Students compose music for recital at Concordia

Music composed by Concordia University, Nebraska students will be featured in a recital on Nov. 18, 2015, at 7 p.m. in the Recital Hall of the Music Center on campus.

“None of this music has ever been heard before by anyone,” says Music Instructor of Composition David von Kampen. “The student composers create the music, recruit performers for their works and organize their rehearsals, and many are participating in their own pieces as performers or conducting.”

Each piece that will be played has different instrumentation, so numerous musical styles will be performed throughout the recital.

Students performing in the recital include (alphabetical by state, city, last name):

• Cameron Christiansen, junior, Palmer, Alaska, performer of "Luther's Morning Prayer"
• Hope Taylor, junior, Foothill Ranch, Calif., composer and performer of "The White Tomb" on the piano, performing in "A Bedtime Prayer" and "Psalm 9: Sing Praise"
• Abby Schellpfeffer, sophomore, Centennial, Colo., performer of "Hush, Now My Little Baby"
• Meredith Locke, sophomore, Winter Haven, Fla., performing "Psalm 9: Sing Praise" and "Hush, Now My Little Baby"
• Jacob Henson, senior, Herrin, Ill., performer of "Hush, Now My Little Baby"
• Matthew Kortze, freshman, Rockford, Ill., performer of "Hush, Now My Little Baby"
• Sarah Krause, junior, Rockford, Ill., performing "A Bedtime Prayer" and "Psalm 9: Sing Praise" and playing "Sketches" and "Luther's Morning Prayer" on the viola
• Alyssa Newton, post-baccalaureate, Rockford, Ill., performing in "A Bedtime Prayer"
• Grace Stange, junior, Lawrenceburg, Ind., performer of "Hush, Now My Little Baby"
• Jennifer Reynolds, senior, Fort Wayne, Ind., performer of "Luther's Morning Prayer"
• Andrew Bloch, senior, Seymour, Ind., performer of "Luther's Morning Prayer"
• Emily Jensen, senior, Sioux City, Iowa, composer and performer of "Redemption's Journey" on the piano
• Luke Kaldahl, senior, Spencer, Iowa, performing in "A Bedtime Prayer" and  "Psalm 9: Sing Praise"
• Molly Goltl, sophomore, Wichita, Kan., performer of "Trio" on the alto saxophone
• Austin Theriot, junior, Lake Charles, La., performer of "Luther's Morning Prayer"
• Emily Sievert, sophomore, Frankenmuth, Mich., performer of "Luther's Morning Prayer"
• Rebecca Trautman, senior, Moorhead, Minn., composer and conductor of "A Bedtime Prayer"
• Micah Holten, sophomore, Nicollet, Minn., composer and conductor of "Hush, Now My Little Baby" and playing "A Bedtime Prayer" on the piano
• Mason Koeritz, senior, Northrop, Minn., performing in "A Bedtime Prayer," "Psalm 9: Sing Praise", "Psalm 9: Sing Praise", and playing "Trio" and "Redemption's Journey" on the piano
• Cadence Klemp, sophomore, Winona, Minn., performer of "Hush, Now My Little Baby"
• Benjamin Hayter, junior, Concordia, Mo., composer and performer of "Luther's Morning Prayer" on the guitar, performer of "Hush, Now My Little Baby"
• Benjamin Hayter, junior, Concordia, Mo., playing "Luther's Morning Prayer" on the guitar
• Todd Brueckner, junior, Perryville, Mo., conductor and performer of "Music for Two Pianos" on the piano
• Karl Rovey, senior, Springfield, Mo., conductor of "The Lord's Prayer," composer and performer of "Lord, Keep Us Steadfast in Your Word" on the organ
• Caleb Worral, sophomore, Fargo, N.D., performing "Psalm 9: Sing Praise"
• Sean Kenta Carpenter, senior, Hollis, N.H., composer and performer of "Two Miniatures for Piano" on the piano
• Megan Sparling, senior, Columbus, Neb., composer and performer of "Sketches" on the piano
• Naomi Ristvedt, senior, Crete, Neb., performing "Psalm 9: Sing Praise"
• Lauren Staehr, senior, Grand Island, Neb., composer and conductor of "Psalm 9: Sing Praise"
• Clara Rich, senior, Lincoln, Neb., performer of "Hush, Now My Little Baby" and "Luther's Morning Prayer"
• Angelica Blomenberg, junior, Norfolk, Neb., composer of "Trio" and performer of "Music for Two Pianos" on the piano
• Shelby Stolze, senior, Norfolk, Neb., performer of "Luther's Morning Prayer"
• Micah Most, freshman, Ogallala, Neb., performing "Psalm 9: Sing Praise," "Hush, Now My Little Baby" and "Luther's Morning Prayer"
• Laura Hedstrom, junior, Oxford, Neb., performer of "The Lord's Prayer" on the organ
• Jordan Schut, junior, Scribner, Neb., performer of "Trio" on the tenor saxophone
• Lily Brashear, community member, Seward, Neb., performing vocally in  "A Bedtime Prayer"
• Joshua Brumm, freshman, Seward, Neb., performing "Psalm 9: Sing Praise"
• Sophie Matthias, community member, Seward, Neb., performing vocally in  "A Bedtime Prayer"
• Megan Runyan, high school, Seward, Neb., composer and performer of "Dances for Clarinet and Piano" on the piano
• Andrea von Kampen, junior, Seward, Neb., performing in "A Bedtime Prayer"
• Eric Souer, junior, Venetia, Pa., performing in "A Bedtime Prayer"
• Grace Woelmer, junior, Allen, Texas, playing "Luther's Morning Prayer" on the piano
• Aaron Strackbein, sophomore, San Antonio, Texas, performing in "A Bedtime Prayer"