2017 Events
02/12/2017 2:00 P.M.
Organ Recital: Dr. Michael Elsbernd
St. John's Lutheran Church
600 Sixth Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50309
In honor of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, Dr. Michael Elsbernd, organist at St. John’s, presents a program of organ music based on J. S. Bach’s Chorales. Bach, although born more than a century after Luther’s death, was a passionate Lutheran, inspired by Luther’s design for worship that was built around music. Bach’s chorales find foundation in four-part harmonizations of hymns chosen for worship, most of which were selected by Luther to be sung in a liturgical setting.
Dr. Elsbernd has programmed a selection of Bach’s “Catechism” chorales, or hymns that exemplify text in Luther’s writings: the Creed, the Ten Commandments, and “Christ, Our Lord, to Jordan Came.” Additional works, written in the Chorale style by contemporary composers Joseph Jongen, Daniel Gothrup, and Billy Nalle, are also featured. Both Gothrup and Nalle, in more light-hearted offerings, have arranged contemporary compositions in the style of Bach, juxtaposing the modern with classic sensibilities.
A graduate of Luther College (in Decorah), Mike holds a master of music degree in organ performance, with distinction, from Westminster Choir College (Princeton, New Jersey) and a doctor of musical arts degree from the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor). His principal organ teachers included William Kuhlman, Eugene Roan, James Kibbie and Marilyn Mason. He has served congregations in Iowa, New Jersey, Michigan, Minnesota, and South Dakota as a career church musician.
02/17/2017 7:00 P.M.
Organ Recital: Carl R. Gravander, Jr.
featuring the works of Johann Ernst, Charles Callahan, J.S. Bach, and others
Free and open to the public
Smith Chapel
Simpson College
701 N C St.
Indianola, IA 50125
Dr. Miriam Zach is performing on the recently expanded and renovated organ at St. John's Episcopal as part of the Ames Town & Gown Chamber Music Association Musicale fundraiser on Saturday, February 18 at 7 pm.
http://www.amestownandgown.org/Musicale.aspx
02/19/2017 4:00 P.M.
Choral Evensong with Central College A Cappella Choir
Cathedral of St. Paul
815 High Street
Des Moines, IA
03/19/2017 3:00 P.M.
Lenten Organ Recital: Kris DeWild
Fine Arts Series
Westminster Presbyterian Church
4114 Allison Avenue
Des Moines, Iowa
The recital will feature works of J.S. Bach, J. Brahms, and J. Bijster.
03/26/2017 4:00 P.M.
Choral Evensong with Howells Scholars
Cathedral of St. Paul
815 High Street
Des Moines, IA
04/09/2017 4:00 P.M.
Music For Lent and Easter
Organ Recital: Carl R. Gravander, Jr.
Free and open to the public
Plymouth Church
4126 Ingersoll Ave.
Des Moines, IA 50312
05/07/2017 4:00 P.M.
Choral Evensong with Howells Scholars
Cathedral of St. Paul
815 High Street
Des Moines, IA
06/04/2017 10:00 A.M.
Choral Mass with St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir
Cathedral of St. Paul
815 High Street
Des Moines, IA
Organ Recital: Dr. Michael Elsbernd
St. John's Lutheran Church
600 Sixth Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50309
In honor of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, Dr. Michael Elsbernd, organist at St. John’s, presents a program of organ music based on J. S. Bach’s Chorales. Bach, although born more than a century after Luther’s death, was a passionate Lutheran, inspired by Luther’s design for worship that was built around music. Bach’s chorales find foundation in four-part harmonizations of hymns chosen for worship, most of which were selected by Luther to be sung in a liturgical setting.
Dr. Elsbernd has programmed a selection of Bach’s “Catechism” chorales, or hymns that exemplify text in Luther’s writings: the Creed, the Ten Commandments, and “Christ, Our Lord, to Jordan Came.” Additional works, written in the Chorale style by contemporary composers Joseph Jongen, Daniel Gothrup, and Billy Nalle, are also featured. Both Gothrup and Nalle, in more light-hearted offerings, have arranged contemporary compositions in the style of Bach, juxtaposing the modern with classic sensibilities.
A graduate of Luther College (in Decorah), Mike holds a master of music degree in organ performance, with distinction, from Westminster Choir College (Princeton, New Jersey) and a doctor of musical arts degree from the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor). His principal organ teachers included William Kuhlman, Eugene Roan, James Kibbie and Marilyn Mason. He has served congregations in Iowa, New Jersey, Michigan, Minnesota, and South Dakota as a career church musician.
