LSM partners with the Bach Institute at Valparaiso University

Lutheran Summer Music is thrilled to announce a new artistic partnership with the Bach Institute at Valparaiso University. The works of Johann Sebastian Bach have long been an integral part of the LSM experience, as this music not only challenges students as musicians, but enriches worship and is an education in the history of music in the Lutheran Church.

Every year, the LSM community mounts a full Bach Cantata to be offered in the context of Sunday Eucharist, rising to the challenge of this sophisticated music and bringing mature artistry to the worship experience. The Bach Institute and director Dr. Christopher M. Cock (former LSM choir director) share these values and seek to ensure the legacy of the music and theological perspective of Johann Sebastian Bach for future generations. This partnership will increase the educational opportunities for LSM students and community members by exploring in further depth the life and music of Johann Sebastian Bach from its proper historical, musical, and theological context.

The LSM 2020 Bach Cantata will be the first collaboration between LSM and the Bach Institute, and will take place during the LSM Sunday Eucharist service on July 19, 2020 in the Chapel of the Resurrection at Valparaiso University.