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Dr. Kyle Johnson is Coordinator of Chapel Music, University Organist, and Lecturer of Music at California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, CA, where he teaches organ lessons and other music classes.

Dr. Johnson holds the doctor of musical arts degree in organ performance from the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance, where he studied with Dr. John Ditto. He also holds music degrees from Indiana University and Bethany College (Lindsborg, KS), where he studied organ with Dr. Larry Smith and Dr. Pamela Ruiter-Feenstra, respectively.

Shortly after arriving at CLU, he founded the CLU Chapel Choir, which is a cross-cultural ensemble consisting of students, faculty, staff, administrators, and locals. Dr. Johnson's choral anthem, Lamb of God, dedicated to the Chapel Choir, is published through Augsburg Fortress.

Dr. Johnson served for three years as Director of Music and Community Arts at St. Luke's Lutheran Church of Logan Square in Chicago, IL, where 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 three Missouri colleges, and presented solo organ recitals in eight states.

Dr. Johnson may be contacted at kejohns@callutheran.edu, or at (805) 493-3332.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, Bethany College, Lindsborg, Kansas

Master of Music, Indiana University

Doctor of Musical Arts, University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance

Publications

Lamb of God, SA(T)B choral anthem. Minneapolis, MN: Augsburg Fortress, ISBN: 9781451451641.

"The Organs of Bethany College, Lindsborg, Kansas." The Tracker (Journal of the Organ Historical Society) 55, no. 3 (Summer 2011): 16-21.