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04.05.12
HC student recital to offer selections from “South Park” creator Parker to Brahms
April 5, 2012
For Immediate Release
HC student recital to offer selections from “South Park” creator Parker to Brahms
Note to media: For additional information, contact the Hastings College Department of Music at (402) 461-7448.
(Hastings, Neb.) – As the academic year draws to a close at Hastings College, music majors prepare to demonstrate their talents, frequently tackling classical selections.
However, Ross Thomason, a junior from Plattsmouth, Neb., will sing “Shpadoinkle”, a selection composed by “South Park” creator, Trey Parker. For good measure, the son of John and Patti Thomason, will add works by Robert Schumann and Camille Saint-Saens, too.
Joining Thomason in the Sunday, April 22 recital at 3:00 p.m. in Perkins Auditorium of the Fuhr Hall of Music on the Hastings College Campus (723 E. 9th St.) will be Kelli Van Meter, a junior from Alliance, Neb., and Matthew Seivert, a junior from Highlands Ranch, Colo. Van Meter will sing works by Johannes Brahms Claude Debussy while Seivert, son of William and Jennifer Seivert will tackle compositions by Schumann and Robert Baksa.
Thomason is pursuing a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance and a Bachelor of Arts in Music Composition and will be accompanied by Kristen Semerad, a sophomore from Rogers, Neb.
Van Meter is pursuing a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance and Violin Performance and will be accompanied by Nicholas Raimondo, a junior from Columbus, Neb.
Seivert is pursuing a Bachelor of Music in Music Education and Vocal Performance and will be accompanied by Zachary Peterson, a junior from Omaha, Neb.
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.
04.05.12
HC student recital to offer selections from “South Park” creator Parker to Brahms
April 5, 2012
For Immediate Release
HC student recital to offer selections from “South Park” creator Parker to Brahms
Note to media: For additional information, contact the Hastings College Department of Music at (402) 461-7448.
(Hastings, Neb.) – As the academic year draws to a close at Hastings College, music majors prepare to demonstrate their talents, frequently tackling classical selections.
However, Ross Thomason, a junior from Plattsmouth, Neb., will sing “Shpadoinkle”, a selection composed by “South Park” creator, Trey Parker. For good measure, the son of John and Patti Thomason, will add works by Robert Schumann and Camille Saint-Saens, too.
Joining Thomason in the Sunday, April 22 recital at 3:00 p.m. in Perkins Auditorium of the Fuhr Hall of Music on the Hastings College Campus (723 E. 9th St.) will be Kelli Van Meter, a junior from Alliance, Neb., and Matthew Seivert, a junior from Highlands Ranch, Colo. Van Meter will sing works by Johannes Brahms Claude Debussy while Seivert, son of William and Jennifer Seivert will tackle compositions by Schumann and Robert Baksa.
Thomason is pursuing a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance and a Bachelor of Arts in Music Composition and will be accompanied by Kristen Semerad, a sophomore from Rogers, Neb.
Van Meter is pursuing a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance and Violin Performance and will be accompanied by Nicholas Raimondo, a junior from Columbus, Neb.
Seivert is pursuing a Bachelor of Music in Music Education and Vocal Performance and will be accompanied by Zachary Peterson, a junior from Omaha, Neb.
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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