Luke D. Rosen

Bio

Luke’s musical journey began 25 years ago when he began composing music in the fifth grade. With a Bachelor of Music (Choral Music Education) from Bowling Green State University and a Masters of Music (Choral Conducting Performance) from Bowling Green State University, he is now the Director of Music Ministry at the Corpus Christi University Parish and Director of Choral Music at St. John’s Jesuit High School & Academy.

He has dedicated his life and career to fill out repertoire necessities, meditating on texts and creating music that highlights the beauty of each message. Inspired by analyzing what music groups are fed by spiritually and building upon that, Luke’s message is an expression of hope and inclusion for everyone.

His projects include a setting of “The Seven Last Words of Christ,” a complete three-year psalm cycle, the Morning and Evening Song from his Good Friday Vespers Service, a piece for men’s chorus and symphonic band on a Gerard Manley Hopkins, SJ poem about St. Alphonsus Rodriguez, amongst others.

In 2017, Luke was included in the Seton and Elder Performing Arts Series Hall of Fame (Cincinnati, OH).

He currently lives in Toledo, OH and frequently holds workshops on piano improvisation and teaches composition and music theory at St. John’s Jesuit High School.