Anne Krentz Organ
Liturgical Composer in Residence
Sponsored by David Schack and Claire Bushong
2024 Church Music Elective Sponsored by William and Christa Even
Anne Krentz Organ is a composer and church musician serving as the Director of Music Ministries at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Park Ridge, IL.
Anne is the primary composer of Setting 12, a musical setting of the liturgy found in All Creation Sings, the recently published hymnal supplement of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Additional liturgical compositions are included in Evangelical Lutheran Worship and the three volumes of Music Sourcebooks: Lent and the Three Days; Advent through Transfiguration; and Life Passages. Her published compositions include fifteen volumes of hymn tune arrangements for piano, additional volumes for piano and instrument, numerous choral pieces, psalm settings, handbell pieces, hymn introductions and alternate accompaniments, and music for congregational singing.
Anne holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance from Valparaiso University, a Master of Music degree in Piano Pedagogy from the University of Illinois, and a Certificate of Advanced Studies in Church Music from Concordia University at River Forest, IL. She is a recipient of the Richard Hillert Award in Composition. Her compositions are published by Abingdon Press, Augsburg Fortress, Choristers Guild, Concordia Publishing House, Hope Publishing Company, and MorningStar Music.
Anne has taught at the Institute for Fine and Performing Arts in Evansville, IN, and at William Rainey Harper College in Palatine, IL. She has previously served on the staff of the Lutheran Summer Music Program as organist and handbell choir director, additionally teaching classes on composition, church music, and hymnody.
Anne is a past president of the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians.
Links
May You Abound in Hope commissioned by the Duke University Chapel Choir
Angels We Have Heard on High arranged for the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians
Setting 12 Lenten Acclamation and Holy, Holy, Holy – All Creation Sings