The Newman University Music Department will present its first instrumental concert of the year at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 9. The performance will be staged in the Performance Hall of the De Mattias Fine Arts Center on the Newman University campus. The event is free and open to the public.
The concert, entitled “Journey,” represents festive music by the Newman Concert Band and the Newman String Ensemble directed by Instrumental Music Director David A. Baxter. The concert portrays periods of mankind’s journey toward meaning and faith over the ages – a fitting focus during the Advent season.
Newman University students, faculty, staff and community members performing in the concert are listed below by instrumental group, and hometown:
Newman University Concert Band
Flute
Jessie Dilts – Hesston, Kan.
Danielle Eller – Little River, Kan.
Megan Hemel – Wichita, Kan.
Kristen Johnson – Wichita
Brittany Loomis – Wichita
Kylie Welch – Wichita
Oboe
Jared Medina – Wichita
Clarinet
C.C. Bates – Guthrie, Okla.
Rikkie Hemmert – Garden City, Kan.
Amanda Jones – Haysville, Kan.
Vanessa Lopez – Wichita
Ashley Motto – Wichita
Bass Clarinet
Emily Hasch – Concordia, Kan.
Alto Saxophone
Jacob Gillis – Belle Plain, Kan.
Trumpet
Brandi Boese – LaCrosse, Kan.
Charles Brooks – Wichita
Brandon Gollhofer – Fort Worth, Texas
Deanna Jones – Milton, Kan.
Paul Lavin – Maize, Kan.
Taylor Ordway – Wichita
French Horn
William Durant – Cheney, Kan.
Sarah Mabe – Kingman, Kan.
Trombone
Melissa Baalmann – Colwich, Kan.
Suzie Kucera – Wichita
Peter Neidhart – Dodge City, Kan.
Baritone
Spencer Shellhammer – Wichita
Tuba
Charles Merrifield – Wichita
Percussion
Josh Campbell – Wichita
Austin Durant – Cheney
Newman University String Ensemble
Violin
Sarah Alexander – Newton, Kan.
Rose Gomez – Wichita
Anna Perinchery – Wichita
Denver Shipman – Haysville
Alyssa Stopp – Wichita
Rubi Torres – Great Bend, Kan.
Viola
Leah Harris – Wichita
Cello
Sarah Baxter – Wichita
This article has been revised to reflect the following correction: Correction: Dec. 4, 2012 Names of the Concert Band and String Ensemble players and hometowns have been added.
