Music students to debut original compositions at Spring 2025 composers’ recital

On April 27 at 7 p.m., Concordia Nebraska music students will perform original works on various instruments at the 2025 spring composers’ recital. The annual recital offers students a chance to perform their original compositions in front of a live audience. This year, the recital will take place at St. John Lutheran Church.  

The program features pieces by five different Concordia students and is set to include instruments such as flute, clarinet, piano and organ.  

Adjunct Professor of Music John Kosch teaches Concordia Nebraska’s composition courses and coordinates the annual composers’ recital. Kosch has won several composition awards from the NAfME and other organizations. His works have been selected for performances at regional and national Society of Composers conferences as well as the Brevard Music Festival, Charlotte New Music Festival and the Cortona Sessions for New Music.   

Performances include (listed in program order):  

“Lonely Forest” by Taylor Beal, sophomore, Wichita, Kan.  

Danielle Turner, freshman, Derby, Kan., flute 

Abby Kandt, senior, Wake Forest, N.C., flute 

Bailey Bianco, sophomore, Loveland, Colo., clarinet 

Ellie Lehr, junior, Omaha, Neb., clarinet 

Isabella Schmid, senior, Rockford, Ill., bass clarinet 

Logan Walgate, senior, St. Charles, Mo., alto saxophone 

“Conductus: Luto Carens et Latere” by Ethan Gillespie, senior, Random Lake, Wis.  

Logan Walgate, tenor 

Yaphet Michael, freshman, Fort Wayne, Ind., tenor 

Ethan Gillespie, bass 

“The Goose Girl” by Abby Kandt 

Danielle Turner, flute 

Ellie Lehr, clarinet 

Jacob Huber, P.B., Canton, S.D., alto saxophone 

Joshua Jurchen, junior, Seward, Neb., bassoon 

“Litany on a Kyrie” by Ryan Edinger, senior, Wentzville, Mo.  

Ryan Edinger, bass 

Jacob Huber, bass 

Logan Walgate, tenor 

Ethan Gillespie, bass 

Hunter Remington, junior, Bristow, Okla., bass 

Joshua Jurchen, bass 

Timothy Mars, senior, Kimball, Neb., tenor 

Eliya Mars, junior, Madison, Ala., soprano 

Logann Edinger, sophomore, Wentzville, Mo., soprano 

“Sketches: No. 1 Gentle Rain for solo piano” by Joshua Jurchen 

Joshua Jurchen, piano 

The music department at Concordia University, Nebraska offers students rigorous preparation for glorifying God in their vocations through the study, performance and teaching of music. Applied lessons, ensembles of many types and top-tier practice facilities allow students to further their study of music at the highest level, no matter their personal interests or previous musical experience. Learn more about the music department here.