Oak Park Concert Chorale Presents a Tribute to Paul Bouman, Carl Schalk

Submitted by the Oak Park Concert Chorale. Photo 1: OPCC. Photo 2: Director Paul Lindblad. Photo 3: Carl Schalk. Photo 4: Paul Bouman.

The Oak Park Concert Chorale (OPCC), conducted by director Paul Lindblad, will present A Tribute to Paul Bouman and Carl Schalk on Sunday, April 19, 2015 at 4:00pm, at Grace Lutheran Church, 7300 West Division Street, River Forest, IL. General Admission is $18; Seniors/Students are $10. Group Rates are available. To order tickets, call 708.383.4742 or email info@OakParkConcertChorale.org. For more information or to order tickets online, visit our website at www.OakParkConcertChorale.org.

OPCC’s spring concert honors prominent local composers Paul Bouman and Carl Schalk. Both are known for their numerous contributions to choral music, and choirs throughout the world have performed their compositions. They have a profound influence on the many facets of church music, especially in the Lutheran denomination. Our concert will showcase recent compositions by both composers, who have continued to write new music throughout their retirement. An assortment of baroque, romantic, and twentieth century works will also be featured, including the premiere of The Wolf and the Lamb by Dr. Philip Gehring, composed especially for our concert. Please join us in celebrating the lifetime achievements of these two composers.

Oak Park Concert Chorale presents A Tribute to Paul Bouman and Carl Schalk
Sunday, April 19, 2015, 4:00 pm,
Grace Lutheran Church, 7300 W. Division Street, River Forest, IL
General Admission is $18; Seniors/Students $10. Children Kindergarten age and younger are free. Group discounts are available.
To order tickets, call 708.383.4742 or email info@OakParkConcertChorale.org.
For more information or to order tickets online, visit our website atwww.OakParkConcertChorale.org

About Oak Park Concert Chorale: One of the Midwest’s leading choral ensembles featuring both a cappella and accompanied performances. The Chorale is comprised of a diverse group of individuals and performs in and around Oak Park, Illinois. Led by Director Paul Lindblad, the Chorale offers highly artistic performances of varied and exciting choral music. The Chorale is a recent recepient of the Community Bank of Oak Park and River Forest Best in Class award from the Oak Park Area Arts Council.

About Paul Lindblad: Paul Lindblad received his undergraduate degree in Music Education and a Master’s Degree in Church Music from Concordia University, River Forest, Illinois. Mr. Lindblad earned a Kodály Certificate from Silver Lake College, Manitowoc, Wisconsin. He has studied with Paul Christiansen, world famous choral conductor; and Katinka Daniel, International Kodály music education specialist. Mr. Lindblad has done extensive studies in organ performance, vocal technique, and conducting under the mentorships of Victor Hildner and Douglas Neslund. Mr. Lindblad currently conducts the Oak Park Concert Chorale and St. John Choristers (previously Paul Lindblad Choristers). He is the Director of Liturgics at St. John Lutheran Church in Forest Park, music teacher at Walther Christian Academy in Melrose Park, and former Choirmaster at St. Gregory Episcopal Boychoir School in Chicago.

About Paul Bouman: Paul Bouman is Minister of Music Emeritus at Grace Lutheran Church, River Forest, where he served both the church and school as director of music and music teacher. During this time, he gained a national reputation as a specialist working with children’s’ choirs, which led him to become a staff member at several conferences, festivals and workshops. Dr. Bouman holds degrees from Concordia University, River Forest, and Northwestern University. He also studied at Westphalian Music School in Herford, Germany. His honors include a Doctor of Humane Letters from Christ Seminary-Seminex. Originally from Hamburg, MN, Dr. Bouman has worked at parishes in Milwaukee and Melrose Park, IL, in addition to Grace, River Forest. As Director of Music at Grace, he co-founded with Carl Schalk the Bach Vesper Cantata series in 1971. Paul Bouman served as director of music at Lutheran churches and schools in Wisconsin and Illinois, and is minister of music emeritus at Grace Lutheran Church in River Forest, Illinois. He earned a Masters degree in organ and theory from Northwestern University and has studied at the Wisconsin Conservatory, the American Conservatory, and Concordia University in River Forest.

About Carl Schalk: Carl Schalk -- teacher, musicologist, composer, and author--is Distinguished Professor of Music Emeritus at Concordia University, River Forest, IL. While at Concordia, Schalk was instrumental in beginning the Master of Church Music program. He received the Wittenberg Award from Luther Institute in Washington D.C., an award which recognizes notable Lutherans who have made significant contributions to the church and society in their fields, and was made an Honorary Life Member of the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians in recognition of his work with that organization since its founding. Dr. Schalk holds degrees from Concordia University, River Forest, Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY, and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, MO. Schalk’s choral compositions and hymn settings for congregational use are widely used in many denominations. He has written over eighty hymn tunes and carols, many of which appear in more than thirty denominational hymnals in the United States, Canada, Europe, Japan, and Southeast Asia.