Epp to play senior recital
April 17th, 2013 · No Comments · Piano, Recitals, Students
HILLSBORO, Kan. – Sally Epp of Giltner, Neb., will present her senior piano recital at 7 p.m., Friday, April 26, in the Tabor College Chapel.
Epp, daughter of Greg and Caroline Epp, is a piano pedagogy major studying under Dr. Sheila Litke.
Epp will present classical pieces from such composers as Mozart, Grieg, Respighi, Bach, Rachmaninoff and Brahms.
“The thing I liked best about the pieces I selected is the different emotions each composer captures in their music,” said Epp. “Mozart is playful while Brahms is rich and bold with his harmonies.”
Epp believes her time at Tabor has well prepared her for her future career.
“My time has been spent in countless hours of music classes and practicing, all of which is preparing me with the dedication and skills that will be necessary to succeed in music,” said Epp.
“The music faculty will not let you settle for anything less than the best,” she added.
Although she has not yet decided what her plans are after she graduates in May, Epp puts her trust in God.
“God has given me the precious gift of music and through music, He has ministered to me,” she said. “I plan to do whatever God opens for me.”
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Guest artist to perform piano recital April 11
April 1st, 2013 · No Comments · Piano, Recitals
HILLSBORO, Kan. – Pianist Dr. Paul Kenyon will perform Thursday, April 11 at 6 p.m.in the Chapel-Auditorium on the Tabor College campus. The concert is free and open to the public.
Kenyon, professor of music at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego, Calif., will perform works by Mozart, Brahms and Debussy.
Dedicated to sharing the joy of the piano music with audiences of all kinds, Dr. Kenyon particularly enjoys welcoming audiences who are new to the concert listening experience. Through creative programming and spoken word he enables listeners to gain access to deeper musical enjoyment and understanding. Both his musical performances and the accompanying commentary have received praise as he has appeared in concerts across the United States.
Born in upstate New York, Kenyon earned the Doctor of Musical Arts in piano performance from Michigan State University. Dr. Kenyon also holds degrees from Mansfield University and Bowling Green State University, with additional studies at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto.
He also performs as pianist for Trio Point Loma, a resident faculty chamber ensemble. Before moving to San Diego, Dr. Kenyon taught piano at Western Michigan University and Wright State University.
Along with his musical studies, Paul Kenyon has studied the Alexander Technique with Eileen Troberman, Mio Morales and Evangeline Benedetti. From this work he has developed teaching workshops, entitled Performing with Poise. This work combines heightened sensitivity to kinesthetic awareness of the body in movement with cognitive understanding of the performance process.
The concert is entitled “Famous Last Words” and will feature some of the final masterpieces from each composer’s repertoire.
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Senior to present vocal recital
April 1st, 2013 · No Comments · Recitals, Students
HILLSBORO, Kan. – Vocalist Jessica Coldwell of Arkansas City, Kan. will present her senior voice recital at 7 p.m., Tuesday, April 9, in the Tabor College Chapel.
Coldwell, daughter of Mark and Julie Coldwell, is a mezzo soprano majoring in music education and studying voice under Dr. Holly Swartzendruber.
Coldwell will perform a variety of pieces including works by Handel, Purcell, Strauss and Mozart as well as several selections from musicals and operas.
“I selected these pieces because they are tremendously challenging and unique to the mezzo soprano repertoire,” said Coldwell. “They are challenging in range, articulation and harmonic structure.”
“I also love how dramatic the repertoire is,” added Coldwell. “It is so drastic jumping from the many melodic lines of the Baroque period to the thick, luscious harmonies of the Romantic period.”
Coldwell is thankful for her experience at Tabor and believes it has prepared her for a career in teaching. She also views music as a gift from God.
“It is a promise of His love for me,” she said.
After graduating in spring of 2014, Coldwell plans to find a job as a high school choral director while continuing to work toward an advanced degree in vocal performance. She hopes to one day conduct choir at the collegiate level.
