Laudamus
Laudamus聽is the premier choir at SA国际传媒, performing an eclectic mix of the finest choral literature from a variety of musical genres.
SA国际传媒 Music Series
The annual SA国际传媒 Music Series celebrates and proclaims our faith through the gift of music, featuring Seminary choirs and musicians, as well as visiting chorale groups and performers of the highest acclaim. The series includes Summer Carillon Concerts and Hymn Festivals and Services of Sacred Music.
The SA国际传媒 Music Series is free and open to the public and is made possible through a Vital Worship Grant from the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship, Grand Rapids, Mich., with funds provided by Lilly Endowment Inc.
2025-26 Season Details
Hymn Festivals and Services of Sacred Music
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鈥檚 Hymn Festivals and Services of Sacred Music include:
| DATE | EVENT |
|---|---|
| Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025 4 p.m. |
Reformation Vespers Featuring Laudamus, St. Louis Lutheran Chorale, SA国际传媒 Children鈥檚 Choir, SA国际传媒 Youth Choir and instrumentalists |
| Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025 7 p.m. |
Advent Lessons and Carols Featuring Seminary Chamber Choir, Laudamus, St. Louis Lutheran Chorale, SA国际传媒 Children鈥檚 Choir, SA国际传媒 Youth Choir and instrumentalists |
| Friday, Feb. 6, 2026 6:30 p.m. |
Children鈥檚 Choir Festival Featuring Joshua Pedde, executive artistic director of the Indianapolis Children鈥檚 Choir and Children鈥檚 Choirs from St. Louis Area Lutheran Congregations |
| Sunday, March 1, 2026 4 p.m. |
A Hymn Festival Featuring the Hymns of Lisa Clark and Katie Schuermann Featuring Laudamus, St. Louis Lutheran Chorale, SA国际传媒 Youth Choir and instrumentalists |
| Palm Sunday, March 29, 2026 3 p.m. |
St. John Passion by Johann Sebastian Bach (1725) Featuring the American Kantorei and Orchestra and the SA国际传媒 Children鈥檚 Choir |
| Sunday, May 10, 2026 3 p.m. |
Choral Evening Prayer for Easter Featuring the Seminary Chamber Choir, Laudamus, St. Louis Lutheran Chorale, SA国际传媒 Children鈥檚 Choir, SA国际传媒 Youth Choir and instrumentalists |
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.
In the event of rain, guests may gather under the archways and tower. Concerts will continue unless the carillonneur determines it is unsafe to proceed.
The concerts will be broadcast live on KFUO Radio at 7 p.m. CDT.
- KFUO.org ()
- The KFUO Radio App ()
- Alexa devices by saying, 鈥淎lexa play KFUO鈥�
- 850 AM and 105.3 FM in St. Louis
- 104.5 FM in St. Louis and Metro East
- 92.7 FM in St. Peters and St. Charles
Other Music & Arts
Chapel Music
During our daily chapel services, instrumentalists and choral groups help lead the Seminary community in musical expressions of our faith.
Prevallet Hymn Competition
The Pamela Ann Prevallet Hymn Writing Competition exists to encourage church music and liturgical music excellence.
Bach at the Sem – Legacy
Between 1993 and 2017, the American Kantorei, the performing group of聽Bach at the Sem, presented more than 100 concerts of the music of premier Lutheran composer Johann Sebastian Bach, as well as music of Sch眉tz, Buxtehude, Mendelssohn and other Lutheran composers.