- Carl Schalk
Dr. Carl Flentge Schalk (born 1929) is a noted Lutheran composer, author, and lecturer. Between 1965 and 2004 he taught church music at
Concordia University Chicago . [http://www.morningstarmusic.com/composers-schalk.htm Carl Schalk] . MorningStar Music Publishers. Retrieved on2008-08-19 .] During this time he guided the development of the university's Master of Church Music degree, which has since graduated more than 140 students. [http://www.lutherinst.org/Pages/AWARDS_bio.cfm?AwardID=30&CFID=2790869&CFTOKEN=854525 Dr. Carl Schalk] . The Luther Institute. Retrieved on2008-08-19 .] Schalk was a member of the Inter-Lutheran Commission on Worship, which producedLutheran Book of Worship in 1978. He was also the editor of the journal "Church Music" from 1966 to 1980. [http://www.selahpub.com/SelahPeople/Schalk.html Carl F. Schalk] . Selah Publishing Company. Retrieved on2008-08-19 .] Additionally, he is a member of the Music Advisory Committee ofConcordia Publishing House and of the board of directors of Lutheran Music Program, the parent organization of theLutheran Summer Music Academy and Festival .Schalk graduated in 1952 from Concordia University Chicago (then known as Concordia University River Forest) with a B.S. in education and proceeded to earn a M.Mus from the
Eastman School of Music and an M.A.R. fromConcordia Seminary in Saint Louis.Schalk is well-known for his numerous choral compositions as well as his hymn tunes and carols, which number over eighty. He had ongoing collaborations with poets
Jaroslav Vajda andHerbert Brokering , producing tunes for several of their hymn texts. Schalk's hymn tunes may be found in modern Christian hymnals of various denominations. He is also the author of several books on Lutheran music and hymnody.References
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