(Hastings, Neb.) – For 61 years, Hastings College has hosted the Melody Round-Up Parade in conjunction with its Homecoming celebration. To be held in downtown Hastings on Saturday, September 15, at 10 a.m., the parade will start at the corner of 4th Street and Colorado Ave., proceed west to Hastings Ave., turn onto 2nd St. and conclude at the intersection of 2nd and Colorado Ave. Immediately following the parade, Hastings College and Dutton-Lainson will serve free root beer floats in Dutton-Lainson Plaza (2nd Street & St. Joseph Avenue) as part of Floats after the Floats. At approximately 11:30 a.m. in the plaza, the Hastings College Department of Music will announce the parade awards.
Floats after the Floats are but one of the many special activities Hastings College has scheduled for its Celebration Weekend during which the College’s marks not only its 2012 Homecoming but also the 130th anniversary of its founding and the inauguration of its 15th president, Dennis C. Trotter. A full list of the weekend activities is available atwww.hastings.edu/celebrate.
The following bands are scheduled participate in the 2012 Melody Round-Up Parade:
School Director
Blue Hill High School William McMurtry
Deshler High School Debra Pohlmann
Doniphan-Trumbull Public School Don Alcorn
Friend Jr. High School Harley Mohlman
Greeley-Wolbach High School Mark Hiebner
Hastings College Daniel Laing
Hastings High School Erin Beave/Rick Matticks
Hastings St. Cecilia Ben Veilleux
Red Cloud High School Kathryn Wiest
Sandy Creek High School Andy Schneider
Shelby/Rising City High School Heather Hultgren
South Platte High School Jody Ziola
Winside High School Kathy Hansen
Corporate sponsors for the 2012 Melody Round-Up Parade include David & Associates, the Hastings Downtown Business Improvement District, Dutton-Lainson Company/Cornhusker Press/Rinder Printing/Showcase/Hastings Equity, Five Points Bank of Hastings, Heritage Bank, Idea Bank Marketing and Moore Music.
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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