Kyle E. Johnson

THOUSAND OAKS, CA. - California Lutheran University’s new organist will present his first recital on campus at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 6, in Samuelson Chapel.

Kyle E. Johnson will perform pieces by German composers including Bach, Buxtehude, Bruhns and Mendelssohn at the free Faculty Organ Recital.

Johnson, who started at CLU on Nov. 1, also serves as coordinator of chapel music and a music lecturer. Prior to his appointment at CLU, Johnson was director of music and community arts at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church of Logan Square in Chicago for three years. He oversaw the church’s efforts to become a center for community building through the arts. He has also served on the music faculties of University of Missouri - Kansas City, Missouri Valley College and State Fair Community College.

The organist has presented concerts in Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. He holds a doctorate in musical arts from the UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance and also holds music degrees from Indiana University and Bethany College in Kansas.

Samuelson Chapel is located south of Olsen Road near Campus Drive on the Thousand Oaks campus. Additional parking is available at the corner of Olsen and Mountclef Boulevard.

For more information, call the Music Department at (805) 493-3306 or visit http://www.callutheran.edu/music.