The Coffee Hour — Preparing and Playing a Hymn Festival

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What does it take to organize and prepare for a Hymn Festival? Dr. John Behnke — Organist at Trinity Lutheran Church of Southwest Florida, Composer, and Professor Emeritus of Concordia University Wisconsin, and Mark Thoelke — Director of Worship and Music at Zion Lutheran Church Harvester in St. Charles, MO, join Sarah and guest co-host Jordan Harms to talk about Dr. Behnke’s journey into serving as a church musician, where his love for music began, how he began to compose music, and where he studied and grew as a musician. Mark Thoelke shares about the history of the hymn festival at Zion and how Dr. Behnke has been a part of the hymn festival at Zion. Learn more about Zion and their events at zionharvester.org/churchevents.

Watch the performance of this hymn festival on YouTube at youtu.be/kSeINiHRdvw?si=5_tJGvlmYyA71SLc.