Forty-Five Area Student Musicians Chosen for UNK’s Honor Band and Choral Clinic

Forty-Five Area Student Musicians Chosen for UNK’s Honor Band and Choral Clinic
More than 550 high schoolers from across Nebraska will participate in the Honor Band and Choral Clinic scheduled for Jan. 30 at UNK. (UNK Communications)

KEARNEY – Forty-five sophomores, juniors, and seniors from 6 area school districts have been selected through their auditions to participate in the annual Honor Band and Choral Clinic hosted by the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance.

Sixteen students from Broken Bow, 5 from Cozad, 11 from Gothenburg, 6 from Minden, 2 from Overton, 4 from SEM, and 1 from Anselmo-Merna will be making the trip to perform with over 500 other students from 86 other schools in the state later this month.

The event will take place on January 30; the musicians will work with UNK faculty and guest instructors prior to two public concerts at UNK’s Health and Sports Center. The performance will begin at 5:30 p.m.24 and will feature the UNK Wind Ensemble alongside the area’s musicians. 7 p.m. a concert will showcase the UNK Choraleers with the treble, festival, and honor choirs.

Tickets are $3, include admission for both concerts, and will go on sale the day of the performances at the Health and Sports Center. Participants and preschool children are admitted at no cost.

The Honor Band will be conducted by UNK’s professor of music and director of bands Duane Bierman, the Festival Band by UNK professor emeritus Gary Davis, the Treble Choir by John Petzet, the UNK director of choirs, the Festival Choir by Alma Public Schools music teacher Dale Ritter, and the Honor Choir by Frank Eychaner, professor of music and director of choral and vocal studies at the University of Texas Permian Basin.

A full roster of area students is below.

ANSELMO-MERNA

Sadie Stewart

BROKEN BOW

Ali Morris
Anna Chancellor
Anna Russell
AnnaBeth Fama
Asher Jensen
Bailey Motley
Caslynn Schmidt
Cassie Rafael
Daniel Flint
Emily Tucker
Es Fowler
Finn Denson
Macy Doggett
Maggie Smith
Rachel Simmons

COZAD

Jarrett Peabody
Andrea Meester
Kalika Schryer
Larkyn Malcom
Makenzie Smock
Rachel Ewoldt

GOTHENBURG

Alec Winney
Brianna Herfel
Clair Vincent
Grace Walker
Jake Vance
Lexi Johnson
Michon Franssen
Molly Therrien
Olivia Bonine
Raegan Smith
Sarah Sander

MINDEN

Evan Porter
Bailey Eckhardt
Jordan McKeon
Kaitlyn Vahl
Sara Shirley
Trinity Petty

OVERTON

Caleb Elfgren
Darci Liehs

SEM

Bryn Eggleston
Ebony Owens
Mikayla Schroeder
Rachel Lambert

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