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Dane Stahr
  • Class of 2015
  • Lincoln, Neb.

Dane Stahr to showcase fine arts talent at First Friday series in Lincoln

2014 Jan 31

Music, art and fine cuisine are on the menu for the First Friday concert series and art exhibition at Saint Paul United Methodist Church in Lincoln. Students from Concordia University, Nebraska, including Dane Stahr of Lincoln, Neb., will perform on the organ and display original artwork as part of the series after an 11:30 a.m. lunch on Friday, Feb. 7.

"We always encourage our students to take every opportunity to perform. That is one of the key ways in which a musician grows," Professor of Music and University Organist Jeffrey Blersch said. "I also appreciate the opportunity for Concordia's music department to reach out into the Lincoln community. This gives students an opportunity to perform for a different audience."

The First Friday series is in its 13th season at Saint Paul. The church offers a $5 lunch prior to a free concert and art show to highlight local artists on the first Friday of each month during the academic year. The art show is a new addition this season.

Concordia first contributed to the series in 2010 when Blersch performed at one of the concerts. He then took students to perform in February 2012 and was asked to bring organists again this year.

The series is open to the public, beginning with lunch at 11:30 a.m. and a concert at 12:10 p.m. Tom Trenney, minister of music at First-Plymouth Congregational Church will perform on Saint Paul's Bedient organ. Concordia organ performances will include music by composers Vincent Lubeck, Jean Sebastian Bach, Charles-Marie Widor, Dietrich Buxtehude and Paul Manz.

The art exhibition will feature work by art majors and scholarship endowment recipients from the 2013 Concordia Student Art Exhibition, a juried art show judged by full-time faculty in Concordia's art department.

Saint Paul United Methodist Church is located at 1144 M Street in Lincoln, Neb.