Background
Bruch, Delores Ruth was born on September 22, 1934 in Indepedence, Missouri, United States. Daughter of Paul E. and Frances Louise (Landfried) Tandy.
Bruch, Delores Ruth was born on September 22, 1934 in Indepedence, Missouri, United States. Daughter of Paul E. and Frances Louise (Landfried) Tandy.
Associate of Arts, Graceland College, 1954. Bachelor of Science in education, Center Missouri State University, 1956. Master of Music, University Missouri, Kansas City, 1969.
DMA, University Kansas, Lawrence, 1979. Diploma, Norddeutsche Orgelakademie, Federal West Germany, 1982. Diploma, Accademia di Musica Italiana, Pistoia, Italy, 1982.
Postgraduate, University Rochester, 1982.
Private teacher piano, 1960-1975;
private teacher organ, since 1967;
teacher, Emporia Kansas State University, 1975;
teacher, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1975-1978;
teacher, Park College, 1978-1979;
assistant professor, U. Iowa, 1979;
associate professor, U. Iowa, 1983-1987;
professor, U. Iowa, 1987;
chairman organ Department, University Iowa, 1989-1992;
associate dean faculty, U. Iowa, since 1992. Numerous performances including Tlatelulco, Mexico, Little Rock, New Orleans, Ancaster, Ontario, Canada, Tulsa, Lamoni, Iowa, Bangor, Maine, Romantic Music Symposium, Westminster Presbyterian Concert series, Charlottesville, Virginia, St. Michael's Episcopal Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Redeemer College, Ancaster, On., First Luthern, Manchester, Iowa, Fanfare Arts Festival, Hammond, Iowa Dvorak Festival Concert, American Guild Organists Regional Convention Concert, U. Puget Sound, Tacoma, Washington, Luther Memorial Church, Madison, Wisconsin, Olavsfestival, Trondheim, Norway, Northwestern University, Carthage College, Ashland Or. Community Festival, 1992, National Conference Association Lutheran Musicians Emory University, Atlanta, 1991, Music of Mozart Concert Zion Lutheran Church/American Guild Organists, Iowa City, 1991, organ dedication concert St. Wenceslaus Church, Iowa City, 1991, Community Church Concert Series, Vero Beach, Florida, 1990, Recital Series State of Iowa History Site, Clermont, 1990, Region AGO Convention, Boise, Idaho, 1989, Bethany College, Lindsborg, Kansas, 1989, Depauw U., Greencastle, Indiana, 1989, Baroque Festival, Arolsen, Federal Republic Germany, 1988, Inaugural Concerts U.Iowa, 1987, Jackson Memorial Concert Series, Wesley United Methodist Church, Muscatine, Iowa, 1987, Akademie Muzyczny Fredric Chopin, Warsaw, Poland, 1987, National Convention Organ History Society, Iowa City, 1986, St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Springfield, New Jersey, 1986, National Convention Association Lutheran Church Musicians, Northfield, Minnesota, 1986, organ and Iowa brass quintet recital Zion Lutheran Church, Iowa City, 1986, Bach Anniversary Concert, Zion Lutheran Church, Iowa City, 1985, Music Workshop U. Iowa, Iowa City, 1985, Hymn Festival Zion Lutheran Church, Wooster, Ohio, 1985, Community Church Concert Series, Vero Beach, Florida, 1984, St. Joseph's Church, Rickardsville, Iowa, 1984, St. Paul's Church, Chicago, 1984, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Kansas City, Missoury, 1984, Faculty Concert Zion Lutheran Church, Iowa City, 1984, Iowa City Hymn Festival Concert, 1984, Organ Recital with U. Iowa Symphony, St.-Saens Symphony 3, 1983, Nijkerk St. Bavo Grote, Haarlem, The Netherlands, 1983, River Valley AGO Chapter Regional Convention, Denver, Colorado, 1982, Recital and Church Music Workshop U. Iowa, Iowa City, 1982,Convention Iowa Music Teachers Association, 1982, Riverside Church, New York City, 1981, St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, Iowa City, 1981, St. Mary's Catholic Church, Iowa City, 1981, Trinity Methodist Church, Waverly, Iowa, 1981.
Adjudicator Young Organists National Competition, Ottumwa, Iowa, 1988, 90. Member organizing committee ALCM National Conference, 1989. National Organ Pedagogy Conference, Berkeley, California, 1984.
Senior organist and worship consultant Zion Lutheran Church, Iowa City, 1985-1993. Consultant organ committee St. Andrew Lutheran Church, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1986, Conception (Missouri) Abbey, 1988, St. Paul Seminary, Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa, various Iowa City churches, others. Personnel consultant First Congressional Church, Moline, Illinois 1986.
Organ and personnel consultant, Iowa, Kansas, and Illinois, 1985. Presenter numerous workshops and lectures. Speaker Meeting Denom.
Representatives American Guild Organists, New York City, 1986. Senior organist, parish musician Zion Lutheran Church, Iowa City, 1985. Advisor National Convention Committee, Organ History Society Meetings, National Committee AGO, New York, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Detroit.
Reader U. Iowa Press, 1985, G. Schirmer Press, 1991. Judge Des Moines AGO Chapter, 1983. Organizer Eastern Iowa chapter Organ History Society, 1992.
Member American Hymn Society of America, Assn Lutheran Church Musicians (national board directors 1987-1991, contributing editor Cross Accent journal.), American Musicological Society, Music Teachers National Association, Iowa Music Teachers Association, Iowa City Early Keyboard lSoc., College Mus Society, Pi Kappa Lambda.
Married Ronald G. Bruch, June 5, 1955(divorced 1977). Children: Cris Alan, Gregory Scott. Married Donald C. Cannon, November 21, 1992.