Dr. Seth Fletcher
Department of Music and Performing Arts lecturer, 308.865.8632
UNK– “Merry Tuba Christmas,” a low brass concert featuring more than 60 euphonium and tuba players of all ages from throughout the region, will be held at the University of Nebraska at Kearney on Saturday, Dec. 4.
The concert, which is free and open to the public, will begin at noon in the Fine Arts Recital Hall, which is located in the UNK Fine Arts building.
According to Dr. Seth Fletcher, UNK low brass lecturer, the recital will consist of popular Christmas songs including “Angels We Have Heard on High,” “Deck the Halls,” “The First Noel,” “Joy to the World” and “We Wish You a Merry Christmas.”
Registration for performers begins at 9 a.m. outside the Fine Arts Recital Hall. There will be a $5 registration fee for participants. A group warm-up is scheduled for 9:30 a.m.; rehearsal, at 10 a.m.
In addition, low brass Christmas carol books, hats and scarves will be available for purchase.
The students involved are listed below, alphabetically by hometown.
ARCHER– Jody Ziola, tuba
BASSETT-Cameron Scheibe, trombone
BEATRICE– Troy Ehmke, euphonium
BROKEN BOW– Michael Crawford, tuba
GRAND ISLAND– Patience Buck, trombone; Eric Rempe, trombone; and Jacob Ronne, trombone
HICKMAN-Austin Nutter, trombone
KEARNEY– Tyler Allen, trombone; Zach Margheim, trombone; Vergil Nelson, trombone; Brock Persson, tuba; and Lee Rushing, tuba
MINDEN– Jonathon Hunzeker, trombone
OGALLALA– Mark Messner, tuba
OMAHA– Paula Newhouse, tuba
OSMOND– Clint Dennis, euphonium
