University Wind Ensemble performs spring concert
Seward, Neb. (03/08/2018) — The University Wind Ensemble of Concordia University, Nebraska, will perform its spring concert at 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 25, at St. John Lutheran Church in Seward, Nebraska.
The Wind Ensemble will be performing the concert as the final performance of their spring tour. The program includes "'Tis A Gift" (based on the Shaker song "Simple Gifts") by Anne McGinty, a stirring setting of "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" by Steve Rouse, David Holsinger's setting of the spiritual "Were You There" in a piece titled "On An American Spiritual" and John Philip Sousa's "The Thunderer." The program will also include music by Percy Grainger, Frank Ticheli, Alfred Reed and James Swearingen.
"The University Wind Ensemble has gained a reputation for engaging and entertaining performances of outstanding sacred and traditional concert band literature," said Andrew Schultz, conductor of the Wind 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 the band tours is to serve as ambassadors for Concordia University by sharing the Gospel message of Jesus Christ through music."
The University Wind Ensemble was formed in 1906 and is the oldest continuing musical organization at Concordia. The ensemble places emphasis on sacred, multicultural and contemporary literature, as well as traditional concert band repertoire. The tour locations include St. Paul Lutheran Church in St. Joseph, Missouri, Pilgrim Lutheran Church in Bellevue, and St. John Lutheran Church in Seward.
Nebraska
Jacob Mikkelson, sophomore, Bellevue, Neb., horn
Dane Pedersen, junior, Columbus, Neb., tuba
Macey Kroeger, sophomore, Dannebrog, Neb., bass clarinet
Nathan Klaumann, junior, Fairbury, Neb., percussion
Caleb Staehr, junior, Grand, Island, Neb., baritone sax
Britnee Fear, junior, Hershey, Neb., tuba
Hannah Birtell, freshman, Holdrege, Neb., horn
Lukas Sollberger, freshman, Louisville, Neb., trumpet
Amelia Schlichting, freshman, Lyons, Neb., clarinet
Abigail Jeppesen, freshman, Pleasant Dale, Neb., clarinet
Lydia Jeppesen, junior, Pleasant Dale, Neb., trumpet
Nolan Homp, freshman, Seward, Neb., trombone
Joshua Hendrickson, sophomore, Seward, Neb., euphonium
Colin Renkert, sophomore, Sidney, Neb., percussion
Rebecca Hoffschneider, sophomore, Utica, Neb., flute
Shiloh Richters, freshman, Utica, Neb., trumpet
Caleb Ristvedt, junior, Utica, Neb., trombone
Joel Ristvedt, senior, Utica, Neb., horn
Colorado
Miriam Lipke, sophomore, Alamosa, Colo., clarinet
Naomi Bauer, junior, Chipita Park, Colo., oboe
Paul Hammes, junior, Colorado Springs, Colo., bassoon
Paul Symes, junior, Woodland Park, Colo., clarinet
Illinois
Samuel Smith, sophomore, Broadlands, Ill., tuba
Matthew Kortze, senior, Rockford, Ill., percussion
Jonathan Grant, junior, Waterloo, Ill., trumpet
Indiana
Whitney Pottschmidt, sophomore, Seymour, Ind., oboe
Iowa
Cole Wohlgemuth, senior, Alton, Iowa, euphonium
Kansas
Elizabeth Frakes, junior, Ellinwood, Kan., flute
Katherine Wehling, junior, Liberal, Kan., flute
Valery Rostek, sophomore, Norton, Kan., tenor sax
Leah Werling, junior, Solomon, Kan., clarinet
Matthew Goltl, sophomore, Wichita, Kan., percussion
Michigan
Josiah Schultz, junior, Bay City, Mich., euphonium
Emma Odorico, junior, Houghton Lake, Mich., alto sax
Minnesota
Brandon Holmes, sophomore, Waconia, Minn., trumpet
Missouri
Alexis Burrow, junior, Concordia, Mo., trumpet
Elizabeth Bergdolt, freshman, St. Joseph, Mo., horn
Sarah Brutlag, senior, St. Louis, Mo., flute
Sarah Schryver, freshman, St. Louis, Mo., clarinet
South Dakota
Hannah Wiedebush, freshman, Mansfield, S.D., trumpet
Texas
Rachel Dorn, junior, Houston, Texas, percussion
Mikayla Eifert, senior, Houston, Texas, trombone
Wisconsin
Sarah Benz, freshman, Campbellsport, Wis., alto sax
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The University Wind Ensemble will perform its spring concert at St. John Lutheran Church at 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 25.
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