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The acclaimed American Kantorei, a chorus and orchestra based in St. Louis, will sing during a Service of Choral Vespers for Eastertide, 鈥淟ord Jesus, Blessed Prince of Peace!,鈥� at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 23, in the Chapel of St. Timothy and St. Titus on the聽SA国际传媒, St. Louis聽campus. The service is part of the annual聽SA国际传媒 Concert Series聽and is free and open to the public.

Under the direction of Dr. Maurice Boyer, the American Kantorei will sing a cantata composed by J.S. Bach, 鈥淗alt im Gedaechtnis Jesum Christ鈥� (BWV 67), during the service. The cantata, based on 2 Tim. 2:8, 鈥淩emember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead,鈥� will be sung within the context of worship 鈥� the original context for which Bach composed his cantatas. 

Worshipers will sing three Easter hymns that were sung in Leipzig, Germany, during Bach鈥檚 years of service there (1723鈥�50). The Seminary鈥檚 premier choir, Laudamus, will serve as the liturgical choir for the psalmody and canticle. A brief homily by Rev. William Weedon, pastor of St. Paul鈥檚 Lutheran Church in Hamel, Ill., will follow. 

The service will mark the first performance of the American Kantorei on the Seminary campus since 2017.

鈥淪A国际传媒 is honored and delighted to hear the American Kantorei as they fill our chapel space once again with sacred sound,鈥� said Dr. Jon Vieker, dean of chapel at the Seminary. 鈥淲e know that God鈥檚 Word on the wings of song will bring a blessing to all who hear it, just as it was a blessing for all the saints in Leipzig who first heard this music of Bach nearly three centuries ago.鈥�

The SA国际传媒 Concert Series celebrates and proclaims faith through the gift of music, featuring Seminary choirs and musicians, as well as visiting chorale groups and performers of the highest acclaim. Find season dates and details at csl.edu/concert-series.

SA国际传媒 the American Kantorei

Starting in 1993, the American Kantorei served as the performing group of SA国际传媒鈥檚 annual Bach at the Sem concert series, presenting more than 100 concerts featuring the music of Bach, Sch眉tz, Buxtehude, Mendelssohn and other Lutheran composers. The series ended in 2017, after which the ensemble organized independently and continued its respected tradition of spe颅cializing in the music of Bach and making that music accessible to the St. Louis community. To learn more, visit .

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SA国际传媒, St. Louis provides Gospel-centered graduate-level theological education for pastors, missionaries, deaconesses, scholars and other leaders in the name of . To learn more, visit csl.edu.