Concordia's Chamber Choir plans for February Tour

Concordia University Nebraska's Chamber Choir will travel to Nebraska and Iowa for its performance tour February 23-27.

Seward, NE (02/16/2023) — Concordia University Nebraska's Chamber Choir will travel to Nebraska and Iowa for its performance tour February 23-27.

The 13-voice choir, comprised of mostly music majors, has performed concerts and school assemblies throughout the Midwest including performances at the Nebraska Music Educator's annual conference, the Columbus NCDA Jazz Festival, The Creston, Iowa FoxFest and in the historic Sheldon Concert Hall in St. Louis, Missouri.

For this tour, the University Chamber Choir has planned a concert of traditional and contemporary chamber choral works including music by John Amner, Tomas Luis de Victoria, Daniel Gawthrop, Richard Shepherd, Paul Manz, William Dawson and others. While all the anthems are based on sacred texts, there is a great variety of styles including motets, anthems, folk songs, gospels, and spirituals.

Concordia's chamber choir is directed by Kurt Von Kampen. Von Kampen earned a bachelor's degree in music from Concordia University, Nebraska, a master's degree in choral conducting from Oakland University and a doctorate in choral music education from the University of Nebraska.

Admission to the concerts is free and open to the public.

Members of the Chamber Choir Include:

Hannah Cmeyla, senior, Bay City, Mich.

Kirsten Horne, sophomore, Seward, Neb.

Jessica Landrey, junior, Seward, Neb.

Olivia Leising, senior, Arapahoe, Neb.

Renata Peperkorn, senior, Fort Wayne, Ind.

Alannah Stahl, junior, Saginaw, Mich.

Samuel Dunbar, sophomore, Utica, Neb.

Joshua Jurchen, freshman, Seward, Neb.

Jonathan Landrey, senior, Seward, Neb.

Christoph Marsh, senior, Concordia, Mo.

Nathan Pennington, senior, Lincoln, Neb.

Isaac Weander, junior, Norfolk, Neb.

Caleb Zeckzer, junior, New Haven, Ind.

Performance Tour Itinerary

Thursday, February 23

2:30 Assembly at Heartland Lutheran High School

3900 W Husker Hwy

Grand Island, NE 68803

7:00 Concert at Holy Cross Lutheran Church

3315, 11th Avenue

Kearney, NE 68845

Friday, February 24

2:30 Assembly at Christ Lutheran Church

605 S 5th St.

Norfolk, NE 68701

7:00 Concert at Our Savior Lutheran Church

2420 W Omaha Ave

Norfolk, NE 68701

Saturday, February 25

7:00 Concert at St. Paul's Lutheran Church

239 Frank Street

Council Bluffs, IA

Sunday February 26

8:00 Worship at Divine Shepherd Lutheran Church

15005 Q St.

Omaha, NE

11:00 Worship at Christ Lincoln

4325 Sumner St.

Lincoln, NE 68506

2:00 Concert at Christ Lincoln

About Concordia University, Nebraska

Concordia University, Nebraska, founded in 1894, is a fully accredited, coeducational university 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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