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September 2015 - Vol. 2, No. 4
Time of Pentecost

FROM THE DIRECTOR 
New and refreshed Website - 


Our era has witnessed an almost unprecedented burst of creativity in music for the Church.

There has been so much experimentation, thoughtful borrowing from other faith traditions, as well as building upon and recasting our own Lutheran heritage.

There has been an amazing output of songs for the congregation and in music for singers and instrumentalists.
The Center for Church Music is a place where you can tap into that great flow of energy (either on site or online) in order to-
  • get new ideas for music ministry in its various forms
  • gain a perspective on the music of the Church
  • take time for reflection
  • connect with the larger endeavor of Lutheran church music
  • be inspired by some remarkable leaders and thinkers in our midst
  • be energized for music ministry
  • satisfy curiosity
Visit us on site or online and engage the amazing, dynamic mosaic of Lutheran church music which continues to be "the living voice of the Gospel" as it helps to propel the Church into the future.

Barry L. Bobb

If you have any comments or suggestions about the website, contact  Director  Barry Bobb

The Center continues to grow and the future looks bright!

Proposed NEW FACILITY (attached to south side of Kretzmann Hall)
January 2015 Preliminary architect drawings completed! Look for more developments.




Calling YOU for Discoveries

Have you found some useful resources that are "off the beaten track" that you have found useful in your ministry? Do you have some "treasure" that needs to be shared?

You are invited to share these discoveries with other church musicians through  Discoveries  on the website .  These resources may be print publications, online pieces, websites, recordings, events, conferences, etc.

If you have discovered some such treasure and are willing to write about it, please contact 

DIGITAL INITIATIVE

Central to the holdings of the Center for Church Music is the Schalk American Lutheran Hymnal Collection. 

The first third of the Carl Schalk American Lutheran Hymnal Collection, 23 rare hymnals in an array of editions, has been  scanned into  hymnary.org. Phase 1 is now complete, covering 23 hymnals in many editions. 

Phase 2 - The plan for the coming year is to scan the second third of the collection.

The goal is to have all hymnals accessible online by October, 2017.

The entire collection consists of 540-plus volumes representing various editions of 65 hymnals documenting the Lutheran immigration to America. 

The annotated index is now on the website with links so that one can peruse the books online. 

From the home page on hymnary.org
search by either title or code. 

PERSPECTIVES IN CHURCH MUSIC
 

New Video Interview posted 

 

Dr. William A. Raabe

Professor, Author and long-time patron of Lutheran Church music. 

Ed. note: Be sure and view this new interview. I think you'll agree - the Church needs more people like 
Bill Raabe!

 
CENTER UPDATES

Print Publications
Church Music in the United State:1760-1901 by  David Music and Paul Westermeyer was published by MorningStarMusic (June 2014). 

Read the great two page review published in the June 2015 issue of Diapason here. 

To be published this Fall 
Carl Schalk -  The Church's Song
         
New monograph release
Luther Reed - The Legacy of a Gentleman and a Churchman -  Philip H. Pfatteicher
 
The career of Luther D. Reed (1873-1972) was marked by roles as pastor, professor, and seminary president.  In the midst of the "frontier tradition" he, with the assistance of many others, helped Lutherans in America recover their liturgical inheritance.  He was a founder of the Lutheran Liturgical Association in 1898 and is best known for his monumental The Lutheran Liturgy: A Study of the Common Service of Lutheran Church in America (1947). This is the sixth in the Center's series of monographs.
Available from Lutheran University Press.

New manuscripts now in the Center as of June 2015
Walter Pelz, Ralph C. Schultz and 
Jaroslav Vajda

In process of cataloging:
Paul Bunjes and Donald Busarow

Coming this Fall on the Website
An annotated index for each of the Center's composers manuscripts that have been cataloged. Check the site often.

Cambridge International Database for English Hymnody
An online subscription is now available at the center campus only. Come visit! 
 
HYMN OF THE DAY DEVOTIONS

To date - seventy plus  devotions have been posted from a wide variety of Lutheran pastors, professors, church musicians, and Directors of Christian Education.


October 18-20, 2015 
Concordia, Chicago

Take some time to come and visit the Center. Director Barry Bobb will be making a presentation.


Welcome to the e-newsletter of the
The Center for Church Music is located on the second floor of Klinck Memorial Library on the Concordia University Chicago campus.

Want to schedule a visit to the center?  
Please make arrangements beforehand by contacting Barry Bobb or Steven Wente . 

Linda Kempke , editor

Center for Church Music
Klinck Memorial Library
Concordia University Chicago
7400 Augusta Street
River Forest, IL 60305-1402

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