Dr. Joseph Herl shares historic music and hymns as part of the 500th Reformation Anniversary Celebration
Seward, NE (09/21/2017) — Dr. Joseph Herl will be presenting "Worship in the Sixteenth Century: What going to church in the sixteenth century was like," in conjunction with the 500th Reformation Anniversary Celebration at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017, in the Music Center's Recital Hall at Concordia University, Nebraska.
Dr. Herl is professor of music at Concordia University, Nebraska, teaching courses in music history, music theory, liturgy, hymnody and church music.
He is also an active composer with compositions and collections published by Oxford University Press, Concordia Publishing House, and MorningStar Music Publishers. Three of his original hymns, 22 hymn settings, one hymn translation and one liturgical setting were included in the "Lutheran Service Book." His book, "Worship Wars in Early Lutheranism: Choir, Congregation, and the Three Centuries of Conflict," was published by Oxford University Press and awarded the 2005 Roland Bainton Prize of the Sixteenth Century Society and Conference for best book in its field.
Currently, Herl is editing a historical companion for the "Lutheran Service Book," which will tell the story behind each hymn in the hymnal. It is scheduled for publication in 2018.
Herl has served at Concordia for 17 years. He received his bachelor's degree from Concordia College, Bronxville, New York, his master's degree in organ performance from North Texas State University and his doctorate in musicology from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. While at Illinois, he spent more than a year in Germany on a Fulbright dissertation research grant. Additionally, he has earned the Associate and Choirmaster certificates of the American Guild of Organists.
He currently serves as organist of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Lincoln.
Additional information about the 500th Reformation Anniversary and Dr. Joseph Herl's presentation is available online at reformation.cune.edu.
About Concordia University, Nebraska
Concordia University, Nebraska, founded in 1894, is a fully accredited, coeducational university located in Seward, Nebraska, that currently serves more than 2,700 students. Concordia 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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Concordia’s Professor of Music, Dr. Joseph Herl, will present “Worship in the Sixteenth Century” on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017, at 3 p.m. in the Recital Hall of the Music Center on campus.
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