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02.15.12
March 4th recital at Hastings College to feature three music education majors

February 15, 2012

For Immediate Release

March 4th recital at Hastings College to feature three music education majors


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

 (Hastings, Neb.) – Three Hastings College students pursuing K-12 music education degrees will grace the stage at Perkins Auditorium of Fuhr Hall of Music on Sunday, March 4 at 3 p.m.  Their recital is free and open to the public.  

Heather Rae Faimon, a junior from Stratton, Neb., will sing works by Purcell, Schubert, Copland and Mozart.  Kristen Semerad from Rogers, Neb., will accompany her.  Ms. Faimon is a graduate of Stratton (Neb.) High School and the daughter of Stanley and Becky Faimon.  

Percussion specialist Doyle Hanshaw, a senior from Gretna, Neb., will perform works including John Beck’s “Sonata for Timpani.”  A graduate of Gretna High School, he is the son of Michael and Jo Ann-Doyle Hanshaw.

Zachary Maurer, a senior from Hastings, Neb., will perform compositions by Mozart, Schubert, Hahn and Charles, with accompaniment by Hannah Jensen from Hastings, Neb.  Mr. Maurer graduated from Hastings Senior High School.  He is the son of Mary Dillman and Michael Maurer.

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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