02/17/2017 7:00 P.M.
Organ Recital: Carl R. Gravander, Jr.
featuring the works of Johann Ernst, Charles Callahan, J.S. Bach, and others
Free and open to the public
Smith Chapel
Simpson College
701 N C St.
Indianola, IA 50125
Dr. Miriam Zach is performing on the recently expanded and renovated organ at St. John's Episcopal as part of the Ames Town & Gown Chamber Music Association Musicale fundraiser on Saturday, February 18 at 7 pm.
http://www.amestownandgown.org/Musicale.aspx
02/19/2017 4:00 P.M.
Choral Evensong with Central College A Cappella Choir
Cathedral of St. Paul
815 High Street
Des Moines, IA
03/19/2017 3:00 P.M.
Lenten Organ Recital: Kris DeWild
Fine Arts Series
Westminster Presbyterian Church
4114 Allison Avenue
Des Moines, Iowa
The recital will feature works of J.S. Bach, J. Brahms, and J. Bijster.
03/26/2017 4:00 P.M.
Choral Evensong with Howells Scholars
Cathedral of St. Paul
815 High Street
Des Moines, IA
04/09/2017 4:00 P.M.
Music For Lent and Easter
Organ Recital: Carl R. Gravander, Jr.
Free and open to the public
Plymouth Church
4126 Ingersoll Ave.
Des Moines, IA 50312
05/07/2017 4:00 P.M.
Choral Evensong with Howells Scholars
Cathedral of St. Paul
815 High Street
Des Moines, IA
06/04/2017 10:00 A.M.
Choral Mass with St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir
Cathedral of St. Paul
815 High Street
Des Moines, IA
2016 Events
09/19/2016 6:30 P.M. Supper/7:15 P.M. Service
Central Iowa AGO Chapter: Commissioning Service
St. Mark Lutheran Church
1115 Grand Avenue
West Des Moines, IA
10/29/2016 7:00 P.M.
Hoot ‘n Howl Recital
Westminster Presbyterian Church
4114 Allison Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50310
11/13/2016 4:00 P.M.
Organ Recital: Michael Elsbernd
Cathedral of St. Paul
815 High Street
Des Moines, IA
11/15/2016 7:00 P.M.
Lenten Repertoire Sharing
Plymouth Congregational Church
4216 Ingersoll Avenue
Des Moines, IA
01/06/2017
6:00 P.M.
Twelfth Night Party
Karma Cahill’s Home
2740 NW 73rd Avenue
Ankeny, IA 50023
01/20/2017 7:30 P.M.
Senior Organ Recital: Zach Hastings
Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall
Iowa State University
Stream Link: http://music.iastate.edu/feeds/recital/
01/22/2017 4:00 P.M.
Organ Recital: Mark Babcock
Cathedral of St. Paul
815 High Street
Des Moines, IA
Dr. David Piersel and Dr. Leanne Freeman-Miller will present "An Evening of Broadway and Light Opera" Sunday, Jan. 22, at 7 p.m. in Faith Lutheran Church, 10395 University Ave., Clive. Dr. Piersel is professor emeritus of piano at South Dakota State University and a member of Faith Lutheran Church. Dr. Freeman-Miller is professor of voice at Drake University. The program will be presented without admission charge as part of Faith's Soli Deo Musica fine arts series.
02/02/2017 7:00 P.M.
Nordic Voices of Luther College
St. Mark Lutheran Church
1115 Grand Avenue
West Des Moines, IA 50265
Purchase Tickets Here
12/04/2016 4:00 P.M.
Organ Recital: Carl Gravander
Advent & Christmas Music of Charles Callahan
Plymouth Church
4216 Ingersoll Avenue
Des Moines, IA
12/08/2016 11:00 A.M.
Love Those Carols!
Grinnell College Organist Linda Bryant will present a program of Advent/Christmas carols in Herrick Chapel on campus.
She will be playing the restored 59 rank Aeolian-Skinner organ. The program is free and open to the public.
1115 8th Avenue
Grinnell, IA 50112
12/11/2016 10:00 A.M.
Nine Lessons and Carols
including music by Palestrina, Rachmaninov, Aleotti, Poulenc
The St. John’s Singers and Dr. Miriam Zach, Director of Music/Organist
St. John’s By the Campus Episcopal Church
2338 Lincoln Way
Ames, Iowa
12/15/2016 12:00 P.M.
