The Vi Messerli Memorial
Lectures in Church Music

October 18-20, 2009

Celebrating the Life of Carl F. Schalk
on the occasion of his 80th Birthday

Keynote Speaker: Carl P. Daw, Jr.
Executive Director of The Hymn Society in the United States and Canada

Choral Clinician: Leo Nestor
Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
Director of the America Repertory Singers

Banquet Speaker: Paul Westermeyer
Luther Seminary

Featured Presenter: David Fienen
Gustavus Aldolphus College
observing the centenary of Jan Bender

Concerts

Music of Carl Schalk I: Large Choral Works
including
Passion According to St. John
Scenes from the New Testament
with
Concordia's Kapelle and Schola Cantorum
Charles P. Brown and Jonathan Kohrs, conductors

Music of Carl Schalk II: Hymn Festival
featuring
Grace Senior Choir and Instrumentalists
Michael D. Costello, cantor
Grace Lutheran Church, River Forest

Music of Carl Schalk III: Sacred and Concert Music
including
Four Choruses from Lamentations
Four Choruses from Isaiah
Choral Music for Christmas and the Communion of Saints
with
Concordia's Kapelle, Schola Cantorum and Chamber Orchestra
Charles P. Brown, Jonathan Kohrs, and Maurice Boyer, conductors

Plus workshops, choral reading sessions,
and publisher exhibits

Additional details forthcoming
For inquiries, please contact the Music Office
crfmusic@cuchicago.edu
708.209.3062