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Concordia University's Wind Ensemble to embark on Spring Tour

Seward, NE (02/15/2019) — The Concordia University, Nebraska Wind Ensemble, a select 40-member concert band, will be touring March 1-10, with stops in Illinois, Indiana and Kansas.

Members of the University Wind Ensemble are selected from the more than 80 musicians included in the University Symphonic Band, which was formed in 1906 and is the oldest continuing musical organization at Concordia.

"The Wind Ensemble has gained a reputation for engaging and entertaining performances of outstanding sacred and traditional concert band literature," said Dr. Andrew Schultz, director of the ensemble. "Throughout the long history of the band program at Concordia, the concert bands have toured extensively throughout the United States. The primary goal of these tours is to serve as an ambassador for Concordia University, Nebraska by sharing the Gospel message of Jesus Christ through music."

The ensemble will perform concerts at churches and high schools in six cities on their 10-day tour. Concert sites include Trinity Lutheran Church in Grand Island; Immanuel Lutheran Church in Norton, Kansas; Pilgrim Lutheran Church in Bellevue; Zion Lutheran Church in Marengo, Illinois; Our Shepherd Lutheran Church in Avon, Indiana; St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Barrington, Illinois; and Messiah Lutheran Church in Lincoln.

This year's tour program features David Holsinger's monumental work, In the Spring at the Time When Kings Go Off to War, depicting King David's army in their struggle against the Ammonites in 1 Chronicles 20:1-3. The program also features Percy Grainger's spirited setting of the folk dance tune Shepherd's Hey, a simple, yet inspiring setting of Agnus Dei, and the stirring march El Capitan by John Philip Sousa. Music by Gabriel Faure, Luther Henderson, Michael Giacchino and Reinhold Gliere complete the concert program.

All of the concerts are free and open to the public.

Members of the University Wind Ensemble (listed by state, then alphabetically by city and last name) include:

David Krueger, senior, Aurora, Colo., baritone sax

Paul Hammes, senior, Colorado Springs, Colo., bassoon

Gabriel Jofre, junior, Sterling, Colo., clarinet

Paul Symes, senior, Woodland Park, Colo., clarinet

Samuel Smith, junior, Broadlands, Ill., tuba

Jonathan Grant, senior, Waterloo, Ill., trumpet

Whitney Pottschmidt, junior, Seymour, Ind., oboe

Valery Rostek, junior, Norton, Kan., tenor sax

Matthew Goltl, junior, Wichita, Kan., percussion

Josiah Schultz, senior, Bay City, Mich., euphonium

Emma Odorico, senior, Houghton Lake, Mich., alto sax

Hannah Watt, sophomore, Fairmont, Minn., bass clarinet

Brandon Holmes, junior, Waconia, Minn., trumpet

Sonja Brandt, junior, Knob Noster, Mo., clarinet

Sarah Armbrust, freshman, St. Louis, Mo., percussion

Dane Wolfgram, sophomore, Bismarck, N.D., percussion

Jacob Mikkelson, junior, Bellevue, Neb., horn

Dane Pedersen, senior, Columbus, Neb., tuba

Macey Kroeger, junior, Dannebrog, Neb., oboe

Elizabeth Bergdolt, sophomore, Grand Island, Neb., horn

Zachary Staehr, sophomore, Grand Island, Neb., trombone

Megan Kroeker, sophomore, Henderson, Neb., flute

Hannah Birtell, sophomore, Holdrege, Neb., horn

Rebekah Guilford, freshman, Lincoln, Neb., trumpet

Lukas Sollberger, sophomore, Louisville, Neb., trumpet

Amelia Schlichting, sophomore, Lyons, Neb., clarinet

Dylan Cookus, freshman, Milford, Neb., percussion

Thomas Johnson, junior, Omaha, Neb., clarinet

Abigail Jeppesen, sophomore, Pleasant Dale, Neb., clarinet

Lydia Jeppesen, senior, Pleasant Dale, Neb., trumpet

Joshua Hendrickson, junior, Seward, Neb., euphonium

Rebecca Hoffschneider, junior, Utica, Neb., flute

Shiloh Richters, sophomore, Utica, Neb., trumpet

Caleb Ristvedt, senior, Utica, Neb., trombone

Elizabeth Gierke, freshman, Waverly, Neb., flute

Jessica Berg, freshman, Brandon, S.D., horn

Hannah Wiedebush, sophomore, Mansfield, S.D., trumpet

Karissa Ternus, freshman, Sioux Falls, S.D., trombone

Rachel Dorn, senior, Houston, Texas, percussion

Sarah Benz, sophomore, Kewaskum, Wis., alto sax

The 2019 Wind Ensemble Spring Break Tour Itinerary

Friday, March 1

Trinity Lutheran Church

212 W 12th St.

Grand Island, Neb. 68801

Concert time: 7 p.m.

Saturday, March 2

Immanuel Lutheran Church

14715 Washington Rd.

Norton, Kan. 67654-5702

Concert time: 7 p.m.

Sunday, March 3

Pilgrim Lutheran Church

2311 Fairview Rd.

Bellevue, Neb. 68123

Concert time: 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, March 5

Zion Lutheran Church

412 Jackson St.

Marengo, Ill. 60152

Concert time: 7 p.m.

Thursday, March 7

Our Shepherd Lutheran Church and School

9201 E County Rd. 100 N

Avon, Ind. 46123

Concert time: 7 p.m.

Friday, March 8

St. Matthew Lutheran Church

720 Dundee Ave.

Barrington, Ill. 60010

Concert: 7 p.m.

Saturday, March 9

Messiah Lutheran Church

1800 S 84th St.

Lincoln, Neb. 68506

Concert: 7 p.m.

Sunday, March 17

St. John Lutheran Church

919 N Columbia Ave.

Seward, Neb., 68434

Concert time: 3 p.m.

About Concordia University, Nebraska

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 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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