Wyoming Catholic College Annual Lecture Series - 2024-2025 Lecture 5: Paul Jernberg

Each year, Wyoming Catholic College invites members of the wider academic community to the town of Lander—distinguished men and women who contribute complementary perspectives across a wide range of disciplines. This series is considered an essential part of the College’s curriculum, and attendance is mandatory for the entire student body. But it is more than simply a required element of our students’ education; it is also an opportunity to welcome members of the local community into the academic life of the College.

Paul Jernberg, Head of the Magnificat Institute, Wyoming Catholic College Choir Director & Composer-in-Residence

On March 24th, 2025, Paul Jernberg, head of the Magnificat Institute and the College’s Choir Director and Composer-in-Residence, will deliver a lecture on music, including performances from the Wyoming Catholic College choir. Paul has been a parish music director, composer, and educator: in Chicago’s inner city, in Peoria, Illinois, and in central Massachusetts. In 2017, he became the founding director of the Magnificat Institute of Sacred Music, a non-profit organization dedicated to the renewal of Catholic sacred music. His compositions and recordings have received acclaim throughout North America and Europe, inspiring a 2019 documentary, The Song of the Longing Heart, produced by French filmmaker Francois Lespes.




Paul Jernberg