Concordia’s A Cappella Choir to Embark on 2024 Spring Tour
Concordia’s internationally acclaimed A Cappella choir will travel to Iowa, Ohio, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Maryland and Missouri on their 2024 spring tour from February 29-March 10.
The group tours each year locally, throughout the United States, or abroad. This year’s tour will take them as far as the East Coast. It will conclude with home concerts at Christ Lutheran Church in Lincoln, Nebraska, and St. John Lutheran Church in Seward, Nebraska.
The choir regularly performs full-length concerts and participates in school assemblies and Sunday worship services. Their repertoire is diverse; features at each 2024 tour stop include compositions by Benjamin M. Culli, Philip W.J. Stopford, Hans Leo Hassler, Georg Gottfried Wagner, and more. The program also includes pieces by David von Kampen and Concordia adjunct professor of music, John Kosch.
The choir is under the direction of Dr. Kurt von Kampen, chair of Concordia’s music department and professor of music. Von Kampen earned a bachelor’s degree in music from Concordia Nebraska, a master’s degree in choral conducting from Oakland University and a doctorate in choral music education from the University of Nebraska.
The A Cappella choir’s tour program also features several student instrumentalists, including Thomas Schulteis (organ), Matthew Feusse (trumpet), Samuel Dunbar (trumpet, bass guitar), Jackson Munter (trombone), Joshua Jurchen (trombone), Timothy Mars (percussion), Ethan Gillespie (percussion), and Logan Walgate (cajon).
Kirsten Horne (soprano I) and Naomi Faile (soprano I) will be featured as vocal soloists during two concert selections.
Admission to concerts is free and free-will offerings will be collected at each concert to assist with tour costs.
Itinerary:
Thursday, February 29
Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Iowa City, Iowa
7:00 p.m. concert
Friday, March 1
St. Paul Lutheran Church, Napoleon, Ohio
7:00 p.m. concert
Saturday, March 2
First Trinity Lutheran Church, Tonawanda, N.Y.
7:00 p.m. concert
Sunday, March 3
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Ridgewood, N.J.
7:00 p.m. concert
Monday, March 4
Grace Lutheran Church, Mastic Beach, N.Y.
7:00 p.m. concert
Wednesday, March 6
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, West Springfield, Va.
7:00 p.m. concert
Thursday, March 7
Concordia Preparatory School, Towson, Md.
2:00 p.m. assembly
Immanuel Lutheran Church, Baltimore, Md.
7:00 p.m. concert
Friday, March 8
Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Canton, Ohio
7:00 p.m. concert
Saturday, March 9
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Cincinnati, Ohio
5:00 p.m. concert
Sunday, March 10
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Cincinnati, Ohio
10:00 a.m. worship
Immanuel Lutheran Church, Washington, Mo.
7:00 p.m. concert
Sunday, March 17
Christ Lutheran Church, Lincoln, Neb.
3:00 p.m. concert
St. John Lutheran Church, Seward, Neb.
7:00 p.m. concert
Members of the A Cappella choir include:
SOPRANO I
Sophia Ball, freshman, Worden, Ill.
B.S. Education (Secondary) English
Naomi Faile, freshman, Rome, Ga.
B.Mus. Church Music
Jordan Head, freshman, Hastings, Neb.
B.Mus. Music Education
Kirsten Horne, junior, Seward, Neb.
B.A. Music (Vocal Performance), Classical Liberal Arts Minor
Jessica Landrey, junior, Seward, Neb.
B.A. Psychology, Behavioral Science
McKenna McSpadden, senior, Parker, Colo.
B.S. Education (Secondary) Social Sciences
Isabella Schmid, junior, Rockford, Ill.
B.Mus. Music Education, LTD
SOPRANO II
Aubrey Baumann, senior, Chester, S.D.
B.S. Business Administration
Keegan Beisel, sophomore, Seward, Neb.
B.S. Spanish Education, LTD
Carolyn Bromlow, freshman, Wichita, Kan.
B.S. Business Communication
Bethany Gebhardt, sophomore, Seward, Neb.
B.S. Education (Elementary), LTD
Emily Klemp, senior, Winona, Minn.
B.A. TESOL
Eliya Moldenhauer, sophomore, Madison, Ala.
B.A. Biology, Pre-Nursing
Kailyn Paul, freshman, Daykin, Neb.
B.S. Science Education (Secondary) Agricultural Education, LTD
Kathryn Rice, junior, Bellevue, Neb.
B.Mus. Music Education, PEC
ALTO I
Lillian Alwood, junior, Long Beach, Calif.
B.A. Theology, Pre-Deaconess
Lydia Armbrecht, junior, Williamsburg, Iowa
B.Mus. Music Education, LTD
Miriam Ganoung, sophomore, Halsey, Neb.
B.A. Environmental Science, Music Minor
Anna Grass, senior, Seward, Neb.
B.A. Music (Violin Performance), Computer Science
Sadie Henson, junior, Herrin, Ill.
