Concordia's A Cappella to Embark on 2024 Spring Tour

by Hope Nelson

Seward, NE (02/16/2024) — Concordia's internationally acclaimed A Cappella choir will travel to Iowa, Ohio, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Maryland and Missouri on their 2024 spring tour from February 29-March 10.

The group tours each year locally, throughout the United States, or abroad. This year's tour will take them as far as the East Coast. It will conclude with home concerts at Christ Lutheran Church in Lincoln, Nebraska, and St. John Lutheran Church in Seward, Nebraska.

The choir regularly performs full-length concerts and participates in school assemblies and Sunday worship services. Their repertoire is diverse; features at each 2024 tour stop include compositions by Benjamin M. Culli, Philip W.J. Stopford, Hans Leo Hassler, Georg Gottfried Wagner, and more. The program also includes pieces by David von Kampen and Concordia adjunct professor of music, John Kosch.

The choir is under the direction of Dr. Kurt von Kampen, chair of Concordia's music department and professor of music. Von Kampen earned a bachelor's degree in music from Concordia Nebraska, a master's degree in choral conducting from Oakland University and a doctorate in choral music education from the University of Nebraska.

The A Cappella choir's tour program also features several student instrumentalists, including Thomas Schulteis (organ), Matthew Feusse (trumpet), Samuel Dunbar (trumpet, bass guitar), Jackson Munter (trombone), Joshua Jurchen (trombone), Timothy Mars (percussion), Ethan Gillespie (percussion), and Logan Walgate (cajon).

Kirsten Horne (soprano I) and Naomi Faile (soprano I) will be featured as vocal soloists during two concert selections.

Admission to concerts is free and free-will offerings will be collected at each concert to assist with tour costs.

Itinerary:

Thursday, February 29

Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Iowa City, Iowa

7:00 p.m. concert

Friday, March 1

St. Paul Lutheran Church, Napoleon, Ohio

7:00 p.m. concert

Saturday, March 2

First Trinity Lutheran Church, Tonawanda, N.Y.

7:00 p.m. concert

Sunday, March 3

Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Ridgewood, N.J.

7:00 p.m. concert

Monday, March 4

Grace Lutheran Church, Mastic Beach, N.Y.

7:00 p.m. concert

Wednesday, March 6

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, West Springfield, Va.

7:00 p.m. concert

Thursday, March 7

Concordia Preparatory School, Towson, Md.

2:00 p.m. assembly

Immanuel Lutheran Church, Baltimore, Md.

7:00 p.m. concert

Friday, March 8

Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Canton, Ohio

7:00 p.m. concert

Saturday, March 9

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Cincinnati, Ohio

5:00 p.m. concert

Sunday, March 10

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Cincinnati, Ohio

10:00 a.m. worship

Immanuel Lutheran Church, Washington, Mo.

7:00 p.m. concert

Home concerts will also take place at 3:00 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church in Lincoln, Neb. and at 7:00 p.m. at St. John Lutheran Church in Seward, Neb.

Members of the A Cappella choir include:

SOPRANO I

Sophia Ball, freshman, Worden, Ill.

B.S. Education (Secondary) English

Naomi Faile, freshman, Rome, Ga.

B.Mus. Church Music

Jordan Head, freshman, Hastings, Neb.

B.Mus. Music Education

Kirsten Horne, junior, Seward, Neb.

B.A. Music (Vocal Performance), Classical Liberal Arts Minor

Jessica Landrey, junior, Seward, Neb.

B.A. Psychology, Behavioral Science

McKenna McSpadden, senior, Parker, Colo.

B.S. Education (Secondary) Social Sciences

Isabella Schmid, junior, Rockford, Ill.

B.Mus. Music Education, LTD

SOPRANO II

Aubrey Baumann, senior, Chester, S.D.

B.S. Business Administration

Keegan Beisel, sophomore, Seward, Neb.

B.S. Spanish Education, LTD

Carolyn Bromlow, freshman, Wichita, Kan.

B.S. Business Communication

Bethany Gebhardt, sophomore, Seward, Neb.

B.S. Education (Elementary), LTD

Emily Klemp, senior, Winona, Minn.

B.A. TESOL

Eliya Moldenhauer, sophomore, Madison, Ala.

B.A. Biology, Pre-Nursing

Kailyn Paul, freshman, Daykin, Neb.

B.S. Science Education (Secondary) Agricultural Education, LTD

Kathryn Rice, junior, Bellevue, Neb.

B.Mus. Music Education, PEC

ALTO I

Lillian Alwood, junior, Long Beach, Calif.

B.A. Theology, Pre-Deaconess

Lydia Armbrecht, junior, Williamsburg, Iowa

B.Mus. Music Education, LTD

Miriam Ganoung, sophomore, Halsey, Neb.

B.A. Environmental Science, Music Minor

Anna Grass, senior, Seward, Neb.

B.A. Music (Violin Performance), Computer Science

Sadie Henson, junior, Herrin, Ill.

B.A. Music, Classical Liberal Arts Major

Ellie Lehr, sophomore, Omaha, Neb.