Advent Organ Recital: Youth Organ Recital
Cathedral of St. Paul
815 High Street
Des Moines, IA
12/18/2016 8:30/11:10 A.M. Services
Christmas Portions of Handel's Messiah
St. Mark Lutheran Church
1115 Grand Avenue
West Des Moines, IA
12/21/2016 7:00 P.M.
A service of lessons and carols with the Memorial Choir and Handbell Choirs
Memorial Lutheran Church
701 11th Street
Nevada, Iowa
A reception with light refreshments follows the service.
12/22/2016 12:00 P.M.
Advent Organ Recital: Mark Babcock and Friends
Cathedral of St. Paul
815 High Street
Des Moines, IA
12/24/2016 5:00 P.M.
Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
Cathedral of St. Paul
815 High Street
Des Moines, IA
11/13/2016 4:00 P.M.
Organ Recital: Michael Elsbernd
Cathedral of St. Paul
815 High Street
Des Moines, IA
Central Iowa AGO Chapter: Commissioning Service
St. Mark Lutheran Church
1115 Grand Avenue
West Des Moines, IA
10/29/2016 7:00 P.M.
Hoot ‘n Howl Recital
Westminster Presbyterian Church
4114 Allison Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50310
11/13/2016 4:00 P.M.
Organ Recital: Michael Elsbernd
Cathedral of St. Paul
815 High Street
Des Moines, IA
11/15/2016 7:00 P.M.
Lenten Repertoire Sharing
Plymouth Congregational Church
4216 Ingersoll Avenue
Des Moines, IA
01/06/2017
6:00 P.M.
Twelfth Night Party
Karma Cahill’s Home
2740 NW 73rd Avenue
Ankeny, IA 50023
01/20/2017 7:30 P.M.
Senior Organ Recital: Zach Hastings
Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall
Iowa State University
Stream Link: http://music.iastate.edu/feeds/recital/
01/22/2017 4:00 P.M.
Organ Recital: Mark Babcock
Cathedral of St. Paul
815 High Street
Des Moines, IA
Dr. David Piersel and Dr. Leanne Freeman-Miller will present "An Evening of Broadway and Light Opera" Sunday, Jan. 22, at 7 p.m. in Faith Lutheran Church, 10395 University Ave., Clive. Dr. Piersel is professor emeritus of piano at South Dakota State University and a member of Faith Lutheran Church. Dr. Freeman-Miller is professor of voice at Drake University. The program will be presented without admission charge as part of Faith's Soli Deo Musica fine arts series.
02/02/2017 7:00 P.M.
Nordic Voices of Luther College
St. Mark Lutheran Church
1115 Grand Avenue
West Des Moines, IA 50265
Purchase Tickets Here
12/04/2016 4:00 P.M.
Organ Recital: Carl Gravander
Advent & Christmas Music of Charles Callahan
Plymouth Church
4216 Ingersoll Avenue
Des Moines, IA
12/08/2016 11:00 A.M.
Love Those Carols!
Grinnell College Organist Linda Bryant will present a program of Advent/Christmas carols in Herrick Chapel on campus.
She will be playing the restored 59 rank Aeolian-Skinner organ. The program is free and open to the public.
1115 8th Avenue
Grinnell, IA 50112
12/11/2016 10:00 A.M.
Nine Lessons and Carols
including music by Palestrina, Rachmaninov, Aleotti, Poulenc
The St. John’s Singers and Dr. Miriam Zach, Director of Music/Organist
St. John’s By the Campus Episcopal Church
2338 Lincoln Way
Ames, Iowa
12/15/2016 12:00 P.M.
Advent Organ Recital: Youth Organ Recital
Cathedral of St. Paul
815 High Street
Des Moines, IA
12/18/2016 8:30/11:10 A.M. Services
Christmas Portions of Handel's Messiah
St. Mark Lutheran Church
1115 Grand Avenue
West Des Moines, IA
12/21/2016 7:00 P.M.
A service of lessons and carols with the Memorial Choir and Handbell Choirs
Memorial Lutheran Church
701 11th Street
Nevada, Iowa
A reception with light refreshments follows the service.
12/22/2016 12:00 P.M.
Advent Organ Recital: Mark Babcock and Friends
Cathedral of St. Paul
815 High Street
Des Moines, IA
12/24/2016 5:00 P.M.
Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
Cathedral of St. Paul
815 High Street
Des Moines, IA
11/13/2016 4:00 P.M.