B.A. Music, Classical Liberal Arts Major
Ellie Lehr, sophomore, Omaha, Neb.
B.S. Education (Elementary)
Grace Miller, senior, Marysville, Kan.
B.Mus. Music Education, LTD
Avery Rothert, sophomore, Kansas City, Mo.
B.Mus. Music Education, LTD
Alina Sankey, freshman, Hayes Center, Neb.
B.S. Education (Elementary), LTD
ALTO II
Brianna Bianco, junior, Loveland, Colo.
B.A. DCE and Theology
Meredith Boster, sophomore, Fulshear, Texas
B.S. Education (Secondary) History, Theology, LTD
Gabrielle Krutsinger, senior, Imperial, Neb.
B.A. Psychology, Music and Sociology Minors
Abigail Merritt, junior, Wylie, Texas
B.A. Classical Liberal Arts
Tara Pester, freshman, Seward, Neb.
B.S. Education (Middle Level), LTD
Jenna Potratz, senior, Seward, Neb.
B.S. Biology, Chemistry Minor
Morgan Rohde, freshman, Fort Wayne, Ind.
B.S. Education (Elementary), LTD, Music Concentration
Rachel Smith, senior, Earlham, Iowa
B.S. Psychology, Behavioral Science, Sports Psychology Minor
Alannah Stahl, senior, Saginaw, Mich.
B.A. Behavioral Science, Psychology, Spanish Minor
Abigail Van Velson, senior, Seward, Neb.
B.A. Psychology and Behavioral Science, Music Minor
TENOR I
Gracin Hahn, sophomore, DeWitt, Neb.
B.A. Music, Pre-Seminary
Timothy Mars, junior, Cody, Wyo.
B.Mus. Church Music
Dylan Parker, sophomore, Fairfax, Va.
B.A. Music
Wyatt Swanson, sophomore, Seward, Neb.
B.S. Marketing
Logan Walgate, junior, St. Charles, Mo.
B.Mus. Music Education, LTD
Caleb Zeckzer, senior, New Haven, Ind.
B.A. Music, Pre-Seminary
TENOR II
Timothy Baker, freshman, Poy Sippi, Wis.
B.A. Music, Graphic Design Minor
Samuel Dunbar, junior, Utica, Neb.
B.Mus. Music Education, LTD
Matthew Guilford, sophomore, Lincoln, Neb.
B.S. Education (Secondary), History and Theology
John Merritt, senior, Plano, Texas
B.S.N. Pre-Nursing
Jackson Munter, junior, Ithaca, Neb.
B.Mus. Music Education
Hunter Remington, sophomore, Bristow, Okla.
B.A. Music, Pre-Seminary
Thomas Schulteis, senior, Parker, Colo.
B.Mus. Church Music
BASS I
Jonathan Baumann, freshman, Chester, S.D.
B.Mus. Music Education, LTD
Matthew Feusse, senior, Clearwater, Neb.
B.Mus. Church Music
Ian Fiala, sophomore, Seward, Neb.
B.S. Education (Secondary) Spanish, LTD, ESL
Ethan Gillespie, junior, Random Lake, Wis.
B.Mus. Church Music
Jonathan Grass, senior, Seward, Neb.
B.A. Comprehensive Science Studies
Sam Matthias, sophomore, Seward, Neb.
B.A. Graphic Design
Evan Moloney, freshman, Fort Wayne, Ind.
B.S. Education (Secondary) History and Theology, LTD
Daniel Oberdieck, senior, Lanesville, Ind.
B.A. Theology, CEL, DCE
Karsten Quinton, freshman, Pearland, Texas
B.S. Education (Secondary) Physical Education and Theology, LTD
BASS II
Taylor Beal, freshman, Wichita, Kan.
B.Mus. Music Education, LTD
Aaron Cumming, sophomore, Plano, Texas
B.S. Computer Science, Pre-Seminary
Sean Duffy, freshman, Kenesaw, Neb.
B.S. Education (Secondary) English, LTD
Joshua Jurchen, sophomore, Seward, Neb.
B.Mus. Music Education, LTD
Nathaniel Mueller, senior, Austin, Texas
B.S. Mathematics, B.S. Education (Secondary), LTD, Computer Science Minor
Grant Rohde, sophomore, Reed City, Mich.
B.S. Education (Secondary) Mathematics, LTD
Cory Ruybalid, senior, Fremont, Neb.
B.S. Business Administration, Communications and Marketing
Joel Smith, sophomore, Earlham, Iowa
B.S. Criminal Justice
Colin Thuringer, junior, Sioux Falls, S.D.
B.Mus. Music Education, LTD
Robert Wagner, freshman, Elizabeth, Colo.
B.S. Education (Secondary) Mathematics, LTD, Psychology Minor
Soren Widmann, sophomore, Long Beach, Calif.
B.A. Theology, Psychology Minor
Micah Willweber, senior, Kailua, Hawaii
B.S. Computer Science, Mathematics Minor
