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Masako Bacon is an Adjunct Faculty member in the Department of Music at Concordia University Nebraska, where she contributes her expertise in organ performance and church music. She also serves as the music director at First Lutheran Church in Lincoln, Nebraska, and has been the university organist at Nebraska Wesleyan University since 2004.
Educational Background:
- Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance (minor in Organ), Kobe College, Japan
- Master of Church Music (Organ Emphasis), Concordia University Wisconsin
- Doctor of Musical Arts in Organ Performance, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Masako Bacon's research and professional interests center on organ performance, liturgical music, and church music education. She has extensive experience teaching music theory, general music, and choral ensembles, and has directed handbell choirs and string ensembles. Her work bridges performance, pedagogy, and congregational music leadership, with a strong emphasis on nurturing musical gifts within faith communities.
Masako Bacon is an active performer, having given solo and duo organ recitals across the United States and Japan. Her professional service includes leadership in church music programs and international choir tours, reflecting a global engagement with choral and organ music traditions.
Scientific Awards and Honors:
- Larson-Suehiro Fellowship in Church Music
- CPH Scholarship
- Eva V. Stroud Christensen Scholarship
- Graduate Teaching Assistantship, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Masako Bacon has advised and taught numerous students in organ, harpsichord, and music theory, though specific names of advisees are not listed. She has not received externally funded research grants mentioned in the text, but her assistantship and scholarships supported her academic training. She studied organ under distinguished teachers including Naoko Sano, Sr. Mary Hueller, John Behnke, Marilyn Stulken, George Ritchie, and Quentin Faulkner.
She is actively involved in professional organizations such as the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians and holds the Associateship Certificate from the American Guild of Organists (AAGO). Her work integrates performance, education, and liturgical leadership, contributing significantly to church and academic music communities.
