August 30, 2011

For Immediate Release

HC Department of Music faculty to showcase talents during sampler recital

(Hastings, Neb.) – In its first recital for the 2011-2012 academic year, the Hastings College Department of Music will feature the talents of its faculty.  Scheduled for Thursday, September 1, 2011, at 7:30 p.m. in Perkins Auditorium of the Fuhr Hall of Music (800 N. Turner Ave.), the sampler recital will feature works composed by J. S. Bach, Anton Dvorak and Paul Simon.

Among the performers are HC Department of Music Chairman, Dr. Robin Koozer, and Professor of Music and Coordinator of Vocal Studies, Dr. Charles Smith, and Professor of Music, Ms. Ruth Moore.  The performance is free to the public. 

For additional information, contact the Hastings College Department of Music at (402) 461-7448.

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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