Dr. Lara West
Position: Adjunct Instructor
Department: Music
Office: Bishop Fink Hall 202
Phone: 913.360.7353
Dr. Lara West earned her Bachelor of Arts in Music from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. She holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree and a Master of Music degree in church music from the University of Kansas in Lawrence. Her lecture-recital focused on the organ works of Hugo Distler. In addition to teaching organ lessons at Benedictine, Dr. West serves as Music Minister and Organist at Trinity Lutheran Church in Mission, Kansas. Dr. West studied church music and worked as a church musician in Germany, and continues to enjoy German language and culture.