Concordia’s University Chamber Choir plans 2022 Spring Tour

Concordia’s University Chamber Choir will embark on a three-day, five-stop tour of Nebraska Feb. 25-27, visiting churches in Grand Island, Hampton, Columbus, Battle Creek and Wayne. 

The University Chamber Choir, directed by Dr. Kurt E. von Kampen, was formed in the fall of 1998 and has gained a reputation for excellence in the singing of chamber vocal music and vocal jazz. The 14-voice select choir, chosen from the 72-voice University A Cappella Choir, sings a diverse repertoire of sacred and secular choral music from many historical periods.  

This year’s tour will include compositions by Tomas Luis de Victoria, John Ness Beck, Kevin Siegfried, Derek Hakes, Anders Edenroth, J. David Moore and David von Kampen. 

In previous years, the choir has traveled extensively throughout the U.S., including concert tours to New York, Maryland, Delaware, California, Arizona, Nevada, Florida and throughout the Midwest. Significant Chamber Works performed by the choir include Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors, Randall Thompson’s The Peaceable Kingdom, and Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem. 

Members of the University Chamber Choir include (listed in program order): 

Soprano 

Kirsten Horne, freshman, Canton, Kan. 

Jessica Landrey, sophomore, Seward, Neb. 

Olivia Leising, junior, Arapahoe, Neb. 

Alto 

Jill Bultemeier, senior, Texarkana, Texas 

Hannah Cmeyla, junior Bay City, Mich. 

Cecilia Minchow, senior, Lincoln, Neb. 

Jacee Pfeifer, senior, Holdrege, Neb. 

Tenor 

Samuel Dunbar, freshman, Utica, Neb. 

Christoph Marsh, junior, Concordia, Mo. 

Isaac Weander, junior, Norfolk, Neb. 

Caleb Zeckzer, sophomore, New Haven, Ind. 

Bass 

Aaron Christiansen, senior, Palmer, Alaska 

Jonathan Landrey, junior, Seward, Neb. 

Nathan Pennington, junior, Lincoln, Neb. 

Tour Schedule 

Friday, Feb. 25 

7 p.m. Concert at Peace Lutheran Church 

1710 North Rd.  

Grand Island, Neb. 68803 

Saturday, Feb. 26 

2 p.m. Concert at Zion Lutheran Church 

1511 N. Y Rd. 

Hampton, Neb. 68843 

7 p.m. Concert at St. John's Lutheran Church 

39452 205 Ave. 

Columbus, Neb. 68601 

Sunday, Feb. 27 

9 a.m. Worship at St. John Lutheran Church 

306 S. 2nd St.  

Battle Creek, Neb. 68715 

2 p.m. Concert at Grace Lutheran Church 

904 Logan St. 

Wayne, Neb. 68787