Dan Schutte

Dan Schutte has been composing music for worship for over 40 years. Many of his most celebrated songs, including “Here I Am, Lord”, “City of God” and “Sing a New Song” come from his early years of collaboration with the St. Louis Jesuits. His more recent compositions such as, “Table of Plenty”, “Holy Darkness” and “Glory in the Cross” still exhibit that enduring ability to reach into people’s hearts and draw them into prayer.

The music of Dan Schutte continues to be part of the standard repertoire for Christian worship worldwide. And, he is probably one of the best-known, most prolific and influential composer of Catholic music for liturgy today.

Dan is composer-in-residence at the University of San Francisco. He travels extensively offering concerts, workshops and retreats dealing with spirituality and prayer. His most recent book, “Walking the Sacred Path – Spiritual Exercises for Today” draws on that same spirituality where many Christians have said his songs have become the soundtrack of their journey of faith.

He holds two master’s degrees from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California as well as three honorary doctorate degrees.