Carl Schroeder

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Carl Schroeder (born April 16, 1982 in Elbow Lake, Minnesota) is an American composer.

He earned a Bachelor of Music degree in Theory and Composition in 2005 from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. His music for concert band, orchestra, choir, chamber ensembles and solo piano often connects with American history. Major works include "Christine's Lullaby" (2001), an orchestral elegy composed in honor of the youngest 9/11 victim; "The Minnesota Portraits" (2003), a three-movement suite for concert band; "The Willing" (2004), a concert band fanfare honoring American troops in Iraq; "Birmingham" (2006), a work for orchestra and narrator inspired by the work and message of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; and "They Will Long Remember Sherman" (2008), a concert band work honoring the Civil War service of General William T. Sherman.