Music

Music

Music plays a vital role in the worship life at University Lutheran. Our choir sings on most weeks during the academic year, and our brass ensemble, soloists, and small ensembles contribute music year-round. We are fortunate to have an in-house composer, Bruce Brolsma, who regularly creates new music for the congregation, choir, and instrumentalists. Both our Noack organ and the grand piano are used for preludes and postludes.

Choir

Sing with us! The UniLu choir aims to bring high-quality music from a variety of traditions to the community’s worship life. We are students and “students of life,” professional musicians and beginners who just love to sing. On most weeks during the academic year (September – May), we rehearse on Thursdays from 7:30 to 9 pm and on Sundays from 9 to 10 am, and sing at the 10:30 am worship service. New singers are always welcome! Contact choir director Lorraine Fitzmaurice to find out more.

Instrumentalists

Our brass group is always looking for new members, and there are many other opportunities to play. Please contact music director Imogene Stulken to learn about performance opportunities.

Organ Information for Organists

Builder: Fritz Noack and Company
Year: 1971Two Manuals and Pedal
Mechanical action, registers and couplers
Pedal: CC to g 32 notes, concave pedal boardThe organ is currently tuned at A440 in Velotti.Stop ListI Great:
Chimney flute 8′
Principal 4′ (in façade)
Sesquialtera II
Mixture IV

II Brustwerk: enclosed by two doors
Gedackt 8′
Koppelfloete 4′
Principal 2′
Krummhorn 8′

Pedal:
Subbass 16′ (bassnotes built into the case sides)
Pommer 8′
Choralbass 4′ (in façade)

Couplers:
I to Pedal–II to Pedal–I to II

Full view of organ
close-up of organ keyboard

Banner photo: Jonathan Mott conducts the UniLu brass ensemble in 2014. Photo copyright © Wayne Welke.