Wednesday, September 21, 2011

HC Singers selected for the 2011-2012 academic year

(Hastings, Neb.) – HC Singers Director Mr. Jesse LaBrie is pleased to announce members of Hastings College’s treble “varsity glee club” for the 2011 Fall Semester. More than fifty female students join college faculty member and community singers for this choir. HC singers perform on and off campus, presenting a varied repertoire including show tunes, popular music, and sacred and secular traditional choral music.
Members for the 2011 Fall Semester are:
Kaitlynn Ayers, Colorado Springs, Colo.
Christine Baca, Fountain, Colo.
Kaylee Baldwin, Hastings, Neb.
Dylann Barbee, Highlands Ranch, Colo.
Whitney Bridger, Silt, Colo.
Tess Bruner, Shelton, Neb.
Stacey Burns, Grand Island, Neb.
Jamie Burr, Kenesaw, Neb.
Lisa Carpenter, Hastings, Neb.
Amber Comer, Phillips, Neb.
Alicia Crouse, Haigler, Neb.
Janina Diedrichsen, Columbus, Neb.
Ana Doane, Lafayette, Calif.
Anna Eliasen, Meeker, Colo.
Heather Faimon, Stratton, Neb.
Angelina Gerhardus, Black Hawk, Colo.
Kara Geweke, Ord, Neb.
Jessica Hazelton, Fremont, Neb.
Rebecca Holloway, Grand Island, Neb.
Christine Horner, Broken Bow, Neb.
Haley Hull, Hastings, Neb.
Makayla Jones, Grand Island, Neb.
Amy Kaestner, Gibbon, Neb.
Lindsey Keeler, Kimball, Neb.
Kelsey Lane, Blair, Neb.
Keeley Lindblad, Hastings, Neb.
Latricia Meek, Yuma, Colo.
Christina Moore, Bellevue, Neb.
Mirae Nakouzi, North Platte, Neb.
Danica Olson, Blue Hill, Neb.
Kimberly Paczosa, Elba, Neb.
Kiley Preisendorf, Grand Island, Neb.
Stephanie Radke, Seward, Neb.
Autumn Rae, Danbury, Neb.
Alexandra Reza, Coronado, Calif.
Angie Rickers, Wymore, Neb.
Christina Rowe, Omaha, Neb.
Miranda Sabater-Wilbur, Bellevue, Neb.
Laura Salyard, Columbus, Neb.
Caitlin Schmidt, Cozad, Neb.
Hannah Seagren, Bloomfield, Neb.
Kristen Semerad, Rogers, Neb.
Alyssa Steine, Loveland, Colo.
Agnes Tompkins, Beloit, Kan.
Jenyfher Torres, Hastings, Neb.
Kelsey Torske, Hastings, Neb.
Sierra Walker, Gering, Neb.
Jaycie Wetenkamp, Plattsmouth, Neb.
Lindsey Wilkens, Castle Rock, Colo.
Sarah Wolf, Hastings, Neb.
Brianna Zubrod, Hastings, Neb.
A spirit of excellence has long been the hallmark of the Hastings College music experience. Hastings College students and faculty have been making music from the beginning of the College in 1882. Hastings College is recognized as a National Liberal Arts College in the U.S. News and World Report annual “America’s Best Colleges” issue and a Best Midwestern College by Princeton Review. The Hastings College Department of Music is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music and also was named an All-Steinway School, one of only 82 worldwide.
The Department of Music offers a full range of vocal and instrumental opportunities for all Hastings College students. Major ensembles and small groups travel regularly, making special appearances at music conferences, schools, and churches. Vocal ensembles at Hastings College include the renowned Hastings College Choir, Men’s Chorus, HC Singers (treble voices), Spectrum vocal chamber ensembles, along with other special smaller groups. Instrumental ensembles include the Concert Band, Jazz Band, and Marching Band; Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone, Chamber Orchestra, Brass, and Percussion Ensembles, and the Bell Choir. The department serves as the permanent residence of the South Central Nebraska Children’s Chorale; the Nebraska State High School Honor Choir, Band, and Orchestra; and the Hastings Symphony Orchestra.
Music students can earn a Bachelor of Music degree with majors in applied performance, music education, and piano pedagogy. A Bachelor of Arts degree in music with an emphasis in performance, elementary education, music history or sacred music is also available. Hastings College offers a Master of Arts in Teaching with emphasis in music. In addition, the department sponsors student chapters of Sigma Alpha Iota, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Music Educators National Conference, and Music Teachers National Association.

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