UNK director of Bands, 308.865.88631
A series of musical performances by the Woodwind Choir, Brass Choir, Percussion Ensemble and Symphonic Band will comprise the University of Nebraska at Kearney Department of Music & Performing Arts Open House, which begins at 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25.
The Woodwind Choir, conducted by Dr. Gary Davis, will be performing Franz Schubert’s Little Symphony for Winds. Dr. Davis will also conduct the Brass Choir’s performance of Theme and Variations, composed by Thomas Merrimann.
The Percussion Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Neal Schnoor, will play the first movement of Mozart’s Eine Kleine Nachtmusik. The arrangement is by Dr. Ron Crocker, a UNK music professor.
Dr. Schnoor will also conduct the Symphonic Band performing Puszta – FourGipsydances by Jan van der Roost; On a Hymnsong of Phillip Bliss by David Holsinger; and Poet and Peasant Overture by Franz von Suppe.
Featured performers will include Rebecca Gosnell of North Platte on saxophone and Dr. James Cook, UNK music professor, on piano.
The concert is free and open to the public.
Members of the Symphonic Band, listed alphabetically by hometown,
include:
Archer- Joey Neel
Atkinson – Rebecca Osborne
Axtell- Heather Colling
Beatrice- Mark Nelson
Bellevue – Adam Hotchkiss and Corrina Wright
Bladen – Ashley Timm
Columbus- Lindsay Starostka
Elwood- KaLynne Bennett
Chadron – Jonathan Dailey
Clarkson – Rita Vogel
Cozad – Meghan Schultz
David City – Chris Hein
Gibbon – Brandon Bohn
Gothenburg – Katie Moore
Grand Island – Thomas Carlson, Adam Eschliman, Mackenzie Cochran
and Ray Paul Zeleski
Gretna- Bethany Chandler
Henderson – Mark Hiebner
Holdrege – Megan Brestel, Russell Crawford and Celeste Lempke,
Lincoln – Nicholas Brennan, Jessica Duryea and Paul Ewalt
Loomis- Kim Anderson
Kearney – Abby Bittman, John Harrold, Ashley Hellerich, Stacy Laue,
Eryn McBridge, Joshua Palmer, Lance Rall, Amber Rieken, Brent
Roemmich and David Suing
Malmo- Bryce Urbanek
McCook – Shawn Pfanstiel
Norfolk – Paul Niedbalski
North Platte – James Conley, Rebecca Gosnell and Kari Sawyer
Omaha – Johnathan Flanagan
Ord – Jacob Neeman
Palmer- Mandy West
Plattsmouth – Megan Kumler
Ralston – Adam Grazier
Ravenna – Brandon Bohn (also see Gibbon)
Scottsbluff – Lindsey Bennett
Sidney – Brendee Brauer
Shelton – Melissa Gilstrap
Wayne – Emily Brady and Joseph Brumm
West Point – Phillip Erb
Wood River – Sarah Uhrich
Colorado
Paonia- Adrienne Olin
Nathrop – Leslie Scifres
Iowa
Cedar Rapids – Corey Marz
Kansas
Garden City – Kerri Myers
Virginia
Hendron – Kimberly Moore
Wisconsin
New Lisbon – Nathaniel Ruetten
Japan
Hideyuki Furusawa
Mari Nakamura
Asami Otsuka
Shozaburo, Takahashi
