‘CATHEDRAL ECHOES’ THEME FOR CHOIR CONCERT SUNDAY, FEB. 27, AT UNK

Dr. David Bauer
Department of Music, 308-865-8609

“Cathedral Echoes” is the theme of the concert which features four University of Nebraska at Kearney choirs on Sunday, Feb. 27.

The choirs concert, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 3 p.m. in the Fine Arts Recital Hall in the UNK Fine Arts Building.

Under the direction of Dr. David Bauer, UNK music professor, Vocal Collegium, Choraleers, Women’s Chorus and Men’s Chorus will all perform.

The UNK Men’s Chorus will perform “Soon Very Soon,” “Tree of Peace” and “Come to the Music” featuring Amy Dunn of Falls City on percussion and Dr. Allison Fletcher on piccolo. The UNK Women’s Chorus will perform “The Paint Box,” “Alleluia,” “Precious Lord, Take My Hand” and “Fidelia omnia madata ejus,” featuring Cindie Reneau of Oklahoma City, Okla., on violin.

UNK Vocal Collegium will perform “Weep No More,” “The Most Living Moment,” “God Be in My Head” and “Esto Les Digo,” featuring Amy Knispel of Kearney singing mezzo- soprano. The UNK Vocal Collegium, which specializes in choral chamber repertoire of all eras, is described as “…an elite group of students who are chosen from among the UNK Choraleers.” Students must audition to be a member of the Vocal Collegium.

The UNK Choraleers, whose membership is by audition only, will perform “Regina Coeli, K.276” featuring Katherine Ridder of Kearney singing soprano, Phillip Zuehlke of Grand Island singing tenor, Deidre Volberding of Ogallala singing alto and Robert Roth of Comstock singing bass. “Selig sindt die toten” will feature Dr. Noah Rogoff, UNK assistant professor of music, on cello; “Festival Te Deum, op.32” will feature Knispel singing mezzo-soprano; and “You are the Music” will feature Ridder singing mezzo-soprano and Dr. Seth Fletcher, UNK low brass lecturer, on the euphonium.

The student members of each choral group are listed below, alphabetically by hometown and group–Choraleers, Vocal Collegium, Women’s Chorus and Men’s Chorus.

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Members of the UNK Choraleers are listed below:

ALBION– Dustin McBride, Spencer McBride and Markie Sup
AUBURN– Hannah Om
BEAVER CITY– Fred Marble
BELLEVUE– Andrew Poinsette
BROKEN BOW– Michael Crawford
BURWELL– Dillon Nelson
COLUMBUS– Jonathan Danforth
COMSTOCK– Robert Roth
DAVID CITY– Megan Buresh
ELWOOD– Jessica Ferguson
GOTHENBURG– Jacob Beck
GRAND ISLAND– Catherine McGowan, Shaylie Murphy and Phillip Zuehlke
HASTINGS– Christine Cottam
HOLDREGE– Amber Kosmicki
JUNIATA– Addison Heeren
KEARNEY– Janelle Beutler, Marisa Coello, Dustin Dye, Sarah Hild, Matthew
Jensen, Amy Knispel, Katherine Ridder, James Russell, Kendra Solko and James Wolf
LINCOLN– Dana Hilde and Nate Rocke
MCCOOK– Nicole Green
MINDEN– Jonathan Hunzeker
OGALLALA– Deidre Volberding
OMAHA– Elizabeth Lieberman
O’NEILL– Jordan Peterson
OVERTON– Jalisa Bauer
SCOTTSBLUFF– Rachel Harvey
SEWARD– Kenneth Stratton
SIDNEY– Alex Bond
ST. PAUL– Andrea Placke
VALLEY– Sarah Kollars

OUT OF STATE
COLORADO
BURLINGTON– Codie Milford
WOODLAND PARK– Shawn Beeler
KANSAS
GOODLAND– Jillian Parker
MANHATTAN– Carolyn Wirtz

INTERNATIONAL
JAPAN- Sooji Ko
KOREA– Minsu Kim and Hakjoon Lee
SPAIN– Rocio Irun
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Members of the UNK Vocal Collegium are listed below:

AUBURN– Hannah Om
BROKEN BOW– Michael Crawford
GRAND ISLAND– Shaylie Murphy
HOLDREGE– Amber Kosmicki
KEARNEY– Katherine Ridder and James Wolf
OGALLALA– Deidre Volberding
OVERTON– Jalisa Bauer
RIVERDALE– Jacinda Uden
SEWARD– Kenneth Stratton

OUT OF STATE
COLORADO
WOODLAND PARK– Shawna Beeler
KANSAS
GOODLAND– Jillian Parker
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Members of the UNK Women’s Chorus are listed below:

AXTELL– Kelsey Ritter
BAYARD– Jennifer McMurtry
BELLEVUE– Shelby Smith
CALLAWAY– Kelsi Erstrom
COLUMBUS– Amanda Perdue, Megan Peterson and Carrie Talbert
FALLS CITY– Amy Dunn
FILLEY– Sarah Grosz
GIBBON– Amanda Majer
GOTHENBURG– Elizabeth Pula
GRAND ISLAND– Patience Buck
HASTINGS– Rachel Schmidt
HILDRETH– Amaryah Fritz
JUNIATA– Lindsey Wiseman
KEARNEY– Vanessa Flores, Sarah Hild, Ashley Jeffs , Rachel Lentfer, Katherine Lewis
and Tatjana Meyer
LEXINGTON– Cristal Maldonado
MORRILL– Jaime Fredrickson
NORTH PLATTE– Kyra Holloway and Tarassa Swedberg
OMAHA– Megan Miller and Kaylie Wilson
PALISADE– Joan Ann Blomstedt
PHILLIPS– Shauni Comer
SEWARD– Desiree Earnest
SCOTTSBLUFF– Maria Pacheco
VALLEY– Brandy Besch and Kathleen Sladek
WAHOO– Hillary Fick
WILCOX– Logan Farley

OUT OF STATE
WYOMING
CHEYENNE– Julia Melia

INTERNATIONAL
JAPAN Asami Kosaka and Hyeyoung Lee and Miya Takauchi
KOREA– Kyuri Shim, Ha Jung Yoo and Byeoli Yun
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Members of the UNK Men’s Chorus are listed below:

BASSETT– Daniel Schoenberg
BEAVER CITY– Fred Marble
BURWELL– Riley Sheets
COLUMBUS– Jonathan Danforth
HICKMAN– Austin Nutter
KEARNEY– Daniel Gibbs, Miles Margritz, Brock Persson and Darius Smith
LINCOLN– David Morrison
OMAHA– Andrew Rommelfanger
O’NEILL– Ryan Lieb
PLAINVIEW– Justin Kluver
SUMNER– Albert Brooks

OUT OF STATE
NEW YORK
KEW GARDENS– Martin Diazdel Castillo

INTERNATIONAL
COLOMBIA– Gustavo Rodriguez Barrera
KOREA– Yongmo Koo