Delbert Disselhorst

Renowned American Organist and Music Educator

Delbert Disselhorst is professor emeritus of the University of Iowa. He holds both the bachelor and master of music degrees from the University of Illinois. As a recipient of a Fulbright grant in organ, he studied at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, where he was a student of Helmut Walcha. He earned the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Michigan. At the University of Michigan he was also awarded the Palmer Christian citation as a distinguished graduate of the organ department. As a concert artist, Disselhorst has performed in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Korea. Disselhorst has taught at Hastings College, Hastings, Nebraska, the University of Nebraska, and at the Yale Organ Week. For the academic year 2011–2012 he was guest Professor of Organ at the University of Notre Dame.