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Concordia Chamber Choir and Chamber Orchestra present fall semester concert

Seward, NE (11/28/2018) — The Concordia University, Nebraska Chamber Choir and Chamber Orchestra will hold their fall semester performance at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 6, in the Recital Hall of the Music Center on campus.

The string ensemble's program is composed of a variety of music including music by Vivaldi and Palestrina, along with some familiar Christmas chorales. The Chamber Choir will sing Greg Jasperse's "Voice Dance" and Concordia's own Dr. David von Kampen's composition "Meet Me There."

"The students are looking forward to this concert because they get to present music from a variety of musical periods that we've been working on all semester," said von Kampen, music composition instructor. "I'm looking forward to their performance and am very proud of all the hard work they have put into preparing for this concert."

Members of the Chamber Orchestra include (alphabetical by state, city, last name):

Emma Gaffney, freshman, Essex, Iowa, violin

Ruth Alliger, sophomore, Marshalltown, Iowa, viola

Kasaundra Kosberg, senior, Spring Hill, Kan., violin

Makayla Kosberg, junior, Spring Hill, Kan., cello

Whitney Borchardt, freshman, Henning, Minn., violin

Jordyne Vanselow, junior, Greenville, Mo., violin

Charlotte Lines, sophomore, Marshall, Mo., violin

Tanner Sovereign, junior, Elkhorn, Neb., violin

Elizabeth Pobanz, community member, Grand Island, Neb., viola

Caleb Staehr, senior, Grand Island, Neb., cello and bass

Stephanie Barry, junior, Omaha, Neb., cello

Noelle Buller, freshman, Omaha, Neb., violin

Debbie Brutlag, community member, Seward, Neb., violin

Donald Dynneson, community member, Seward, Neb., cello

Julie Owens, community member, Seward, Neb., cello

Shelley Schluckebier, community member, Seward, Neb., cello

Abby Van Velson, community member, Seward, Neb., violin

Anna Schleusener, community member, Utica, Neb., viola

Grace Babbitts, freshman, Shohola, Pa., violin

Emma Gremmer, senior, New Braunfels, Texas, violin

Members of the Chamber Choir include (in alphabetical order by state, city, last name):

Jacob Roggow, senior, Cottage Hills, Ill., bass

Alex Kaldahl, junior, Spencer, Iowa, bass

Zachary Mueller, freshman, Frankenmuth, Mich., tenor

Sarah Mueller, senior, Hemlock, Mich., alto

Brooke Ann Duerr, freshman, Warren, Mich., alto

Vanessa Marsh, senior, Concordia, Mo., soprano

Megan Kroeker, sophomore, Henderson, Neb., soprano

Nicholle Harstad, freshman, Norfolk, Neb., alto

Shanda Fujan, sophomore, Oakland, Neb., soprano

Avery Kesar, sophomore, Omaha, Neb., bass

Christian Watters, sophomore, Panama, Neb., tenor

Noah Freeman, sophomore, Bend, Ore., tenor

David Schrampfer, senior, Appleton, Wis., bass

Concordia University, Nebraska, founded in 1894, is a fully accredited, coeducational university located in Seward, Nebraska, that currently serves more than 2,500 students. Concordia more than 100 undergraduate, graduate and professional programs in an excellent academic and Christ-centered community that equips men and women for lives of learning, service and leadership in the church and world. For more information, visit cune.edu.

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