DUBUQUE, Iowa - Charles Barland, DMA, university organist and professor of music at the University of Dubuque, will perform a faculty organ recital at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, January 25, 2026, in John and Alice Butler Hall, Heritage Center.

Barland will perform works by composers Johann Sebastian Bach, Dietrich Buxtehude, Alfred V. Fedak, David German, David Hurd, Jean Langlais, and Josef Rheinberger. The recital will demonstrate the many varieties of sound and color that are possible on the John and Alice Butler Pipe Organ.

Dedicated May 15, 2021, the John and Alice Butler Pipe Organ was gifted by John (DHL'17) and Alice (DHL'17) Butler to expand students' musical horizons and enhance campus events. It was designed for teaching, solo recitals, and performances with other musical ensembles. Dobson Pipe Organ Builders of Lake City, Iowa, built and installed the pipe organ - the 97th new organ built by the firm.

Barland was appointed director of the University of Dubuque Choir in 2002 and served in that position until 2018. Currently, he serves as the university organist and professor of music. Barland is a two-time winner of UD's Faculty of the Year Award and received the John Knox Coit Prize, an annual award given to faculty for their outstanding teaching, advising, and commitment to UD's Mission.

As an organist, Barland has performed throughout the United States and in Germany, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and England. Last year, he premiered a work for band and organ with the University of Dubuque Concert Band, participated as a judge for a national organ performance competition, and presented a solo recital at the national convention of the Organ Historical Society.

In addition to his duties at UD, Barland is director of music for Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, organist and choir director at St. Luke's United Methodist Church, and a member of the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra Board, serving on the artistic advisory committee and the education committee. An active member of the American Guild of Organists (AGO) and the Organ Historical Society, Barland is a past dean of the River Valley Chapter of the AGO as well as a past officer of the Topeka and Dubuque Chapters of the AGO.

The Charles Barland Faculty Organ Recital is free and open to the public. No ticket is required.