Organ Recital: Michael Elsbernd
Cathedral of St. Paul
815 High Street
Des Moines, IA
11/06/2016 4:00 P.M.
Organ Recital: Pablo Gorin, Doctoral Candidate in Organ Performance & Pedagogy at The University of Iowa
Plymouth Church
4126 Ingersoll Ave
Des Moines, IA
Organ Recital: Pablo Gorin, Doctoral Candidate in Organ Performance & Pedagogy at The University of Iowa
Plymouth Church
4126 Ingersoll Ave
Des Moines, IA
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10/09/2016 4:00 P.M.
Choral Evensong with Howells Scholars
Cathedral of St. Paul
815 High Street
Des Moines, IA
10/23/2016 5:00 P.M.
Carillon Concert: Tin-Shi Tam
Cathedral of St. Paul
815 High Street
Des Moines, IA
10/29/2016 7:00 P.M.
Hoot ‘n Howl Recital
Westminster Presbyterian Church
4114 Allison Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50310
10/31/2016
Herrick Chapel, Grinnell College, 1115 8th Avenue, Grinnell, IA 50112
University of Iowa Graduate/Doctoral students Ross Jallo, Pablo Gorin and David Lim, assisted by undergraduate student George Roberts-Oakland will present a program of Halloween-type music along with a few Sing-A-Long Scarols! The program begins at 9:00 p.m. in Herrick Chapel on the Grinnell College campus. Wear a costume if you wish and join the fun!
Choral Evensong with Howells Scholars
Cathedral of St. Paul
815 High Street
Des Moines, IA
10/23/2016 5:00 P.M.
Carillon Concert: Tin-Shi Tam
Cathedral of St. Paul
815 High Street
Des Moines, IA
10/29/2016 7:00 P.M.
Hoot ‘n Howl Recital
Westminster Presbyterian Church
4114 Allison Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50310
10/31/2016
Herrick Chapel, Grinnell College, 1115 8th Avenue, Grinnell, IA 50112
University of Iowa Graduate/Doctoral students Ross Jallo, Pablo Gorin and David Lim, assisted by undergraduate student George Roberts-Oakland will present a program of Halloween-type music along with a few Sing-A-Long Scarols! The program begins at 9:00 p.m. in Herrick Chapel on the Grinnell College campus. Wear a costume if you wish and join the fun!
Sunday, September 11, 4:00 P.M.
9/11 and Beyond: Amazing Grace!
Linda Bryant, organ
Craig Swartz, trumpet
Nancy Gaub, violin
Herrick Chapel, Grinnell College, 1115 8th Avenue, Grinnell, IA 50112
Organist Linda Bryant, assisted by Craig Swartz on trumpet and Nancy Gaub on violin (and perhaps bagpipes) will present a program designed to engage our emotions as we reflect on the events of 9/11/01 and the tragedies we have experienced since with variations of "Amazing Grace" woven throughout. Program is free.
9/11 and Beyond: Amazing Grace!
Linda Bryant, organ
Craig Swartz, trumpet
Nancy Gaub, violin
Herrick Chapel, Grinnell College, 1115 8th Avenue, Grinnell, IA 50112
Organist Linda Bryant, assisted by Craig Swartz on trumpet and Nancy Gaub on violin (and perhaps bagpipes) will present a program designed to engage our emotions as we reflect on the events of 9/11/01 and the tragedies we have experienced since with variations of "Amazing Grace" woven throughout. Program is free.
Sunday, September 11, 4:00 P.M.
LASSLER'S MISSA SECUNDA AND MOZART'S VESPERE SOLENNES DE CONFESSORE
Dr. David Johnson, Director of Music Ministries
Faith Lutheran Church, 10395 University Ave., Clive
Concluding concert of Soli Deo Musica Concert Series with full orchestra and a
festival choir of over 40 singers.
LASSLER'S MISSA SECUNDA AND MOZART'S VESPERE SOLENNES DE CONFESSORE
Dr. David Johnson, Director of Music Ministries
Faith Lutheran Church, 10395 University Ave., Clive
Concluding concert of Soli Deo Musica Concert Series with full orchestra and a
festival choir of over 40 singers.
Sunday, April 17, 4:00
CHORAL EVENSONG The Cathedral Church of St. Paul Sung by the Howells Scholars Rebecca Gruber, Director David Raymond, Organist |
Friday, March 25, 7:00 P.M.
