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ELCA NEWS SERVICE

September 9, 1999

LUTHER INSTITUTE HONORS LUTHERAN MUSIC AND MUSICIANS
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     CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Luther Institute has named five men and a
choir to receive its 1999 Wittenberg Awards on Oct. 23.  The focus of
the 1999 Wittenberg Awards is "to recognize a few individuals and
organizations who have made and are making major contributions to
Lutheran Church music."
     This year's recipients include:
+ Dr. Timothy Albrecht, professor, organist and composer, Emory
University, Atlanta
+ The Rev. Robert Bergt, director of The American Kantorei, Concordia
Seminary, St. Louis
+ Egil Hovland, composer, organist and church musician, Fredrikstad,
Norway
+ Dr. Weston Noble, professor of music and director of The Nordic Choir,
Luther College, Decorah, Iowa
+ Dr. Carl Schalk, professor emeritus and composer, Concordia College,
River Forest, Ill.
     The St. Olaf Choir, under the direction of Dr. Anton Armstrong,
received its Wittenberg Award in a special presentation May 22 at St.
Olaf College, Northfield, Minn.  Luther and St. Olaf are colleges of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
     The five awards to individuals will be presented Oct. 23 during a
gala concert at the Lutheran Church of the Reformation, Washington, D.C.
The concert will feature Albrecht and Hovland at the organ and the
American Kantorei.
     The concert will be underwritten by Robert and Lori Duesenberg and
Richard and Phyllis Duesenberg.  The awards are made possible by a grant
from Lutheran Brotherhood, a fraternal benefits society based in
Minneapolis.
     The Luther Institute is an independent center for laity and clergy
fostering education and research on social, educational and ethical
issues in the public sphere.  Based in Washington, the institute
conducts several programs to promote its mission and to encourage
service to church and society.
     The Wittenberg Awards were established in 1990 to recognize
Lutherans from around the world for outstanding service to church and
society.
     The 1998 Wittenberg Award recipients were Bishop April Ulring
Larson, the Honorable Eckhard Naumann, Shirley D. Peterson Esq. and
Willmar Thorkelson.

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