Concordia Nebraska Mixed Chorus and handbell choirs to collaborate in joint concert

Seward, NE (04/13/2026) — Collaboration is one of the most exciting parts of musicianship. Concordia University, Nebraska offers many collaboration opportunities for musicians throughout the year, including a chamber recital for student-led ensembles and several joint concerts between university ensembles. On April 21, the University Mixed Chorus will collaborate in a combined concert with the Concordia Handbell Choir and the Concordia Ringers.

"This is the first combined concert with Concordia's handbell choirs and the Mixed Chorus. I think the pairing of these groups will be very successful, given how the two groups complement each other. It will also be exciting to perform a large-scale hymn concertato which will include congregational singing," said Music Department Chair Dr. Kurt von Kampen. Von Kampen is also the director of Mixed Chorus.

The program will be composed of a handbell and a choir section, with the ensembles combining along with some additional instrumentalists for a performance of a hymn concertato on the hymn, "The Church's One Foundation."

The Mixed Chorus will be singing five songs including sacred folk songs, a spiritual and the concertato. The Concordia Handbell Choir, under the direction of Professor of Music Dr. Elizabeth Grimpo, will be performing arrangements of "All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name" and "Every Time I Feel the Spirit," along with two renaissance dances with a woodwind quintet. The Concordia Ringers, under the direction of Bethany Zeckzer will also be performing several pieces.

One of the pieces in the Mixed Chorus portion of the program was taught to the choir by junior music education major Dalton Lee of Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Lee will conduct the piece in concert.

The concert will take place at St. John Lutheran Church at 7 p.m. on April 21. The performance is free and open to the public.

Students involved in Mixed Chorus include:

Soprano

Anna Aschenbeck, Victoria, Texas

Rebekah Bowman, Buffalo, Texas

Rachel Brinkman, Plymouth, Minnesota

Annaliese Burger, Andover Kansas

Cyloh Carlson, Oak Grove, Minnesota

Kasha Iwan, Columbus, Nebraska

Madeline Kearns, St. Charles, Missouri

Abigail Kyler, Rockville, Missouri

Emma Lawrence, Blue Earth, Minnesota

Eliya Mars, Madison, Alabama

Kylie Meyer, Spring Valley, Minnesota

Rachel Moldenhauer, Madison, Alabama

Sarah Murray, Fort Calhoun, Nebraska

Karalynn Pingel, Jamesville, Wisconsin

Adreanna Pronschinske, Rollingstone, Minnesota

Chloe Powell, Marquand, Missouri

Jocelyn Reif, Wylie, Texas

Addison Risner, Huntley, Illinois

Kimberly Schmidt, Seward, Nebraska

Hannah Schultz, Fort Collins, Colorado

Naomi Sharkey, Cedar Falls, Iowa

Reagan Stevenson, Burwell, Nebraska

Laura VanDerWeide, Jackson, Michigan

Samantha Vogel, North Royalton, Ohio

Grace Weber, Sidney, Nebraska

Kerria Wright, Madison, Nebraska

Abigail Yakimow, Brighton, Michigan

Lilian Young, Seward, Nebraska

Alto

Katherine Anderson, North Platte, Nebraska

Jasmine Baker, Anchor Point, Alaska

Arabella Blakeley, Havana, Illinois

Ella Brandt, Concordia, Missouri

Piper Brink, Norfolk, Nebraska

Kinlee Bruce, Hastings, Nebraska

Eunice Clausing, Seward, Nebraska

Emma Fiala, Herculaneum, Missouri

Kelsey Heinemann, Upland, California

Emma Higgins, Long Prairie, Minnesota

Madalyn Kohlmeyer, Tecumseh, Nebraska

Jocelyn Lime, Bennington, Nebraska

Haley Phelps, Fenton, Missouri

Alison Roehrig, Stryker, Ohio

Elizabeth Salo, Hannibal, Missouri

Sasha Sam, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Patience Starwait, Scotland, South Dakota

Shasta Tonniges, York, Nebraska

Rebecca Tredray, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Catherine Vyhlidal, Morse Bluff, Nebraska

Naomi Weber, Fort Wayne, Indiana

Tenor

Timothy Baker, Poy Sippi, Wisconsin

Andrew Brosius, North Platte, Nebraska

James Fittje, Fremont, Nebraska

Max Fritsche, St. Louis, Missouri

Micah Knerl, Tekamah, Nebraska

Dalton Lee, Bartlesville, Oklahoma

Joshua Oberdieck, Elizabeth, Indiana

Sawyer Scruggs, Wyoming, Michigan

Harvey Walter, Fort Morgan, Colorado

Yabi Yidnekachew, Fort Wayne, Indiana

Bass

Nathan Aschmann, Kearney, Nebraska

Ethan Bryson, Clarinda, Iowa

Dylan Buechler, Rapid City, South Dakota

Andrew Castens, New Haven, Indiana

Rocco Fritz, Breckenridge, Minnesota

Matthias Knerl, Tekamah, Nebraska

Matthew Koenig, Kalispell, Montana

Andrew Kohlmeyer, Tecumseh, Nebraska

Nathan Kurth, Stromsburg, Nebraska

Paul Maestas, Chico, California

Nathan Mahrt, Allen, Texas

Patrick Mars, Cody, Wyoming

Yaphet Michael, Fort Wayne, Indiana

Damion Montoto, Miami, Florida

Malaki Peoples, Lincoln, Nebraska

Joshua Schultz, Great Falls, Montana

Nathan Sievert, Norfolk, Nebraska

Robert Wagner, Elizabeth, Colorado

Jeremiah Weaver, Siloam Springs, Arkansas

Aaron Wulff, St. Charles, Missouri

Jacob Yakimow, Brighton, Michigan

Students involved in the Concordia Handbell Choir include:

Taylor Beal, Wichita, Kansas

Bailey Bianco, Loveland, Colorado

Rachel Brinkman, Plymouth, Minnesota

Ethan Bryson, Clarinda, Iowa

Amy Crow, Wichita, Kansas

Matthew Feusse, Saginaw, Michigan

Miriam Ganoung, Halsey, Nebraska

Ethan Gillespie, '24, Seward, Nebraska

Logann Gillespie, Seward, Nebraska

Rachel Holst, Hartford City, Indiana

Samuel Olson, Overland Park, Kansas

Richard Peperkorn, Fort Wayne, Indiana

Kimberly Schmidt, Seward, Nebraska

Shasta Tonniges, York, Nebraska

Student instrumentalists include:

David Eatherton, trombone, St. Louis, Missouri

Michaela Gibbs, trombone, Belleville, Illinois

Emily Castens, trumpet, Fort Wayne, Indiana

Mitchell Stephens, trumpet, Houston, Texas

Josh Schultz, tuba, Great Falls, Montana

Deagan Jones, organ, Bunker Hill, Illinois

Bailey Bianco, clarinet, Loveland, Colorado

Arabella Blakeley, Havana, Illinois

Naomi Weber, bassoon, Fort Wayne, Indiana

Danielle Turner, flute, Derby, Kansas

Nathan Feusse, horn, Saginaw, Michigan

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