The Coffee Hour – Advent Hymnody

Andy and Sarah talk with Paul Soulek, Director of Parish & School Music at St. John Lutheran Church in Seward, Nebraska.

{The Lutheran Ladies’ Lounge} Story Time with Sarah: Elisabeth Cruciger, the First Female Hymnwriter of the Reformation

Elisabeth Cruciger (c. 1500–1535) was the first female poet and hymnwriter of the Lutheran Reformation—and in this Reformation-themed episode, Sarah tells her story.

The Coffee Hour – Hymns of the Green Season (Rebroadcast)

Andy and Sarah talk with Matt Machemer, Associate Kantor with Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

{The Lutheran Ladies’ Lounge} Hymn Sing with Sarah: Reformation Communion Hymns

Sarah takes Erin, Bri, and Rachel back in time to celebrate hymns composed prior to 1715.

{The Lutheran Ladies’ Lounge} TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY! Great Moments in Lutheran Lady History.

This week the Lutheran Ladies celebrate two years of podcasting with an “All Hands on Deck” walk back through great moments in Lutheran lady history.

{The Lutheran Ladies’ Lounge} Hymn Sing with Sarah: Communion Hymns, Part One

Sarah leads Erin, Bri, and Rachel in a wide-ranging, occasionally rhapsodic discussion of “modern” (AKA post-Enlightenment) Communion hymns.

{The Lutheran Ladies’ Lounge} EPISODE 100! Homage to the Ladies Lounge.

Join us this week in the Ladies’ Lounge for an all-hands-on-deck 100th Episode Extravaganza!

The Coffee Hour – Hymns of Trust in the Green Season (Rebroadcast)

Andy and Sarah talk with Rev. Merritt Demski, pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Waterloo, Illinois.

The Coffee Hour – How Do Pastors and Musicians Choose Hymns for the Divine Service?

Andy and Sarah talk with Dr. Mark Bender, retired teacher and minister of music at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Des Peres, Missouri.

The Coffee Hour – BACH WEEK Part Five: J.S. Bach’s Chorale Cantatas

Andy and Sarah talk with Dr. Maurice Boyer, professor of music at Concordia University Chicago and director of the American Kantorei.