Concordia’s Spring Jazzfest will take place at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 27 in the Weller chapel auditorium.
The jazz band will perform the up-tempo and twisted shuffle “Count Bubba’s Revenge” by Gordon Goodwin and swing tunes such as “Symphony in Riffs” by Benny Carter, and “Big John’s Special” by Horace Henderson, to name a few. The Vocal Jazz Choir will also be performing a few pieces, including Anders Edenroth’s brand new chart, “Since You’ve Been Gone” and a new vocal jazz setting of “Singin’ in the Rain.”
Additionally, the Concordia Handbell Choir and Handbell Choir II will perform at 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 29 in the Music Center’s Recital Hall on Concordia’s campus.
Audience members are encouraged to stay after the concert to try ringing handbells. Concordia Handbell Choir’s CD, “Faithful,” will also be available for purchase at the concert.
"Both choirs will perform a selection of sacred and secular music,” said Jessica Kite, director of the handbell choirs. “Handbell Choir II will perform a bell processional to begin the concert as well as music by Behnke, Dobrinski, Holst and Wissinger. Concordia Handbell Choir will keep audience members engaged with their percussive African piece, “Sherekea Usafari,” and “Rhythmic Rip!” The entertaining piece, “Pick a Winner,” will also feature some humorous dueling percussionists!”
Members of the Vocal Jazz Choir include (in alphabetical order by state, city, last name):
Jacob Roggow, junior, Cottage Hills, Ill., bass
Jacob Henson, senior, Herrin, Ill., tenor
Matthew Kortze, senior, Rockford, Ill., bass
Alex Kaldahl, sophomore, Spencer, Iowa, bass
Austin Theriot, senior, Lake Charles, La., bass
Sarah Mueller, junior, Hemlock, Mich., alto
Vanessa Marsh, junior, Concordia, Mo., soprano
Paige Stadler, junior, Columbus, Neb., alto
Megan Kroeker, freshman, Henderson, Neb., soprano
Clara Rich, senior, Lincoln, Neb., alto
Shanda Fujan, freshman, Oakland, Neb., soprano
Christian Watters, freshman, Panama, Neb., tenor
Noah Freeman, freshman, Bend, Ore., tenor
Members of the Jazz Ensemble include:
David Krueger, junior, Aurora, Colo., tenor saxophone
Daniel Hakes, junior, Erie, Colo., trombone
Kaleb Weinkauf, junior, Basehor, Kan., baritone saxophone
Matthew Goltl, sophomore, Wichita, Kan., percussion
Jonathan Grant, junior, Waterloo, Ill., trumpet
Cole Wohlgemuth, junior, Alton, Iowa, trombone
Joshua Smith, sophomore, Earlham, Iowa, piano and bass
Jacob Mikkelson, sophomore, Bellevue, Neb., piano and bass
Aaron Ferguson, sophomore, Hyannis, Neb., tenor saxophone
Trenten Dorton, freshman, Lincoln, Neb., alto saxophone
Lukas Sollberger, freshman, Louisville, Neb., trumpet
Lydia Jeppesen, junior, Pleasant Dale, Neb., trumpet
Micah Jeppesen, senior, Pleasant Dale, Neb., trombone
Dalton Berry, freshman, Seward, Neb., trumpet
Kelly Langer, senior, Spalding, Neb., alto saxophone
Shiloh Richters, freshman, Utica, Neb., trumpet
Mikayla Eifert, senior, Houston, Tex., trombone
Sarah Benz, freshman, Campbellsport, Wis., alto saxophone
Members of the Concordia Handbell Choir and Handbell Choir II include:
Sophie Thorsen, junior, Huntsville, Ala., Handbell Choir II
Breann Huber, sophomore, Arvada, Colo., Handbell Choir
Erin Johnson, freshman, Brighton, Colo., Handbell Choir II
Jacob Roggow, junior, Cottage Hills, Ill., Handbell Choir
Whitney Pottschmidt, sophomore, Seymour, Ind., Handbell Choir & Handbell Choir II
Elizabeth Frakes, junior, Ellinwood, Kan., Handbell Choir
Hannah Davis, junior, Coon Rapids, Minn., Handbell Choir
Emma Gottschamer, senior, Lees Summit, Mo., Handbell Choir
Linnea Buchholz, freshman, St. Charles, Mo., Handbell Choir II
Elizabeth Bergdolt, freshman, St. Joseph, Mo., Handbell Choir
Emily Thies, freshman, St. Louis, Mo., Handbell Choir II
Allison Mackie, senior, Columbus, Neb., Handbell Choir
Nathan Klaumann, junior, Fairbury, Neb., Handbell Choir
Caleb Staehr, junior, Grand Island, Neb., Handbell Choir
Zachary Staehr, freshman, Grand Island, Neb., Handbell Choir II
Jonathan Rippe, junior, Gretna, Neb., Handbell Choir
Aaron Ferguson, sophomore, Hyannis, Neb., Handbell Choir II
Stephanie Barry, sophomore, Omaha, Neb., Handbell Choir
Eric James, junior, Omaha, Neb., Handbell Choir II
Kristi Einspahr, junior, Seward, Neb., Handbell Choir II
Emily Meisinger, senior, York, Neb., Handbell Choir
Timothy Rasch, junior, Denton, Texas, Handbell Choir II
Rachel Dorn, junior, Houston, Texas, Handbell Choir
Aaron Jackson, freshman, Palestine, Texas, Handbell Choir II
Victoria Cameron, sophomore, Kent, Wash., Handbell Choir II
Corrianne Cain, sophomore, Cedarburg, Wis., Handbell Choir II
Kaitlyn Christensen, sophomore, Kenosha, Wis., Handbell Choir II
