Dr. Duane Bierman
UNK director of bands, 308.865.8607
The University of Nebraska at Kearney Wind Ensemble will be in concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, in the Fine Arts Recital Hall.
The performance, which will be directed by Dr. Duane Bierman, UNK director of bands and assistant professor of music and percussion, will include pieces such as “Australian Up-Country Tune” by Percey Grainger, “Requiem Paraphrases” by Peter Meechan, and “The Trumpeter of Krakow” by Robert Longfield, among others. The concert is free and open to the public.
Dr. Seth Fletcher, UNK senior lecturer of music, will be a featured soloist playing the euphonium in “Requiem Phases.” Dr. Brian Alber, assistant professor of music and performing arts will guest conduct “Australian Up-Country Tune.”
“I chose each piece so that the overall program would present a varied musical experience to the audience,” Dr. Bierman said. “There is something for everybody in this concert.”
Members of the UNK Wind Ensemble are listed below, alphabetically, by hometown.
Nebraska
Auburn- Aleria Alexander, clarinet
Bennington- Victoria Klaus, flute
Broken Bow- Michael Crawford, tuba
Ceresco- Gabe Haberman, trumpet
Columbus- Audrey Grant, horn
Crete- Rae Fahrlander, oboe
Grand Island- Austin Gewecke, trumpet
Grand Island- Eric Rempe, bass trombone
Grand Island- Logan Gregory, bass clarinet
Grand Island- Patience Buck, trombone
Grand Island- Ryne Miller, bari saxophone
Gretna- Aaron Ray, clarinet
Hickman- Kristina Price, clarinet
Kearney- Adam Zheng, clarinet
Kearney- Aaron Woolley, horn
Kearney- Kory Reeder, string bass
Kearney- Nathan Thorn, percussion
Kearney- Tyler Walker, alto saxophone
Lincoln- Courtney Wagner, flute
Lexington- Joel Montes, percussion
Lexington- Morgan Sentelle, trumpet
Lexington- Nate Richardson, percussion
Madrid- Bert Ogg, clarinet
Minden- Jon Hunzeker, trombone
Minden- Katherine Lewis, alto saxophone
Minden- Matthew Stubbs, trumpet
Minden- Vergil Nelson, euphonium
Mitchell- Matt Powell, percussion
North Platte- Barbara Lloyd, flute
Ogallala- Mark Messner, tuba
Ogallala- Nichole Holland, tenor saxophone
Omaha- Nate Skinner, percussion
Omaha- Paula Newhouse, tuba
Pierce- Laurie M. Venteicher, horn
Plainview- Justin Kluver, percussion
Prague- Jessica Sousek, bass clarinet
Ralston- Joseph Casella, bassoon part
Scottsbluff- Justin Vogel, trumpet
Sargent- Hyojung Kim, flute
St. Libory- Adam White, percussion
Wahoo- Hillary Jean Fick, clarinet
Wallace- John Paul Lempke, euphonium
Out-of-State
Illinois
Andalusia- Tony Garcia, bassoon part
Iowa
Ames- Stephanie Holtman, flute
Minnesota
Mahtomedi- Kelly Skunes, trumpet
International
Japan
Kyoto- Maiko Oku, alto saxophone
