Hastings College will hold its 62nd Annual Honor Band and 54th Annual Honor Choir concert on Monday, January 19, at 5:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Hastings (621 N Lincoln Avenue). The concert is free and open to the public, and will be livestreamed on the Hastings College YouTube channel.
The Hastings College Honor Band and Choir (HHBC) festival is the longest-running high school music honor ensembles sponsored by a college in Nebraska and features some of the best high school musical talent throughout the region. This year, 119 students were selected from Nebraska — with 68 selected to be part of the choir and 51 selected for band.
Student check-in for both ensembles is Sunday, January 18, with rehearsals happening until later on Monday when the groups move to the church to prepare for the concert.
The honor band is directed by Dr. Drew Dickey, director of athletic bands and assistant director of bands at the Texas Christian University School of Music. The choir is directed by Dr. Raoul Carlo (Miggi) F. Angangco, assistant professor of music and director of choral activities at Hastings College.
Among other works, the Honor Choir will be premiering pieces by two Hastings College graduates: “Alebrijes” by Hugo Madera ‘19, and “I Know…” by Hannah Jensen ‘15. Madera is a composer, conductor, educator and clinician, and director of the choral ensembles at Adams Central High School. Jensen-Heitmann is a composer, performer and educator, and executive director of the Hastings Community Music Academy.
Students selected for this year’s Hastings College Honor Band and Choir are listed below high school.
Adams Central
- Greeley Fitzke, band
- Jensen Gangwish, choir
- Grayson Hood, choir
- Wilson Huyser, choir
- Mandolin Koehler, choir
- Sophia Meyer, choir
- Matthew Mousel, choir
- Kenna Pfeifer, band
- Riley Rogers, choir
Alliance High School
- Maci Cornish, band
- Kaden Gasseling, band
- Maira Richey, band
Arthur County
- Joley Bures, choir
- Sida Bures, choir
- Alycia Sizer, choir
Blue Hill High School
- Simon Hull, choir
- Presleann Kerr, band
Centennial Public Schools
- Teagan Stahr, band
Central City High School
- Cheyenne Veach, band
Fort Calhoun High School
- Steven Bryan, band
- Dehlia Hallberg, choir
- Logan Hansen, band
- Connor Holmstedt, band
- Jackson Swierczek, band
- Landyn Urwiller, band
Freeman High School
- Wyatt Dorn, band
Fullerton Public Schools
- Lylla Sabata , band
Gibbon Public Schools
- Keely Biegler, choir
Gothenburg High School
- Kathryn Bartruff, band
- Lathan Buesing, band
- Mavrix Butterfield, band
- Brant Miller, choir
- Brooklyn Reiman, band
- Kaylee Olsen, choir
- Aleigha Spradlin, band
Grand Island Northwest High School
- Eli Keene, band
- Jessica Kroeger, band
- Cayden Cameron, band
Grand Island Senior High
- Ulises Acosta, choir
- Rubi Aguilar, choir
- Tessa Bockoven, choir
- Cadence Gidcumb, choir
- Lydia Hostler, choir
- Katherine Johnsen, choir
- Alijhandra Kirschbaum, choir
- Katie Lofing, choir
- Tillie McDowall, band
- Malia McNeal, choir
- Prestin Meier, choir
- Kennedy Miller, choir
- Jack Parker, band
Gretna High School
- Lillian Bock, band
- Xavier Vavra, band
- Sydney Vavra, band
Harvard High School
- Allee Jarzynka, choir
- Analy Rascon, choir
- Hannah Harms, choir
Hastings High School
- Athena Barney, choir
- Finn Groves, choir
- Maddyson Gordon, band
- Khris Matul, band
Hastings St. Cecelia
- Hannah Javins, choir
- Gianna Rosno, choir
Hershey High School
- Ella Duckworth, band
- Maddie Haddow, band
Holdrege High School
- Beckett Coenen, choir
- Briley Light, choir
- Dayana Mendoza Morales, band
- Carson Smith, band
Homeschool
- Ellen Spicka, choir
Kearney High School
- Audrey Bauer, band
- Gavin Gibreal, band
- Antonio Guerrero , band
- Eryn Humphrey, band
- Joseph Kusek, band
- Savannah Mast, band
- Rebecca Nebbe, band
Lincoln Northwest High School
- Averie Smith, band
- Sierra Albers, band
Lincoln Southwest High School
- Hawk Emdad, choir
- Lyndee Walker, choir
Lincoln Standing Bear
- Hannah Baker, band
McCook Senior High
- Olivia Bieck, choir
Minden High School
- Madalyn Morey, choir
Norfolk Senior High School
- Drew Fundus, choir
- Emily Henkel, choir
- Jade Lilienkamp, choir
- Caroline Love, choir
- Oden McFarlane, choir
- Makenzie Petersen, choir
- Levi Phelps, choir
- Nolan Probasco, choir
- Nathan Solorio, choir
North Platte High School
- Henry Cline, choir
- Asher Strecker, choir
Ogallala High School
- Holly Barber, choir
- Lawrence Lowther, choir
- Felicity Rittenhouse, choir
- Tylie Walker, choir
Perkns County High School
- Miles Knapp, band
- Cecilia Putnam, choir
Scottsbluff High School
- Ella Anderson, choir
- Ryley Collins, choir
- Paxton Dart, choir
- Jonah Flammang, choir
- Eddie Griess, choir
- Neal Pinet, choir
- Maryanne Winterbottom, choir
Silver Lake
- Frank Thomas, band
Sumner-Eddyville-Miller Public School (SEM)
- Stephine Scoville, choir
- Camden Olivas, choir
Weeping Water
- Tristan Baxter, choir
- Jacob Cover, choir
- Talon Gilfert, choir
York High School
- Daniel Burgess, band
- Naomi Renner, band
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