Steven Wente, organist, is Distinguished Professor of Music Emeritus and was recently named organist laureate at Concordia University Chicago, River Forest, Illinois. He serves as Cantor at First Saint Paul’s Lutheran Church, Chicago, a position he has held since 2010. As an organist, he has performed recitals in various locations in the United States. He has written on the topics of the organ and church music, especially its expression within Lutheran practice.