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The Lutheran A Cappella Choir of Milwaukee
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It Is Our Desire That...

People are uplifted as our choir, dedicated to musical excellence, brings challenging and inspiring Christian choral music to ever larger, more diverse audiences.

A Brief History

Founded In 1937 by 21-year-old Gerhard Schroth, the choir was originally known as the Walther League A Cappella Choir. It was a choir for Lutheran young people in their teens and twenties. It soon built a solid reputation and, in the 1940s, performed Brahms' 

A German Requiem with Dr. Frederick Stock and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Orchestra Hall.


Over the years, the choir has specialized in performing the finest sacred a cappella works of the great choral masters, as well as modern composers. In addition, the choir has sung major choral works such as Bach's St. John Passion and B Minor Mass, Mozart's Requiem Mass and Great Mass in C Minor, Haydn's Lord Nelson Mass and The Creation, and Brahms' A German Requiem. The choir has sung in all of the major venues in Milwaukee as well as dozens of local churches.


A variety of recordings and appearances on Milwaukee television and radio, as well as concert tours to Chicago, St. Louis, Fort Wayne, Madison, and throughout Wisconsin, have helped build the choir's reputation as one of the foremost Christian choral groups in the nation.

Bill Busch

Artistic Director

Bill is thrilled to begin his first season as Artistic Director/Conductor of The Lutheran A Cappella Choir of Milwaukee. He recently retired as Executive Director of Milwaukee Children’s Choir, a position he held for four seasons.


Prior to that, Bill served for almost 18 years as Director of Music at Hales Corners Lutheran Church, where he led a vibrant music-ministry for a congregation of 6500 + members.  Bill’s undergrad studies were at University of Wisconsin – Madison, where he majored in Music Education, played in the Badger Band, and sang with and co-directed the Wisconsin Singers.


Bill has served as Director of Music for numerous churches over the past 35 years, including Midvale Lutheran, First Congregational UCC and Bethany United Methodist, all in Madison. He recently served as interim Choir Director at Wauwatosa Avenue United Methodist Church. Bill has also been Music Director/Conductor for numerous theatre companies across the Midwest, including Skylight Music Theatre, Children’s Theatre of Madison (CTM), Madison Theatre Guild, MATC Theatre, First Stage, Sunset Playhouse and the Marriott Linconshire, and his credits include Most Happy Fella, Working, Full Monty, Secret Garden, Finian’s Rainbow, Tap Dance Kid, and the world premiere of Anatole. 


His favorite role is that of father to Emily and Adam, and husband to the lovely and talented Rhonda Rae.

Richard C. Ewert, Accompanist

Richard C. Ewert is Head Organist at Elm Grove Evangelical Lutheran Church, 

Elm Grove, WI. He studied under Professor Phyllis J. Stringham at Carroll College, Waukesha, WI, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Applied Music – Organ Performance.


During his college years, he was a finalist in the Bach-a-thon scholarship competition (receiving the Keyboard Award) and played for a number of master classes at the University of Wisconsin and regional conventions of the American Guild of Organists (AGO).


He has been a member of the Milwaukee Chapter of the AGO since 1976 and serves as guest organist on festival occasions in the Milwaukee area. In 1990 and 1992, he, together with Rev. Doctor Harold L. Senkbeil, led Hymn Heritage tours which included devotional services utilizing many of the historic organs of Europe.


Mr. Ewert is known for excellence in hymn improvisation and sensitive tonal interpretation of the nuances of the church’s song. He is currently enrolled at Concordia University, Wisconsin pursuing a Master of Church Music degree studying organ with 

Dr. John A. Behnke and Dr. James W. Freese.


In 2016, he taught organ, led worship, and played a recital at the Uhuru Highway Lutheran Cathedral of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Kenya (ELCK), Luther Plaza in 

Nairobi, Kenya.

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