Dr. John David Peterson, Professor Emeritus, holds a doctorate in Organ Performance from the University of Michigan, and has performed recitals and presented workshops throughout the United States. He is co-editor of the acclaimed Concordia edition of J.S. Bach's Orgelbüchlein and has performed the complete solo organ works of Bach in a 15-recital series. An accomplished pianist as well as an organist, he is active as a vocal accompanist and chamber pianist. He is also a published composer (Morning Star, L K Drew), arranger (Randall Egan, Bärenreiter-Verlag), and author (The American Organist, The Diapason, Opera Quarterly). He was a recipient of the University's Distinguished Teaching Award in 2002 and of the Dean’s Creative Achievement Award in 2008.