2025 February — CTSFW Kantorei Touring California March 1–7
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CTSFW Kantorei Touring California March 1–7
The CTSFW Kantorei, under the direction of Kantor Kevin Hildebrand, will be traveling to California for their 2025 spring tour in March, with eight stops throughout the state. The ninth and final tour stop is a special Evening Prayer service in Kramer Chapel March 23, which will be livestreamed.
TOUR STOPS
- Sacramento: Saturday, March 1, 5 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church
- Rocklin: Sunday, March 2, 8 and 10:45 a.m., Holy Cross Lutheran Church
- Chico: Sunday, March 2, 5 p.m., Redeemer Lutheran Church
- Grass Valley: Monday, March 3, 7 p.m., Grace Lutheran Church
- Danville: Tuesday, March 4, 7:30 p.m., Messiah Lutheran Church
- Cupertino: Wednesday, March 5, 12 noon, Lutheran Church of Our Savior
- Modesto: Wednesday, March 5, 6 p.m., Grace Lutheran Church
- Escondido: Friday, March 7, 7 p.m., Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
- Fort Wayne, Ind.: Sunday, March 23, 4 p.m. (ET), Concordia Theological Seminary
The Rev. Dr. Todd Peperkorn, Assistant Professor of Pastoral Ministry and Mission and Director of Vicarage and Internship, will serve as preacher on the tour. Associate Kantor Matthew Machemer will serve as organist.
The Kantorei represents the Seminary on tours and sings for daily chapel services, seasonal Choral Vespers, and other events. The choir has also recorded several CDs of sacred music, which are heard regularly on Lutheran Public Radio, and recordings are streaming on Apple Music and Spotify.
If you live near or in one of the California locations, please attend if you’re able, and spread the word to others who might be interested. For full details and a media kit, click the button below or visit ctsfw.edu/events.
If you’re not able to attend a service in person, we invite you to tune in to the livestream on March 23 at ctsfw.edu/daily-chapel.
Sample announcement for congregations
THE CONCORDIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY KANTOREI will be visiting (name of congregation) on (date) at (time). The Kantorei is a men’s choir of students studying for the pastoral ministry at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana, directed by Kantor Kevin Hildebrand. For more details about the 2025 Spring Kantorei Tour, visit www.ctsfw.edu/events.