JeffreyBlersch

Jeffrey Blersch holds degrees in both organ performance and music education from Oberlin College Conservatory of Music and earned the Doctor of Musical Arts in Organ Performance from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.  His principal teachers include Roberta Gary, Garth Peacock, and Marilyn Mason.  His past experience includes serving as Cantor of Trinity Lutheran Church, Peoria, IL; Associate Professor of Music at Concordia University, Ann Arbor, MI; and as an elementary music specialist in the Brunswick City Schools, Brunswick, Ohio.

He is currently Professor of Music and chair of the Department of Music at Concordia University, Seward, Nebraska, a position he has held since 2002.  As a nationally recognized organist and composer, he regularly performs recitals and hymn festivals across the United States and is best known for his creative hymn interpretations.  Resounding Alleluias, a recording featuring his compositions and arrangements was released in 2005. Dr. Blersch and his wife Carla, also an organist, have three children.

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