David Cherwien is currently serving as Director of Music at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota. In 2002, he was appointed Music Director for the National Lutheran Choir, also based in the Twin Cities.
He has also held full time parish music positions in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area, Chicago, Seattle, and Berlin. He has served as Organist/Cantor of Christ Chapel and Visiting Instructor of Music at Gustavus College, St. Peter, MN. And a Teaching Associate in Service Playing and improvisation at Elmhurst College. He completed the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in organ performance, and the Master of Arts degree in Theory and composition, both from the University of Minnesota. His undergraduate work was in organ performance and music education at Augsburg College, Mpls., where he was honored as distinguished alumni in the fall of 2000. Following his undergraduate work he studied for two years at the Berlin Church Music School in Berlin, Germany. There he studied improvisation with Renate Zimmermann, organ Literature with Karl Hochreither, and composition with the late Ernst Pepping. He has also studied organ with Christian Baude in Aix-en-Provence, France, and with Paul Manz, Heinrich Fleisher and Earl Barr in this country, and is a Fellow with Melodious Accord, studying composition with Alice Parker.He is composer of liturgical music for choir and organ, and author of the book Let the People Sing.
David is a founding member of the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians and is also active in the American Guild of Organists, and Chorister's Guild.
More Postludes on Well Known Hymns
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Thursday, March 1, 2007
These refreshing and inspiring postludes are wonderful! Congregations will thrill to hear these improvisations on great hymns of the faith.
Organ Plus, Volume 2: Hymn Preludes for Organ and Instruments
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Thursday, March 1, 2007
These practical and useful hymn arrangements for organ and one or two instruments now make it easier to integrate instrumentalists into worship. Guaranteed to... read more
Augsburg Organ Library: Baptism and Holy Communion
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Tuesday, May 16, 2006
A new volume in this highly acclaimed series. Designed to be the starting place for each season's repertoire, the Augsburg Organ Library is an essential... read more
Piano Plus: Hymns for Piano and Treble Instrumental, Advent/Christmas
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Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Piano Plus: Hymns for Piano and Treble Instrument is a collection of Advent and Christmas tunes that will enrich seasonal worship by incorporating the talents... read more
Pull Out the Stops: Congregational Song Accompaniments for Organ, Volume 2
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Friday, July 1, 2005
At last! The second volume of hymn accompaniments that will enrich worship and inspire singing. Each tune is provided with an introduction, and one or more... read more
Augsburg Organ Library: Autumn
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Tuesday, June 24, 2003
Another in the best-selling series of seasonal organ music for all occasions. New and favorite pieces at varying difficulty levels, especially for autumn themes... read more
Let It Rip! at the Piano, Congregational Song Accompaniments: Volume 2
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Tuesday, May 27, 2003
Accompanying congregational song on piano or keyboard just got even easier! This collection builds on the success of the first Let It Rip! volume by adding even... read more
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Thursday, March 6, 2003
David Cherwien originally set this text and tune for the vocal solo collection To God Will I Sing, but recieved many requests to provide a full choir... read more
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Tuesday, March 5, 2002
David and Susan Cherwien offer all that is new and beautiful in this elegant setting. Susan has written a profound text with poetic images of Epiphany and... read more
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