Concordia Publishing House [SEP] parent company
Concordia Publishing House
Concordia Publishing House (CPH), founded in 1869, is the official publishing arm of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. Headquartered in St Louis, Missouri, at 3558 S. Jefferson, CPH publishes the Synod's official monthly magazine, "The Lutheran Witness," and the synod's hymnals, including "The Lutheran Hymnal" (1941), "Lutheran Worship" (1982), and "Lutheran Service Book" (2006). It has published a comprehensive edition of Johann Sebastian Bach's
Additionally, he is a member of the Music Advisory Committee of Concordia Publishing House and of the board of directors of Lutheran Music Program, the parent organization of the Lutheran Summer Music Academy and Festival.
Schalk graduated in 1952 from Concordia University Chicago (then known as Concordia Teachers College 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. from Concordia Seminary in Saint Louis.
Schalk is well known for his numerous choral compositions as well as his hymn tunes