Concordia Seminary

Concordia Seminary, St. Louis provides Gospel-centered graduate-level theological education for pastors, missionaries, deaconesses, scholars and other leaders in the name of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS). To learn more, visit csl.edu.