MUSIC FOR GOOD FRIDAY GRAND VIEW LUTHERAN CHURCH 2930 East 13th St, Des Moines, IA |
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Thursday, February 25. 2:30 P.M.
ORGAN IMPROVISATION MASTERCLASS
First United Methodist Church
1001 Pleasant Street, Des Moines, IA 50309
Jeffrey Brillhart, Organist
Open to public, free to attend
ORGAN IMPROVISATION MASTERCLASS
First United Methodist Church
1001 Pleasant Street, Des Moines, IA 50309
Jeffrey Brillhart, Organist
Open to public, free to attend
Members of Central Iowa AGO Chapter are invited to attend a free master class and discussion led by organist and Iowa native Jeffrey Brillhart at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb 25, at First United Methodist Church, 1001 Pleasant St., Des Moines. The class is being presented in conjunction with Brillhart’s upcoming performances with the Des Moines Symphony. It will center on the art of improvisation at the keyboard.
Brillhart is a graduate of Drake University and former student of the late Carl Staplin, longtime professor at Drake. He currently is director of music and fine arts at Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church, Bryn Mawr, PA, and teaches organ improvisation at Yale University.
Brillhart will perform the Poulenc Concerto for Organ and the Saint-Saens Symphony No. 3 (Organ) with the Des Moines Symphony on Feb. 27 and 28 at the Des Moines Civic Center. Brillhart will also be performing in part of a concert in Pella at First Reformed Church, February 29, at 7:00 P.M. Tickets for the Pella concert are $10 and available at the door.
Brillhart is a graduate of Drake University and former student of the late Carl Staplin, longtime professor at Drake. He currently is director of music and fine arts at Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church, Bryn Mawr, PA, and teaches organ improvisation at Yale University.
Brillhart will perform the Poulenc Concerto for Organ and the Saint-Saens Symphony No. 3 (Organ) with the Des Moines Symphony on Feb. 27 and 28 at the Des Moines Civic Center. Brillhart will also be performing in part of a concert in Pella at First Reformed Church, February 29, at 7:00 P.M. Tickets for the Pella concert are $10 and available at the door.
Sunday, March 6, 3:00 P.M.
ORGAN RECITAL Westminster Presbyterian Church Mark Babcock, Organist Westminster is blessed with a fantastic Dobson Organ. This recital will feature the music of J.S. Bach. Mark will host many talented musicians from Westminster and the community in a collection of organ/ instrument duets.
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Ahreum Han
Organ Concert
The Cathedral Church of St. Paul
Sunday, March 6, 2016
4:00 P.M.
Organist Ahreum Han Congdon’s imaginative, powerful, and extraordinary performances have thrilled audiences throughout the United States, Asia, and Europe. She has been a featured soloist at many conventions and festivals, including the 2012 National Convention of the American Guild of Organists, the 2010 AGO Winter Conclave, the Young Virtuosi Festival, and the White Mountain Musical Arts Bach Festival.
As a solo recitalist, Ahreum has performed at some extrordinary venues, including Trinity Church at Wall Street, the Princeton University Chapel, the Memorial Chapel at Harvard University, Jack Singer Hall in Calgary, Michealskirche inLeipzig, Germany, Oxford Town Hall (UK), Nottingham Albert Concert Hall (UK), and Esplanade Hall in Singapore. She has also appeared with the Curtis Symphony Orchestra at Kimmel Center and the University of Pennsylvania Orchestra at Irvine Auditorium. Her live performances have been featured on the radio show PIPEDREAMS from American Public Media.
Born in Seoul, Korea, Ahreum’s family immigrated to Atlanta, Georgia when she was sixteen. Ahreum earned a Bachelor’s degree in organ performance from Westminster Choir College where she studied with Ken Cowan. She obtained a Diploma from the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music having studied with Alan Morrison. Ms. Han received her Master’s degree from Yale School of Music and Yale Institute of Sacred Music studied with Thomas Murray.
Ahreum is presently the Principal Organist, Assistant Director of Music, and Artist-in-Residence at First Presbyterian Church in Davenport, Iowa.
As a solo recitalist, Ahreum has performed at some extrordinary venues, including Trinity Church at Wall Street, the Princeton University Chapel, the Memorial Chapel at Harvard University, Jack Singer Hall in Calgary, Michealskirche inLeipzig, Germany, Oxford Town Hall (UK), Nottingham Albert Concert Hall (UK), and Esplanade Hall in Singapore. She has also appeared with the Curtis Symphony Orchestra at Kimmel Center and the University of Pennsylvania Orchestra at Irvine Auditorium. Her live performances have been featured on the radio show PIPEDREAMS from American Public Media.
