Hastings College will hold its 58th Annual Honor Band, 50th Annual Honor Choir and 41st Annual Honor Orchestra concert on February 8, at 3:00 p.m. in the Kiewit Building (715 E. 7th Street). Tickets for the concert will be available at the door at a cost of $8.00 for adults and $5.00 for students.
The Hastings College Honor Band, Orchestra and Choir (HBOC) festival is the longest-running high school music honor ensembles sponsored by a college in Nebraska and feature some of the best high school musical talent throughout the region. This year, students selected come from 39 high schools in Nebraska and one in Georgia.
The honor band is directed by Dennis Glocke, director of bands at Penn State University; the orchestra is directed by Dr. Byron Jensen, director of Hastings Symphony Orchestra; and the choir is directed by Dr. Bret Amundson, director of choral activities at the College of St. Scholastica.
Students selected for this year’s Hastings College Honor Band, Orchestra and Choir are listed below, by high school.
Georgia
Academy for Classical Education
Choir
- Rhiannon Wimer
Nebraska
Adams Central High School
Band
- Jaden Niehauser
- Tristan Weston
Choir
- Jordyn Barbee
- Kieren Feeney
- Merci Hood
- Makena Lindblad
- Olivia Mancinas
- Gabe Reiman
- Grace Reiman
Alliance High School
Choir
- Mareesa Buskirk
- Aubrey Garrett
Aurora High School
Band
- Makayla Eberly
- Gregory Evans
- Camden Williams
Bellevue East High School
Choir
- Breanna Vasquez Glover
- Sebastiano Jennings
- Jack Wegner
Chase County High School
Band
- Gets Hinojoza
Homeschool, Clearwater, Nebraska
Band
- Matthew Feusse
- Nathan Feusse
Conestoga High School
Band
- Levi Bell
- Daniel Cutler
- Jessica Poirier
- Jasmine Rainey
- Halley Shade
Choir
- Lorna Moynihan
- Rebecca Poirier
Crete High School
Choir
- Tessa Burkey
Cross County High School
Choir
- Sammie Osentowski
Fairbury High School
Band
- Brylee Yantz
Falls City High School
Choir
- Courtney Rumbaugh
Fillmore Central High School
Choir
- Michaela Baker
Fort Calhoun High School
Band
- Nate Bonacci
- John McKennan
- Ryan Swierczek
Choir
- Kyla DeLuca
- Davan Goos
- Sophia Irvine
- Malachi King
Franklin Public School
Choir
- Elizabeth Bower
- Jasmin Wengler
Gibbon High School
Choir
- Chris Mercer
Grand Island Senior High School
Band
- Dora Bermudez
- Sofia Dominguez
- Noah Foley
- Samantha Gapp
- Julia Myers
Hastings Senior High School
Band
- Courtney Beave
- Emma Fincher
- Hailey Haase
- AJ Marousek
- Alice Vu
Choir
- Brandon Bruns
- Ella Collins
- Hannah Gammill
- Erika Nielsen
- Hannah Reynolds
- Jonah Smith
- Sarah Spilinek
Orchestra
- Christine Jonglertham
- Grace Michalek
- Gretchen Muth
- Caiden Henry-Perlich
Hitchcock County High School
Choir
- Tatjana Dragoner
- Faith Wagner
Holdrege High School
Band
- Maggie deFreese
- Ella Roach
Kearney Catholic High School
Band
- Schuyler Feddersen
Kearney High School
Band
- Dylan Johnson
- Dylan Kramer
- Isabella Nachtigal
- Benjamin Rothermich
- Jacob Soloman
Orchestra
- Matthew Dahlke
- Madison Getz
- Francesca Padgett
Lamb Of God Lutheran Academy
Orchestra
- Joanna Leckband
Lincoln Northeast High School
Band
- Kirby Zinniel
Lincoln North Star High School
Orchestra
- Hannah Farr
- Gabby Notter
Lincoln Southeast High School
Band
- Cameron Grabenstein
- Colton Harris
- Matea Jerkovic
- Taylor Velgersdyk
Millard South High School
Band
- Taylon Amick
- Elizabeth Chinowth
- Jayden Smith
Mitchell High School
Choir
- John Plasencio
Norfolk Senior High School
Band
- Grace Day
- Mason Dover
- Janea Hirschman
- Kenny Mitchell
- Allison Wisnieski
- Tyler Wisnieski
Choir
- Daphne Buss
- Anna Escoto
- Giorgia Korth
- Ethan Lee
- Maya Marfileno
- Jacob Rusk
- Ryan Schroeder
- Sierra Schroeder
- Kailee Weaver
- Ben Wicker
Orchestra
- Erin Barnhill
- Paloma Castillo
- Brayden Rittscher
- Grace Schavee
- Jeffrey Sours
- Aimee Wiebelhaus
- Melanie Yover
Osmond High School
Band
- Diandra Polt
Pawnee City High School
Choir
- Shawna Boverhuis
- Jade Thayer
Homeschool, Pierce, Nebraska
Band
- Annika Johanson
Platteview High School
Orchestra
- Josephine Hartley
Sandy Creek High School
Band
- Mekenzie Miller
Southern Valley High School
Band
- Ashlyn Brown
- Brooke Jorgenson
- Shelby Rickert
Choir
- Winona Mitchell
Sumner-Eddyville-Miller High School
Choir
- Madison Bosak
- Reagan Govier
Thayer Central High School
Choir
- Addison LaFrance
- Andrew Landsmann
Tri County High School
Choir
- Faith Jurgens
Weeping Water High School
Band
- AnnaBell Murphy
Wilber-Clatonia High School
Choir
- Konner Kiesel
Nebraska’s premier private college, Hastings College is a four-year institution located in Hastings, Nebraska, that focuses on student academic and extracurricular achievement. Hastings College has been named among “Great Schools, Great Prices” by U.S. News & World Report and a “Best in the Midwest” by The Princeton Review. For more, go to hastings.edu.
