Dr. David Bauer
Department of Music, 308-865-8609
The combined voices of the University of Nebraska at Kearney Choraleers and Women’s Choir will perform Mass of the Children,at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 8, at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 24th. St. and Second Ave. in Kearney.
Mass of the Children was composed by John Rutter in 2003. He was commissioned to compose the Mass by Mid-American Productions for a performance in Carnegie Hall while the 2003 National American Choral Directors Convention was being held in New York city. The Mass incorporates both Latin and English text.
Rutter described the work, saying, “…the work (has) the framework of a complete day, from waking to sleeping, with which other texts and moods appear like events in that day or landmarks in a life.”
Featured female soloists include Deanna Tiller and Sarah Anderson, both of Kearney; Elizabeth Odle of North Platte; and Sarah Reeks of Omaha. Male soloists include: Brian Glaser and Daniel Korensky, both of Grand Island, and Matthew Nicholson of Plattsmouth.
The concert, which is free and open to the public, is under the direction of Dr. David Bauer.
Listed below are members of the Choraleers and the Women’s Choir. The Choraleers are selected by competitive audition; membership in the Women’s Choir is open to music majors and non-majors.
In both groups, the students are listed alphabetically by hometown (please check both lists for students from your community):
UNK CHORALEERS
Albion- Kelli Bussey, Adam Zrust
Amherst- Matt Rauert
Arapahoe- Angela Leising, pianist
Bellevue- Adam Hotchkiss
Broken Bow- Lance McKenney
Columbus- Amber Bonk, Chrystal DeNio
Elgin- Kathryn Miller
Elkhorn- Jordan House
Grand Island- Russtanna Faimon, Brian Glaser, Nate Helzer, Anna Koch, Kent Koch, +Dan Korensky, Rachel Rowley, Adam Schumacher, Alicia Spelts
Hastings- Zach Nelson, Ben Northrop
Hemingford- Kristine Benda
Kearney- Sarah Anderson, Nathan Badgley, Matt Branch, Nicole Freburg,+Spencer Hansen, Bob Heiden, +Ashley Hellerich, Jack Kreman, Erin Melenbacher, Rachael Miller, +Kate Sabah, Katherine Sizer, Racheal Smith, Logan Stickney, Deanna Tiller
Lincoln- Krista Petersen
Ogallala- Adam Dahlkoetter
Omaha- Luke Backhaus, Whitney Baker, Erika Flores, Stephanie Queen, Micah Yost
Ord- Mark Musil
Milford- Kelsey Miller
Naponee- Lindsay Schluntz
North Bend- Joseph Krula
North Platte- Brette Covington, Elizabeth Odle
Plattsmouth- Matthew Nicholsen
Ravenna- James Trambly
Red Cloud- Neil Hammond
Stockville- Nicole Houser
Stratton- Jenny Faimon
Wayne- Jessica Murtaugh, John Jensen
York- James Gale
Iowa-
Clearfield- Sarah Fritsche
Red Oak- Suzanne Bochmann
Japan-
Takayuki Muto, Shita Tokehana, Keiko Yamaguchi
+Rehearsal Assistants
Women’s Choir:
Ainsworth- Megan Lauer, Sara Smith
Albion- Carol Casper
Axtell- Heather Colling
Bellevue- Sarah Poston
Blair- Mai Shibahara
Burwell- Hanna Thoene
Central City- Sheila Garrett
Crawford- Tonya Reeves
Denton- Any Shinaut
Elm Creek- Katie Campuzano
Fremont- Tessa Gaeth
Gibbon- Elisabeth Geist, Jenna Johannson
Gothenburg- Ashley Clark
Grand Island- Brandy Dannenberg
Hastings- Kristan Harrenstein
Imperial- Kelseigh Boggs
Kearney- Marie Hernadez and Anne Nagel; Nancy Schanbacher, pianist
Kimball- Jennifer Perry
Lincoln- Sarah Stefkovich
McCook- Erin Kochenderfer
Norfolk- Ashley Bergt
Odell- Dania Wallinger
Omaha- Amy Butterfield, Janelle Larson, Sarah Rickley, Jenny Torczon, Micah Torgrimson
Oshkosh- Tamara Allen
Pickrell- Kylie Busboom
Pierce- Lindsay Roper
Shelby- Stacy Ott
West Point- Amara Mulcahy
Wood River- Jennifer Codner
Alabama-
Florence- Beth Dillard
Colorado-
Fort Morgan- Brittant Bowles
Japan- Mayumi Fujiwara, Chikako Horiba, Aki Kato, Anna Mitsugi, Ai Yoshida
