John Seboldt (rohrwerk@seboldt.net)
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Education

Bachelor of Arts, music (organ performance), 1975, Luther
College, Decorah, Iowa, (student of William B. Kuhlman). Master
of Arts, music (organ performance), 1977 The University of Iowa,
Iowa City, Iowa (student of Delbert Disselhorst, Gerhard Krapf).
Doctor of Musical Arts in progress, University of Iowa (student
of Delores Bruch).
 
Major workshop experiences:
 
Royal School of Church Music summer course, England, 1985. 
North German Organ Academy, 1985. Masterclass performances for
Arthur Poister, Russell Saunders.

Employment:

Currently Broadband Technician, Time Warner Cable, Milwaukee
Division Organist, Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Milwaukee
(Casavant, op. 2774, 1964).

Moved to Milwaukee for another full-time Catholic position,
1999, which proved unsatisfactory. On moving to another
position, I began to re-assess my commitment to full-time church
music ministry, and pursued other interests which led to my
current day job in the broadband industry. (This move was not
without precedent, since I had previous periods of technological
employment, see below.)

1989-1998, Director of Music at Church of the Annunciation,
Minneapolis, a long tenure where I served as director of three
choirs, organist, and supervisor of Annunciation Music Series.
As things evolved, I came up with one particular blend of
classic and "contemporary" Catholic music, using appropriate
instrumentation for particular selections, and using the pipe
organ in conventional and less conventional ways!

Previous positions in Roman Catholic, Episcopal, and Lutheran
churches.


Related information:

Member of American Guild of Organists; Association of Anglican
Musicians; Worship Board, Archdiocese of Saint Paul and
Minneapolis, 1991-1998 (chairman of Music Committee, fall 1993
and following).

Performances broadcast on American Public Media's "Pipedreams,"
including: Tournemire, "Paraphrase-Carillon" from Assumption
Suite (L'Orgue mystique) Selections from 100th anniversary
program on the 1891 Schuelke organ, St. Boniface Church, New
Vienna, Iowa (IA).

Continual interest in electronic technology:  amateur radio,
audio and radio production (four years' experience as producer
and morning host, KSUI-FM, Iowa City, IA, ending in 1981),
broadcast engineering (chief engineer, KRNA, Iowa City, ending
in 1985).

A history of experiments with synthesizers in conjunction with
pipe organ and other instruments. Most successful program April
18, 1993 (with two other collaborators, Frank Winkels and Larry
Reynolds): "Dueling Keyboards"
-- piano, organ, harpsichord, synthesizers, in a populist,
transcription-oriented program.  Also featured on the 1993
"Pipedreams Premieres" CD from Minnesota Public Radio.

From a "center" in the German Lutheran tradition, growing up in
the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod with a good acquaintance with
the German chorale tradition (in the "rhythmic" versions!), I
have broadened my musical range to the Anglican choral and organ
tradition. An open ear to the musical world around me keeps me
interested in various popular music trends, which led to more
openness to a somewhat "blended" approach to church music
ministry, including use of synthesizer with the pipe organ. The
move to part-time church music work with a fine organ keeps me
centered now in quality service playing in the classic
tradition. Still, the sacred music world is very diverse, so
some selections will use an appropriate piano or synthesizer or
drum accompaniment as needed, drawing on some of those eclectic
skills honed over the years.