University A Cappella Choir

Concordia University’s A Cappella Choir has been performing concerts and joining congregations in worship for over 70 years.   One of this country’s oldest touring Lutheran college choirs, the A Cappella Choir has performed extensively throughout the United States (including Hawaii), and internationally in Greece, Italy, France, Egypt, Israel, Lebanon, India, Thailand, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, the Philippines, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Spain, Mexico and Australia.  

The 65-voice choir is chosen by audition each fall.  Student membership is comprised of majors from most academic disciplines representing 15 different states and 1 foreign country.  Over 150 students audition each fall for a spot in the internationally renowned concert choir.

In 2009 the choir traveled to Spain, Italy, France and Austria, including stops in Madrid, Sevilla, Segovia, Toledo, Cordoba, Barcelona, Venice, and Spittal An Der Drau on a 23-day international tour.  While in Spain, the choir had the opportunity to work with missionaries from the Iglesia Evangélica Luterana Española (IELE) to spread the Gospel message in song.

The A Cappella Choir has been invited to perform for many music conferences, choral festivals, and international competitions in recent years.  They received the Gold Medal for performance at the 12th Annual Australian International Music Festival and earned a spot in the winners circle at the 42nd Annual International Choral Competition in Spittal and der Drau in Austria.  The choir has regularly performed for the Nebraska Music Education Association’s annual conference and was one of two Nebraska choirs selected to perform for the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) North Central Division choral hour in March 2006.

The choir has collaborated with the Omaha Symphony Orchestra in the acoustically superb Holland Center for the Performing Arts. Works performed by the choir include Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony and Carmina Burana by Carl Orff. Other major works performed by the A Cappella Choir in recent years include Requiem by Hecter Berlioz, Chichester Psalms by Leonard Bernstein, and Vesperae Solennes de Confessore (K. 339) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

The A Cappella Choir performs literature from the entire spectrum of sacred and secular choral music. While the ensemble strives to perform with a high level of musical artistry, its primary goal is to honor God through its singing and proclaim the good news of salvation through Jesus Christ.

CDs of the group are available online through the Concordia Bookstore.  In 2011, The A Cappella Choir released two new CDs, Hear My Voice and Music Down In My Soul: Spirituals.

Purchase recordings: www.cunebookstore.com

Choir Members

SOPRANO I 
Rianne Gross, Freshman, Riverside, Calif. 
Megan Kophamer, Senior, Seward, Neb. 
Jessica Krome, Sophomore, Fairmont, Minn. 
Kaellyn Marrs, Sophomore, St. Louis, Mo. 
Olivia Oetting, Sophomore, Seward, Neb.
Holly Petersen, Senior, Seward, Neb.
Lauren Root, Junior, Naples, Fla.
Kassidy Rixstine, Freshman, Seward, Neb.

SOPRANO II 
Arianne Greco, Freshman, Papillion, Neb. 
Katie Keily, Senior, Norman, Ind. 
Molly Kenow, Freshman, Seward, Neb. 
Stacey Mahn, Junior, Auburn, Iowa
Stephanie Mueller, Senior, Wheaton, Ill.
Brittany Pottschmidt, Senior, Brownstown, Ind.
Brianna Ritter, Freshman, Columbus, Neb.
Alina Swoboda, Senior, Columbus, Neb.

ALTO I
Julia Gremmer, Senior, New Braunfels, Texas
Erin Hanna, Sophomore, Random Lake, Wis. 
Adrienne Langewisch, Seward, Neb. 
Kelsey Livingston, Sophomore, Lone Tree, Colo.
Julie Marquardt, Sophomore, Janesville, Minn.
Caitlynn Schwehn, Junior, Grand Island, Neb.
Katelyn Sievert, Junior, Frankenmuth, Mich. 
Rebecca Snow, Sophomore, Wichita, Kan.
Sarah Dinger, Junior, Pocatello, Idaho
Sarah Wolff, Senior, Wellington, Kan.

ALTO II
Brianne Burrill, Senior, Loveland, Colo.
Jenna Karlin, Freshman, Lincoln, Neb.
Christa Lindeman, Junior, Arvada, Colo.
Sarah Lohmeyer, Sophomore, Lincoln, Neb. 
Hilary Murray, Sophomore, Houston, Texas
Audrey Quick, Senior, Hanceville, Ala.
J'Nae Rempfer, Junior, Blairstown, Iowa 
Lindsey Kellerman, Junior, Lincoln, Neb.
Natalie Kesar, Sophomore, Omaha, Neb.
Rory Wendelin, Senior, Oberlin, Kan.

TENOR I 
Byron Dow, Senior, Arlington, Texas 
James Jensen, Senior, Denver, Colo.
Alex Klenz, Sophomore, Milwaukee, Wis.
Tyler Nicholas, Sophomore, Lincoln, Neb.
Tory Petz, Senior, Beemer, Neb.
Jordan Miller, Freshman, Tomball, Texas
Jonathan Poarch, Freshman, Bellevue, Neb.

TENOR II 
 Robert Cody, Junior, Alamosa, Colo.
Joel Kaldahl, Sophomore, Spencer, Iowa 
Zachary Klatt, Freshman, Overland Park, Kan.
Luke Riley, Freshman, Hickman, Neb.
Erik Scherer, Sophomore, Bismarck, N.D. 
Alexander Scheiber, Freshman, Seward, Neb. 
Charles Washington, Senior, Houston, Texas
Steven Whitney, Senior, Kenyon, Minn.

BASS I
Joseph Beran, Junior, Lincoln, Neb. 
Paul Gaschler, Freshman, Imperial, Neb. 
Jacob Gremmer, Sophomore, New Braunfels, Texas 
Joel Heckman, Junior, Canton, SD
Blake Kirchner, Freshman, Burnsville, Minn. 
Briar McCoy, Junior, Lincoln, Neb.
Benjamin Schulteis, Freshman, Greenfield, Iowa 
Justin Tayon, Sophomore, Belleville, Ill.
Bryce Tellmann, Senior, New Salem, ND
Andrew Van Velson, Junior, North Platte, Neb.
Jonathan Zellar, Senior, Eagle Lake, Minn.
Luke Wohlgemuth, Freshman, Orange City, Iowa

BASS II 
Ryan Duerr, Senior, Warren, Mich. 
Ethan Hutton, Junior, Muskegon, Mich.
Aaron Kortze, Senior, Rockford, Ill.
Nicholas Lee, Senior, Seward, Neb.
Andrew Lehenbauer, Junior, Lake Ozark, Mo.
David Lindeman, Freshman, Arvada, Colo.
Michael Palomaki, Senior, David City, Neb. 
Michael Scheer, Sophomore, Lincoln, Neb.
Patrick Tyrance III, Senior, Lincoln, Neb.
Josua Weishaar, Freshman, Sainas, Calif.
Nathanael Pfeil, Sophomore, Lincoln, Neb.