B.S. Education (Elementary)

Grace Miller, senior, Marysville, Kan.

B.Mus. Music Education, LTD

Avery Rothert, sophomore, Kansas City, Mo.

B.Mus. Music Education, LTD

Alina Sankey, freshman, Hayes Center, Neb.

B.S. Education (Elementary), LTD

ALTO II

Brianna Bianco, junior, Loveland, Colo.

B.A. DCE and Theology

Meredith Boster, sophomore, Fulshear, Texas

B.S. Education (Secondary) History, Theology, LTD

Gabrielle Krutsinger, senior, Imperial, Neb.

B.A. Psychology, Music and Sociology Minors

Abigail Merritt, junior, Wylie, Texas

B.A. Classical Liberal Arts

Tara Pester, freshman, Seward, Neb.

B.S. Education (Middle Level), LTD

Jenna Potratz, senior, Seward, Neb.

B.S. Biology, Chemistry Minor

Morgan Rohde, freshman, Fort Wayne, Ind.

B.S. Education (Elementary), LTD, Music Concentration

Rachel Smith, senior, Earlham, Iowa

B.S. Psychology, Behavioral Science, Sports Psychology Minor

Alannah Stahl, senior, Saginaw, Mich.

B.A. Behavioral Science, Psychology, Spanish Minor

Abigail Van Velson, senior, Seward, Neb.

B.A. Psychology and Behavioral Science, Music Minor

TENOR I

Gracin Hahn, sophomore, DeWitt, Neb.

B.A. Music, Pre-Seminary

Timothy Mars, junior, Cody, Wyo.

B.Mus. Church Music

Dylan Parker, sophomore, Fairfax, Va.

B.A. Music

Wyatt Swanson, sophomore, Seward, Neb.

B.S. Marketing

Logan Walgate, junior, St. Charles, Mo.

B.Mus. Music Education, LTD

Caleb Zeckzer, senior, New Haven, Ind.

B.A. Music, Pre-Seminary

TENOR II

Timothy Baker, freshman, Poy Sippi, Wis.

B.A. Music, Graphic Design Minor

Samuel Dunbar, junior, Utica, Neb.

B.Mus. Music Education, LTD

Matthew Guilford, sophomore, Lincoln, Neb.

B.S. Education (Secondary), History and Theology

John Merritt, senior, Plano, Texas

B.S.N. Pre-Nursing

Jackson Munter, junior, Ithaca, Neb.

B.Mus. Music Education

Hunter Remington, sophomore, Bristow, Okla.

B.A. Music, Pre-Seminary

Thomas Schulteis, senior, Parker, Colo.

B.Mus. Church Music

BASS I

Jonathan Baumann, freshman, Chester, S.D.

B.Mus. Music Education, LTD

Matthew Feusse, senior, Clearwater, Neb.

B.Mus. Church Music

Ian Fiala, sophomore, Seward, Neb.

B.S. Education (Secondary) Spanish, LTD, ESL

Ethan Gillespie, junior, Random Lake, Wis.

B.Mus. Church Music

Jonathan Grass, senior, Seward, Neb.

B.A. Comprehensive Science Studies

Sam Matthias, sophomore, Seward, Neb.

B.A. Graphic Design

Evan Moloney, freshman, Fort Wayne, Ind.

B.S. Education (Secondary) History and Theology, LTD

Daniel Oberdieck, senior, Lanesville, Ind.

B.A. Theology, CEL, DCE

Karsten Quinton, freshman, Pearland, Texas

B.S. Education (Secondary) Physical Education and Theology, LTD

BASS II

Taylor Beal, freshman, Wichita, Kan.

B.Mus. Music Education, LTD

Aaron Cumming, sophomore, Plano, Texas

B.S. Computer Science, Pre-Seminary

Sean Duffy, freshman, Kenesaw, Neb.

B.S. Education (Secondary) English, LTD

Joshua Jurchen, sophomore, Seward, Neb.

B.Mus. Music Education, LTD

Nathaniel Mueller, senior, Austin, Texas

B.S. Mathematics, B.S. Education (Secondary), LTD, Computer Science Minor

Grant Rohde, sophomore, Reed City, Mich.

B.S. Education (Secondary) Mathematics, LTD

Cory Ruybalid, senior, Fremont, Neb.

B.S. Business Administration, Communications and Marketing

Joel Smith, sophomore, Earlham, Iowa

B.S. Criminal Justice

Colin Thuringer, junior, Sioux Falls, S.D.

B.Mus. Music Education, LTD

Robert Wagner, freshman, Elizabeth, Colo.

B.S. Education (Secondary) Mathematics, LTD, Psychology Minor

Soren Widmann, sophomore, Long Beach, Calif.

B.A. Theology, Psychology Minor

Micah Willweber, senior, Kailua, Hawaii

B.S. Computer Science, Mathematics Minor

About Concordia University, Nebraska

Concordia University, Nebraska, founded in 1894, is a fully accredited, coeducational university of The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod located in Seward, Nebraska, which currently serves more than 2,500 students. Concordia offers 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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