The beloved Bach at the Sem program served proclamation of the church’s rich heritage of sacred and classical music.
Performances took place in the Chapel of St. Timothy and St. Titus at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. The choral concerts featured major works, cantatas and motets.
The American Kantorei has its origins in the former Concordia Cantata Chorus associated with Concordia Seminary in Clayton, Mo. Following its beginning in 1955 with a performance of Johannes Brahms’ “Deutsches Requiem,” the Concordia Cantata Chorus soon developed into a well-known ensemble dedicated to the music of Bach, Handel, Buxtehude, Schein, Schütz, Praetorius, Monteverdi, Gabrieli, Hillert, Wienhorst, Willan, Britten, Vaughan Williams and others.
From 1993 until Bergt’s death in July 2011, the American Kantorei performed all the major vocal and choral works of J.S. Bach, many of them several times: the Passions, masses, oratorios, motets and more than 50 cantatas. Other composers have also been featured, including Buxtehude, Schütz, Mendelssohn and Beethoven.
The annual music series celebrates and proclaims our faith through the gift of music, featuring Seminary choirs and musicians, as well as visiting chorale groups of the highest acclaim.
Laudamus is the premier choir at Concordia Seminary, performing an eclectic mix of the finest choral literature from a variety of musical genres.
During our daily chapel services, instrumentalists and choral groups help lead the Seminary community in musical expressions of our faith.
The Pamela Ann Prevallet Hymn Writing Competition exists to encourage church music and liturgical music excellence.