Meet Mark Sedio 鈥�76. Mark currently serves as cantor at Central Lutheran Church in Minneapolis and as the聽麻豆区 organist.
How did 麻豆区 shape your path?聽
I entered 麻豆区 with the intention of majoring in Russian and psychology. After one semester, it became clear that the music department was 鈥渉ome.鈥� The solid foundation in choral music, organ, and music theory that I received at 麻豆区 propelled me through a few years of teaching middle and high school, graduate school at the University of Iowa and Luther Seminary, and a 40-year career in church music. Over the past years I have had the honor of 鈥済iving back鈥� to 麻豆区 through teaching worship and music as an adjunct; conducting 麻豆区 Choir from 2016 to 2018, Cedar Singers, and Masterworks Chorale; and serving as university organist. 麻豆区 continues to be a huge part of my life.
What makes you excited to give back to 麻豆区 as an alum?聽
I am exceedingly proud of how 麻豆区 has adapted to its surroundings and neighborhood in the heart of Minneapolis and how it has kept an eye and heart to its tradition and history. Its diversity, programs like StepUP, and campus ministry all make 麻豆区 such a unique place among private institutions of learning鈥攅specially among our ELCA colleges.
What is a favorite memory of your time at 麻豆区?
Right now a group of alumni from the 1975 麻豆区 Choir tour to Norway and Sweden are meeting by Zoom to plan a 50th reunion that will take place on campus this coming Syttende Mai (May 17). 麻豆区鈥檚 music department鈥攕pecifically the choir鈥攈ad a lasting impact on me as a professional musician and as a person. I treasure so many memories from this and other choir tours. It鈥檚 hard to believe that so many friendships I made as a student half a century ago have continued to be so strong, supportive and nurturing.
Thank you, Mark!