Born in Seoul, Korea, Ahreum’s family immigrated to Atlanta, Georgia when she was sixteen. Ahreum earned a Bachelor’s degree in organ performance from Westminster Choir College where she studied with Ken Cowan. She obtained a Diploma from the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music having studied with Alan Morrison. Ms. Han received her Master’s degree from Yale School of Music and Yale Institute of Sacred Music studied with Thomas Murray.
Ahreum is presently the Principal Organist, Assistant Director of Music, and Artist-in-Residence at First Presbyterian Church in Davenport, Iowa.
National Lutheran Choir
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The Chapter invites you to dinner prior to the concert at 5:00 P.M.
The Central Iowa Chapter, whose generous donation helped to make the National Lutheran Choir available, would like to gather as a chapter for a pre-concert social event. Chapter members are invited to a free dinner at Aunt Maude's prior to the concert at 547 Main Street Ames, Iowa 50010. Please RSVP with this form below.
Sunday, January 31, 3:00 P.M.
ORGANISTS OF IOWA RECITAL Katie Moss, Organist Iowa State University / Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall The Iowa State University Department of Music & Theatre invites you to attend the 28th annual “Organists of Iowa” recital on Sunday, January 31 at 3:00 pm. This free recital will feature organist Katie Moss on the Brombaugh Organ in the Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall.
Moss is the winner of the Milwaukee Music Teachers’ Association Young Artists Competition, the winner of the 2011 Schubert Club Student Scholarship Competition, and the second place winner in the 2011 American Guild of Organists Region VI Young Artists Competition. She is currently pursuing a Doctorate of Music in Organ Performance and Sacred Music at Indiana University, where she studies with Dr. Chris Young. This recital is made possible by a generous gift from the Sukup Manufacturing Company of Sheffield, IA. |
Friday, January 29, 7:00 P.M.
LUTHER COLLEGE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CONCERT Dr. Daniel Baldwin, Conductor Faith Lutheran Church, 10395 University Ave., Clive The Luther College Symphony Orchestra will perform Friday, Jan. 29, at 7 p.m. in Faith Lutheran Church, 10395 University Ave., Clive. The 80-member orchestra, under the direction of Dr. Daniel Baldwin, plays the masterworks of symphonic literature and also takes pride in introducing new music. The concert is being presented as part of Faith's Soli Deo Musica series, which offers fine arts events as a gift to the community.
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Friday, January 29, 7:00 p.m.
ORGAN RECITAL “Music in the Key of C” Carl Gravander, Organist Simpson College / Smith Chapel Works by Bach, Franck, Seth Bingham & Boellmann |
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Wednesday, January 27, 12:05 P.M.
ORGAN RECITAL Midweek Music Series St. John's Lutheran Church Michael Elsbernd, Organist |
Dr. Michael Elsbernd, Director of Worship and Music and principal organist at St. John's, will present a program of organ music including works from J. S. Bach, Charles-Maria Widor, Seth Bingham, Charles Ore, and Ned Rorem. A graduate of Luther College (in Decorah), Mike holds a master of music degree in organ performance, with distinction, from Westminster Choir College (Princeton, New Jersey) and a doctor of musical arts degree from the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor). His principal organ teachers included William Kuhlman, Eugene Roan, James Kibbie and Marilyn Mason. He has served congregations in Iowa, New Jersey, Michigan, Minnesota, and South Dakota as a career church musician. The concert begins at 12:05 in the Sanctuary and is free and open to the public. A light lunch, priced at $6 per person, follows the concert.
For more information, please contact Beth Ann Edwards ([email protected])
For more information, please contact Beth Ann Edwards ([email protected])
Sunday, January 24, 4:00 p.m.
CHORAL EVENSONG The Cathedral Church of St. Paul Sung by the Howells Scholars Rebecca Gruber, Director Carl Gravander, Guest Organist |
Twelfth Night Party
Friday, January 8, 2016 6:00 P.M.
Fifteen members of Central Iowa Chapter gathered on January 8 in the Ankeny home of Karma Cahill for the chapter's annual 12th Night party. Karma's cozy home and the warm fire in the fireplace provided the perfect setting for an enjoyable evening of conversation, boisterous laughter and great food. (We organists are super cooks.) Thank you for your gracious hospitality, Karma, and for all the other occasions you have hosted this event.