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03.19.12
Burns, Lara and Peterson to perform student recital at Hastings College

March 19, 2012
For Immediate Release
Burns, Lara and Peterson to perform student recital at Hastings College
Note to media: For additional information, contact the Hastings College Department of Music at (402) 461-7448.
(Hastings, Neb.) – As spring unfolds at Hastings College, three students are eagerly preparing for their student vocal recital scheduled for Sunday, April 15th at 7:30 p.m. in Perkins Auditorium of the Fuhr Hall of Music on the Hastings College Campus (723 E. 9th St.), Stacey Burns, a senior K-12 music education major from Grand Island, Neb.; Karla Lara, a junior vocal performance major from Hastings, Neb.; and Zachary Peterson, a junior collaborative piano and vocal performance major from Omaha, Neb., will perform works by Aaron Copland, George Handel and Wolfgang Mozart. The performance is free to the public.
Burns, the daughter of Leonard and Margaret Stalker, will be accompanied by Kelli Van Meter, a junior from Alliance, Neb. Kristen Semerad, a sophomore from Rogers, Neb., will accompany Karla Lara while Jeremy Murman, a junior from Glenvil, Neb., will accompany Zachary Peterson, son of Patrick and Anita Peterson.
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.


03.19.12
Burns, Lara and Peterson to perform student recital at Hastings College
March 19, 2012
For Immediate Release
Burns, Lara and Peterson to perform student recital at Hastings College
Note to media: For additional information, contact the Hastings College Department of Music at (402) 461-7448.
(Hastings, Neb.) – As spring unfolds at Hastings College, three students are eagerly preparing for their student vocal recital scheduled for Sunday, April 15th at 7:30 p.m. in Perkins Auditorium of the Fuhr Hall of Music on the Hastings College Campus (723 E. 9th St.), Stacey Burns, a senior K-12 music education major from Grand Island, Neb.; Karla Lara, a junior vocal performance major from Hastings, Neb.; and Zachary Peterson, a junior collaborative piano and vocal performance major from Omaha, Neb., will perform works by Aaron Copland, George Handel and Wolfgang Mozart. The performance is free to the public.
Burns, the daughter of Leonard and Margaret Stalker, will be accompanied by Kelli Van Meter, a junior from Alliance, Neb. Kristen Semerad, a sophomore from Rogers, Neb., will accompany Karla Lara while Jeremy Murman, a junior from Glenvil, Neb., will accompany Zachary Peterson, son of Patrick and Anita Peterson.
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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