stefan andre waligur
Stefan Andre Waligur, contemplative,
musician/composer, and retreat leader, has
served as Liturgical Musician for the
ecumenical Church of the Saviour in
Washington, DC, as chaplain at American
University, and as adjunct faculty at Memphis
Theological Seminary. His music has been
performed by such ensembles as the
Chamber Brass of Boston, the Artaria String
Quartet, and the Pittsburgh New Music
Ensemble. After a life-changing visit to the
Taize community in France he began to write
music in a similar style to be sung at prayer in
Catholic and Protestant communities.
Although similar to Taize chants, these new
chants incorporate American rhythms and
harmonies, Celtic melodies and the call and
response style of Indian raga. Now a growing
number of churches in the US and Europe are
regularly using these chants as a part of their
liturgical life. In addition, Stefan has been
engaged as a teacher of English chant by the
Buddhist community Plum Village, which was
founded by Thich Nhat Hahn, and is located in
the south of France. For the past ten years,
Stefan has traveled extensively while sharing
his music in Europe, the United States, and
Israel/Palestine.
musician/composer, and retreat leader, has
served as Liturgical Musician for the
ecumenical Church of the Saviour in
Washington, DC, as chaplain at American
University, and as adjunct faculty at Memphis
Theological Seminary. His music has been
performed by such ensembles as the
Chamber Brass of Boston, the Artaria String
Quartet, and the Pittsburgh New Music
Ensemble. After a life-changing visit to the
Taize community in France he began to write
music in a similar style to be sung at prayer in
Catholic and Protestant communities.
Although similar to Taize chants, these new
chants incorporate American rhythms and
harmonies, Celtic melodies and the call and
response style of Indian raga. Now a growing
number of churches in the US and Europe are
regularly using these chants as a part of their
liturgical life. In addition, Stefan has been
engaged as a teacher of English chant by the
Buddhist community Plum Village, which was
founded by Thich Nhat Hahn, and is located in
the south of France. For the past ten years,
Stefan has traveled extensively while sharing
his music in Europe, the United States, and
Israel/Palestine.
