In this series, Benjamin Kolodziej will reflect on several figures in American Lutheran sacred music history. This series is based on his new book Portraits in American Lutheran Sacred Music, 1847–1947 (Concordia Publishing House), which will be released in August and is available for pre-order now. We generally think of Carl Ferdinand Wilhelm Walther (1811–1877) as a spiritual leader, a theologian and an administrator who laid the groundwork for what would become the Missouri Synod. Woul...
