Briar Cliff University Media Announcement

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Sister M. Arnold Staudt will perform an organ recital at 3 p.m., Sunday, April 11, in the Chapel of Our Lady of Grace on the Briar Cliff University campus.

The program will include Buxtehude’s Prelude and Fugue in D Minor; Goemanne’s Three Meditations for Organ; Visser’s Exodus: A Biblical Sonata for Organ, Narrator and Choir; Locklair’s Rubrics: A Liturgical Suite for Organ in Five Movements; and Vierne’s Carillon of Westminster. This free event is open to the public.

During her 31-year tenure at Briar Cliff, Sister Arnold has taught a variety of music history and music appreciation courses, including music history, piano, organ and guitar. She has written numerous hymns and organ music. Her performance schedule includes campus and community organ recitals, liturgies and special events. Sister Arnold, who is a member of the American Guild of Organists and the Sioux City Liturgy Commission, holds a bachelor’s degree in music from Briar Cliff University and a master’s degree in organ from the University of Iowa.

Enrollment at Briar Cliff University is over 1,100 students from 28 states. Students are educated in the Franciscan tradition of excellence in the liberal arts and career preparation in an environment of care, compassion and openness to all. For more information, please visit www.briarcliff.edu.