The Coffee Hour — Portraits in American Lutheran Sacred Music, BONUS Episode: Buszin Family History

Who is the Buszin family, and how did they influence the writing of a book about the history of American Lutheran Sacred Music?

The Coffee Hour — Portraits in American Lutheran Sacred Music, Ep. 6: The Lochner Family

Who is Friedrich Lochner and how did his vocation as a pastor shape congregational singing for the future of LCMS congregations?

The Coffee Hour — Portraits in American Lutheran Sacred Music, Ep. 5: Walther’s Liturgy

What did typical worship services in the late 19th century look like?

The Coffee Hour — Portraits in American Lutheran Sacred Music, Ep. 4: Hymnody in 19th Century Lutheranism

What kind of hymns would Lutherans have been singing in Germany before coming to America?

The Coffee Hour — Portraits in American Lutheran Sacred Music, Ep. 3: C.F.W. Walther as Musician

How can we further understand C.F.W. Walther as not just a theologian but also as an immensely talented musician?

The Coffee Hour — Portraits in American Lutheran Sacred Music, Ep. 2: 19th Century Church Musician Vocation

How did the vocation of “church musician” develop in the 19th century Missouri Synod?

The Coffee Hour — Portraits in American Lutheran Sacred Music, Ep.1: Ferdinand Winter

Why has sacred music always been important to the Lutheran church, and who is Ferdinand Winter?