Wednesday, October 31, 2012
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Delbert Disselhorst

Concert organist Delbert Disselhorst, professor emeritus in the University of Iowa School of Music, will perform an all-Bach recital at 3 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 11, at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 123 E. Market Street, Iowa City.

This concert is sponsored by the Iowa City Early Keyboard Society, with support from the UI School of Music. Admission is free and the public is welcome.

Disselhorst, faculty member of the UI School of Music from 1970 to 2008, holds bachelor's and master's degrees in music from the University of Illinois, where he graduated as a Bronze Tablet Scholar. As a recipient of a Fulbright grant in organ, he also studied at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik in Frankfurt, Germany, where he was a student of Helmut Walcha. He earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Michigan, where he was also awarded the Palmer Christian citation as a distinguished graduate of the organ department.

As a concert artist, Disselhorst has performed in the United States, Canada, and Europe. He has appeared as a recitalist for several regional conventions and for the National Convention of the American Guild of Organists in Houston, Texas, in 1989. Tours of Europe have included recitals in Denmark, Germany, and France. He has been a featured artist for international festivals and concert series in the cathedrals of Trier and Limburg and the Munster in Freiburg, Germany.

The School of Music is part of the Division of Performing Arts in the UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. For accommodations at the concert contact the School of Music at 319-335-1603. For a UI arts calendar and details about upcoming events visit the new Arts Iowa website.