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Tabor College Choir to present tour concert Sunday in Hillsboro
April 1st, 2013 · No Comments · Concert Choir, Tours
HILLSBORO, Kan. – The Tabor College Concert Choir has returned from its annual Spring Tour, where choir sang in seven churches in Denver, Colo. and Central California. Local supporters will be able to enjoy the home concert on Sunday, April 7 at the Hillsboro MB Church. The performance will begin at 4 p.m.
The choir, under the direction of Dr. Brad Vogel, professor of choral music, will perform their concert series with the theme “The Radiance of His Glory,” based on Hebrews 1:3.
“So many texts speak of the glory of God and the glory of Christ, and Hebrews 1:3 proclaims that Christ is ‘the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His being’,” says Vogel. “I wanted to focus on how we as believers reflect the Lord’s glory and so looked for texts that would speak of our lives in and for Christ.”
The choir will perform a wide variety of pieces from hymn arrangements to contemporary versions of ancient texts. The concert will include works by Walker, Galbraith, Steffen, Berry, Hakes and Gjeilo as well as spirituals arranged by Hogan, Jefferson and Jensen. “Unicornis captivatur” is a unique piece by Gjeilo that portrays medieval analogies of Christ taken from the texts of 13th century theological treatises. Also sung will be Vogel’s own arrangement of the hymn “Holy Holy Holy.”
Students Megan Wiebe and Zach Neumann will accompany the choir on piano. Several instrumentalists will also be featured, including Rachel Goering on flute, and a string quartet of Ryan Loewen and Cheyenne Derksen on violin, Jessica Coldwell on viola and Natalie Wiens on cello.
Vogel also noted the progression the theme will follow during the concert.
“The repertoire begins with the person of God, includes texts about His nature at birth, moves toward Jesus as the glory of God and then our lives rooted in Christ,” said Vogel. “The texts of the songs move from the glory of God to how we are to ultimately reflect that glory.”
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Women’s choir to head south for spring break
March 12th, 2013 · No Comments · Concerts, Tours
Tabor College’s Concerto Bella Voce women’s choir is preparing for its inaugural Spring Tour, taking place March 18-24. The choir will visit Dallas, Texas, several locations in Oklahoma and finish with a performance in Wichita, Kan.
Under the direction of Janie Brokenicky, assistant professor of choral music, the women’s choir will perform their concert series entitled “His Guiding Hand.” The theme is based on the text of the book of Ruth and the piece “The Song of Ruth” by David Childs will be performed.
“The concert is divided into three sections of music,” said Brokenicky. “Wherever you go, praise Him, follow Him and trust Him.”
As well as two pieces by Childs, the choir will perform works by Bingen, Powell, Rutter, Costantini, Clausen, Lange, Dilworth, Culloton, Ray and Bart, as well as Brokenicky’s own arrangement of “Down in the River to Pray.”
The choir will be accompanied on piano by Director of the Music Preparatory School Tiffiney Harms. Sally Epp will be featured on violin as well as in a piano duet with Cora Ruhl.
Choir to spend spring break touring California with performances March 14-24
March 8th, 2013 · No Comments · Uncategorized
The Tabor College Concert Choir is again preparing for its annual Spring Tour, taking place March 14-24. The choir will visit seven churches in Denver, Colo. and Central California, as well as Immanuel High School in Reedley, Calif.
They will give a home concert of the material on Sunday, April 7 at 4 p.m. in the Hillsboro MB Church, 300 Prairie Point, Hillsboro, Kan.
The choir, under the direction of Dr. Brad Vogel, professor of choral music, will perform their concert series with the theme “The Radiance of His Glory,” based on Hebrews 1:3.
“So many texts speak of the glory of God and the glory of Christ, and Hebrews 1:3 proclaims that Christ is ‘the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His being’,” says Vogel. “I wanted to focus on how we as believers reflect the Lord’s glory and so looked for texts that would speak of our lives in and for Christ.”
