Concordia students to perform at Fall Hymn Festival
Seward, NE (09/20/2019) — Concordia University, Nebraska's music department will present The Fall Hymn Festival, a celebration of scripture told through music and sound, Saturday, Oct. 12, at 5:30 p.m., at St. John Lutheran Church in Seward. The festival is free and open to the public.
Dr. Jeffrey Blersch, professor of music and university organist at Concordia and Paul Soulek, adjunct professor of music and conductor of the Concordia Male Chorus, will accompany the event and lead the assembly in singing a combination of hymns and choral anthems. Concordia's Cantamus Women's Choir, conducted by Blersch, and the Male Chorus, conducted by Soulek, will perform at the festival.
"The ability to unite our voices in singing our faith is a tremendous blessing," said Blersch, "It gives us a wonderful opportunity to share that faith with others."
About Concordia University, Nebraska
Concordia University, Nebraska, founded in 1894, is a fully accredited, coeducational university located in Seward, Nebraska, which currently serves more than 2,500 students. Concordia offers more than 100 undergraduate, graduate and professional programs in an excellent academic and Christ-centered community that equips men and women for lives of learning, service and leadership in the church and world. For more information, visit cune.edu.
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Dr. Jeffrey Blersch will lead Concordia’s Cantamus Women’s Choir during the Fall Hymn Festival at St. John Lutheran Church Saturday, Oct. 12, at 5:30 p.m.
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