The Concordia Theological Seminary Kantorei, Fort Wayne, Indiana, will begin its 2009 Easter tour on April 15. The Kantorei, a sixteen-voice choir of students studying for the Office of the Holy Ministry, will lead each congregation in Easter Week Evening Prayer. The one-hour service will include a brass choir and congregational singing and will feature a number of compositions written for the Kantorei. Kantor Richard Resch will direct the Kantorei, which is accompanied by Associate Kantor Kevin Hildebrand, and Rev. Philip Zielinski will serve as preacher.

The schedule for the tour is:

Wednesday, April 15 Trinity Lutheran Church, Peoria, IL, 7:00 p.m.

Thursday, April 16 Zion Lutheran Church, Beecher, IL, 7:00 p.m.

Friday, April 17 Concordia University Chicago, Chapel Service: 11:00 a.m.

Friday, April 17 Apostles Lutheran Church, Melrose Park, IL, 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, April 18 Trinity Lutheran Church, Elkhart, IN, 4:00 p.m.

Sunday, April 19 St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Fort Wayne, IN, 8:30 and 11 a.m. worship services

Saturday, April 25 St. Paul Lutheran Church, Columbus, IN, 2:00 p.m. Dedication of the new sanctuary

Sunday, April 26 St. Paul Lutheran Church, Columbus, IN, 8:00 and 10:45 a.m. worship services

The Kantorei will also share Easter Choral Vespers in Kramer Chapel on the Concordia Theological Seminary campus at 4:00 p.m., on Sunday, April 19.

For additional information, please phone 260-452-2224.