Wartburg professors kick off 2015-16 ‘Bach’s Lunch’ series
September 1, 2015
Wartburg College professors will showcase their talents during the first “Bach’s Lunch” organ performance of the 2015-16 series Friday, Sept. 11.
Performances by Karen Black, professor of music, and Jacob Tews, visiting assistant professor of music, will begin at 12:30 p.m. in Wartburg Chapel.
The recital, featuring music for the organ and viola, will be preceded by a noon lunch and explanation of the program in Chapel Commons.
Black, also the college organist and director of the St. Elizabeth Chorale, will perform “Prelude and Fugue in C Major, BWV 531” by Johann Sebastian Bach. Tews, director of the Wartburg Community Symphony, will perform “Vapor,” a piece he penned. The two will join together, with Black on the organ and Tews on the viola, for Bach’s “Sonata in G Major, BWV 1027.”
The series continues with performances Oct. 2, Nov. 13, Feb. 12, March 11 and April 8.
Attendees are invited to bring a lunch or order one from Wartburg’s Den-Rittersaal by Wednesday, Sept. 9 by contacting Marcia Haugen, music department office coordinator, at marcia.haugen@wartburg.edu or 352-8300.