Christine Rutledge, professor of viola in the University of Iowa School of Music, will present a free program, “Back to Bach,” at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 10, in Riverside Recital Hall on the UI campus. She will be joined by fellow School of Music faculty member Gregory Hand on harpsichord.

The program features Partita in g minor, BWV 1013 (orig. in a minor for solo flauto traverso), Sonata in G Major, BWV 1027, for viola and harpsichord (orig. for viola da gamba and cembalo), and Partita No. 1 in E minor, BWV 1002, for solo viola (orig. in b minor for solo violin). All of the works on this program are Rutledge’s own original transcriptions and are published by the Linnet Press Editions.

Rutledge is a musician and educator of eclectic interests and talents, equally at home with performances of the most cutting-edge new music, works from the standard repertoire, and performances on baroque viola. She has commissioned, premiered, and recorded new music by such composers as Claude Baker, Zae Munn, Jeremy Dale Roberts, C.P. First, and David Gompper, with whom she frequently collaborates with the Center for New Music. Her performances and recordings (The Blissful Violist, String Trios of Paul Hindemith, and David Diamond: Chamber Works for Strings and Piano) have been praised in such publications as The Strad, Fanfare, The New York Times, and the New York Concert Review. Rutledge has studied baroque viola with Stanley Ritchie and Robin Stowell.

Hand is an assistant professor of organ; prior to this appointment, he held the position of University chapel organist at Northwestern University, where he also taught in the music theory department. He was awarded the Doctorate of Musical Arts degree from the University of Michigan, where he studied with James Kibbie. He has given recitals and master classes in the United States, France, Spain, Germany, and Brazil. Hand has participated in several international organ competitions, including the Grand Prix de Chartres (France), St. Albans (England), Prix Andre Marchal (France), and the Dublin International Organ Competition. He is also active as a harpsichordist and continuo player.

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.