Department of Music, 308-865-8609
The University of Nebraska at Kearney choruses will perform a combined holiday concert at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 9, at the UNK Fine Arts Recital Hall.
The Statesmen, Caelestis Cantores and the Choraleers will all showcase their talents during the performance, which is free and open to the public. Pieces performed will include folk, sacred, secular and spiritual works. The Caelestis Cantores will also perform a jazz piece that was composed by Kearney native David Scott, son of local physician Ron and Mary Scott. This is the 24th year that the concert has been performed.
Each choir performs throughout the year, including singing the National Anthem at events and two major concerts each semester. The Choraleers recently performed for the Nebraska Music Educators State Convention in Lincoln. Membership in Choraleers is determined by competitive audition.
The members of each chorus are listed below by hometown, state and country:
Choraleers:
Arapahoe: Joshua Beck
Cambridge: Kirby Johnson
Columbus: Katherine Nebuda, Alexander Ritter
Dalton: Blake Thompson
Elkhorn: Tyler Kaufmann, Jordan Litherland
Grand Island: Michelle Conley, Grant Pyper, Arane’a Spencer, Patrick York, Phillip Zuehlke
Hastings: Brittany Davidson
Holdrege: Amber Kosmicki, Brooke Scriptor
Kearney: Caitlyn Chramosta, Leif Hansen, Ashley Hellerich, Tray Henricksen, Jordan Isaac, James T. Jelkin, Amy Jenny, Jenna Johannsen, Joseph Knispel, Mary Lanka, Rachel Lillyman, Madeline Mawby, Paul Niedbalski, James Russell, Kassie Sabah, Kaylee Troyer, Sarah Wolf, Stephen Wolf
Kenesaw: Dallas Owen
Madison: Kristie Bonner, Stacey Bonner
McCook: Shawn Pfanstiel, Megan Province
Minden: Jamison Christensen, Rutheah (Williams) Rodehorst
North Platte: Michael Conley
Ord: Chelsa Petska
Overton: Jalisa Bauer, Bryan Frost
Palmer: Diane Flynn
Papillion: Stephanie Burwell
Seward: Katherine Bauer, Nicholas Lee
Wahoo: Matthew Braunsroth
Wayne: Emily Brady
FLORIDA-
Gulf Breeze: Anthony Ward
IOWA-
Cedar Rapids: Corey Marz
KANSAS-
Goodland: Jillian Parker
Herndon: Kendra Solko
Norton: Danielle Wuest
Japan-
Keiko Yamaguchi
SAUDI ARABIA-
Dammam: Noor Ghamedi
Men’s Statesmen Chorus:
Ainsworth: Benjamin Ellingson
Amherst: Jonathan Beaver
Bennington: Taylor Venema
Cairo: Zachary Osburn
Colon: Caleb Chvatal
Gering: Luke Stobel
Grant: Craig Loeffler
Henderson: Bryce Wall
Kearney: Kyle Kuypers, Brent Roemmich
Minden: Robert Nelson
Newport: Cameron Scheibe
North Platte: Robbie Heinzen
Omaha: Matthew Morse
Palmer: Andrew Dobson, David Dobson
Phillips: David Ziola
Stuart: Cory Mitchell
Thedford: Alan Holt
Valley: Durik Delira
BAHAMAS-
Freeport: Rudolph McKinney
Women’s Caelestis Cantores Chorus:
Archer: Jody Neel
Atkinson: Kelli Garwood
Bartlett: Ann Pelster
Beatrice: Molly Hartley
Columbus: Katherine Nebuda
Elgin: Krystine Hoefer
Filley: Sarah Grosz
Fremont: Mechelle Hespen
Grand Island: Andrea Foulk, Cassandra Hopkins
Guide Rock: Kayla Duffy
Hartington: Sheila Pinkelman
Holdrege: Hayley Pedersen
Kearney: Rebecca Chramosta, Elizabeth Doxtator-Morenberg, Amber Goos,
Danika Hansen, Rachel Holl, Michelle Leigh, Amanda Schipporeit
Lincoln: Lou Joplin
McCook: Valerie Bowles
Milford: Kendra Larsen
North Bend: Amanda Klinzing
North Loup: Leslie Essman
North Platte: Donna Pucket, Brittney Saner
Ogallala: Deidre Volberding
Overton: Jalisa Bauer
Sutherland: Katiana Meyer
COLORADO-
Woodland Park: Shawna Beeler, Jenna Smith
KANSAS-
Goodland:Jillian Parker
Hoxie: Kylie Lewis
Norton: Danielle Wuest
Osborne: Samantha Gourley
China
Wenci Fan
Japan
Yuka Ito
Hikari Maekawa
Azusa Minoda
Ayaka Nakai
Chihiro Sugano
