2012 Schedule
March 18, 2012 John Schubring 3:00 p.m.
Zion Lutheran Church is pleased to present John Schubring as the Fifth Guest Artist in our Organ Concert Series on Sunday, March 18 at 3:00 p.m. Mr. Schubring is Director of Music and Organist at Our Shepherd Lutheran Church in Greendale, Wisconsin. His program will include works by Bruhns, J. S. Bach, Brahms, Ritter, Dupre, Kagel and Alain.
Since Mr. Schubring is a son of the congregation, this event is a special occasion for the Zion family. John is the son of Zion parishioners, Larry and Marilyn Schubring. While at Zion, he studied organ with Nancy Siebecker, and played many services at Zion.
We are delighted to have John at the console again and look forward to seeing you on March 18th!
May 20, 2012 Kristin Lensch 3:00 p.m.
Kristin Lensch is Organist-Choirmaster for Church of the Holy Apostles in Collierville, Tennessee and has served as adjunct faculty at Rhodes College and the University of Memphis. As a national prize-winning organist, she is an active recitalist in the United States and has performed with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra.
Kristin is currently working on her Doctorate of Musical Arts in Organ with John Peterson at the University of Memphis where she was recently awarded the Performer’s Certificate and the Graduate Performance Award.
Sept. 30, 2012 Paul Jacobs 3:00 p.m.
Paul Jacobs, America’s most celebrated concert organist, is the only organ soloist to receive a Grammy Award (2011). He made musical history at the age of 23 when he performed the complete organ works of J. S. Bach in an 18-hour non-stop marathon performance, and has subsequently performed the complete organ works of Olivier Messiaen in nine-hour marathon concerts around the country.
He had performed in all 50 states by the age of 31, and has also toured in Europe, Asia, South America, and Australia, and appeared with major orchestras. He is chair of the organ department at The Julliard School in New York City.
