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09.27.11
Sax ensemble to perform at Hastings College
September 27, 2011
For Immediate Release
Sax ensemble to perform at Hastings College
(Hastings, Neb.) – Works by George Frederic Handel and Aaron Copland are among the selections for the Hastings College Chamber Saxophone Ensemble as it performs “An Evening of Saxophone Chamber Music”. Scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 4 at 7:30 p.m. in Perkins Auditorium of the Fuhr Hall of Music (723 E. 9th St.), the performance is free to the public.
Members of the ensemble include Dr. Debra McKim, Professor of Music, on alto saxophone and the following students:
Tony Fagiolo, Hastings, Neb., alto saxophone;
Nathan Mertens, Waverly, Neb., alto and soprano saxophones;
Neal Sunderman, Hastings, Neb., alto saxophone;
Christa Holmberg, Hastings, Neb., tenor saxophone;
Ian Nickel, Hastings, Neb., baritone saxophone;
Margaret Gregory, Grand Island, Neb., flute; and
Zachary Peterson, Omaha, Neb., piano.
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.
09.27.11
Sax ensemble to perform at Hastings College
September 27, 2011
For Immediate Release
Sax ensemble to perform at Hastings College
(Hastings, Neb.) – Works by George Frederic Handel and Aaron Copland are among the selections for the Hastings College Chamber Saxophone Ensemble as it performs “An Evening of Saxophone Chamber Music”. Scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 4 at 7:30 p.m. in Perkins Auditorium of the Fuhr Hall of Music (723 E. 9th St.), the performance is free to the public.
Members of the ensemble include Dr. Debra McKim, Professor of Music, on alto saxophone and the following students:
Tony Fagiolo, Hastings, Neb., alto saxophone;
Nathan Mertens, Waverly, Neb., alto and soprano saxophones;
Neal Sunderman, Hastings, Neb., alto saxophone;
Christa Holmberg, Hastings, Neb., tenor saxophone;
Ian Nickel, Hastings, Neb., baritone saxophone;
Margaret Gregory, Grand Island, Neb., flute; and
Zachary Peterson, Omaha, Neb., piano.
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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