Leading Czech Organist Performs in Oberlin on Tuesday By Joanna Chang
			Jaroslav Tuma, a leading Czech organist, will perform in Fairchild Chapel on Tuesday November 13, 2001 at 4:30 P.M. He will perform works by Buxtehude, Sweelinck, Pieter Cornet, Charles Luython, Johannes von Lublin, Josef Seger and Samuel Scheidt. Tuma’s performance will also include improvisational works. This concert is free and open to the public. About Jaroslav Tuma Tuma graduated from the Prague Conservatory and the Academy of Musical Arts, where he now teaches organ performance and improvisation. While still a student, Mr. Tuma won prizes at several international competitions, including Linz, Prague, and Leipzig. In addition to being a concert organist, Mr.Tuma also performs on harpsichord, clavichord and fortepiano. He is known throughout the world for his improvisations, which earned him first prizes at both the Haarlem and Nuremberg competitions. He has been a guest performer at the Prague Spring Festival, Musikfestspiele in Dresden, and the Flanders Festival, and he continues to concertize in prestigious concert venues in Europe, the United States, and Japan. A champion of new music, Mr. Tuma performs works by his contemporaries and is a composer of note, as well. He records for radio, television, and numerous recording companies. From 1990 to1993, he performed the complete works of J. S. Bach in Prague.
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