Concordia’s Chamber Choir to Embark on Spring 2024 Tour

Concordia University, Nebraska’s Chamber Choir, under the direction of Dr. Kurt von Kampen, will travel throughout Nebraska for its annual performance tour February 15-19.  

The 14-voice choir has traveled extensively throughout the U.S. including concert tours to New York, Maryland, Delaware, California, Arizona, Nevada, Florida, and throughout the Midwest. Members are chosen from the 72-voice A Cappella choir.  

The Chamber Choir sings a diverse repertoire of sacred and secular choral music from many historical periods. 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.  

This year’s concert will include compositions by William Bradbury, Elaine Hagenberg, John McCurry, Dan Forrest, Philip Stopford, John Rutter, Morten Lauridsen, Jean Berger, Bob Chilcott, Benjamin Culli, David von Kampen, Rene Clausen, Mack Wilberg, and others.  

Tour Itinerary  

Thursday, February 15 

Tassel Performing Arts Center, Holdredge, Neb.  

Choral Clinic 2 p.m. 

Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, Holdredge, Neb.  

Concert 7 p.m. 

Friday, February 16 

Cambridge High School 

Choral Clinic 10 a.m.  

Trinity Lutheran Church, Lexington, Neb.  

Concert 7 p.m. 

Saturday, February 17 

Zion Lutheran Church, Imperial, Neb.  

Concert 2 p.m. 

St. Paul Lutheran Church, Ogallala, Neb.  

Concert 7 p.m. 

Sunday, February 18 

Peace Lutheran Church, McCook, Neb. 

Worship 10:30 a.m. 

Faith Lutheran Church, Hastings, Neb.  

Concert 3 p.m. 

Christ Lutheran Church, Juniata, Neb.  

Concert 7 p.m. 

Monday, February 19 

Adams Central High School, Hastings, Neb.  

Choral Clinic 9 a.m. 

Members of the Chamber Choir include:  

Samuel Dunbar, junior, Lambertville, N.J. 

B.Mus. Music Education, LTD 

Naomi Faile, freshman, Rome, Ga. 

B.Mus. Church Music 

Kirsten Horne, junior, Seward, Neb. 

B.A. Music (Vocal Performance) 

Joshua Jurchen, sophomore, Seward, Neb. 

B.Mus. Music Education 

Jessica Landrey, senior, Seward, Neb. 

B.A. Psychology, Behavioral Science 

Ellie Lehr, sophomore, Omaha, Neb. 

B.S. Education (Elementary) 

Evan Moloney, freshman, Fort Wayne, Ind. 

B.S. Education (Secondary) Theology, LTD 

Grant Rohde, sophomore, Reed City, Mich. 

B.S. Education (Secondary) Mathematics, LTD 

Morgan Rohde, freshman, Fort Wayne, Ind. 

B.S. Education (Elementary), Music, LTD 

Joel Smith, sophomore, Earlham, Iowa 

B.A. Criminal Justice 

Rachel Smith, senior, Earlham, Iowa 

B.S. Psychology, Behavioral Science 

Alannah Stahl, senior, Saginaw, Mich. 

B.A. Behavioral Science, Psychology 

Logan Walgate, junior, St. Charles, Mo. 

B.Mus. Music Education, LTD 

Caleb Zeckzer, senior, New Haven, Ind. 

B.A. Music, Pre-Seminary 

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