The choir will perform a wide variety of pieces from hymn arrangements to contemporary versions of ancient texts. The concert will include works by Walker, Galbraith, Steffen, Berry, Hakes and Gjeilo as well as spirituals arranged by Hogan, Jefferson and Jensen. “Unicornis captivatur” is a unique piece by Gjeilo that portrays medieval analogies of Christ taken from the texts of 13th century theological treatises. Also sung will be Vogel’s own arrangement of the hymn “Holy Holy Holy.”
Students Megan Wiebe and Zach Neumann will accompany the choir on piano. Several instrumentalists will also be featured, including Rachel Goering on flute, and a string quartet of Ryan Loewen and Cheyenne Derksen on violin, Jessica Coldwell on viola and Natalie Wiens on cello.
Vogel also noted the progression the theme will follow during the concert. “The repertoire begins with the person of God, includes texts about His nature at birth, moves toward Jesus as the glory of God and then our lives rooted in Christ,” said Vogel. “The texts of the songs move from the glory of God to how we are to ultimately reflect that glory.”
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Tabor College Choir to present tour concert Sunday morning in Hillsboro
February 25th, 2013 · No Comments · Concert Choir, Concerts, Ensembles, Uncategorized
HILLSBORO, Kan. – The Tabor College Concert Choir is again preparing for its annual Spring Tour, taking place March 14-24. The choir will visit seven churches in Denver, Colo. and Central California, as well as Immanuel High School in Reedley, Calif. Local supporters will be able to enjoy a preview of the tour on Sunday, March 3 at the First Mennonite Church in Hillsboro. The choir will sing during the morning worship service which begins at 10:35.
The choir, under the direction of Dr. Brad Vogel, professor of choral music, will perform their concert series with the theme “The Radiance of His Glory,” based on Hebrews 1:3.
“So many texts speak of the glory of God and the glory of Christ, and Hebrews 1:3 proclaims that Christ is ‘the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His being’,” says Vogel. “I wanted to focus on how we as believers reflect the Lord’s glory and so looked for texts that would speak of our lives in and for Christ.”
The choir will perform a wide variety of pieces from hymn arrangements to contemporary versions of ancient texts. The concert will include works by Walker, Galbraith, Steffen, Berry, Hakes and Gjeilo as well as spirituals arranged by Hogan, Jefferson and Jensen. “Unicornis captivatur” is a unique piece by Gjeilo that portrays medieval analogies of Christ taken from the texts of 13th century theological treatises. Also sung will be Vogel’s own arrangement of the hymn “Holy Holy Holy.”
Students Megan Wiebe and Zach Neumann will accompany the choir on piano. Several instrumentalists will also be featured, including Rachel Goering on flute, and a string quartet of Ryan Loewen and Cheyenne Derksen on violin, Jessica Coldwell on viola and Natalie Wiens on cello.
Vogel also noted the progression the theme will follow during the concert.
“The repertoire begins with the person of God, includes texts about His nature at birth, moves toward Jesus as the glory of God and then our lives rooted in Christ,” said Vogel. “The texts of the songs move from the glory of God to how we are to ultimately reflect that glory.”
Adjunct Faculty recital planned for Sunday, Feb. 24
February 18th, 2013 · No Comments · Faculty, Recitals, Strings
HILLSBORO, Kan. – The public is welcome to attend an afternoon recital presented by Adjunct Faculty members of the Tabor College music department. It will be an entertaining afternoon of music, featuring voice, and string instruments.
Mr. Daniel Baldwin, director of bands and orchestra, noted that the afternoon will include diverse selections. “We have a very talented adjunct staff here in the music department and this recital is a great opportunity to feature a few of them in solo performance. The program is a beautiful representation of music from the 19th and 20th centuries.”
Performers will include Dr. Holly Swartzendruber, Soprano, Mr.Doug Beyer, Violin, Mr. Howard Glanton, Guitar and Ms. Susan Mayo, Cello.
The recital will take place in the Tabor College Chapel-Auditorium at 4 p.m.
The recital is free and open to the public.
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Janie Brokenicky to present Faculty Recital February 3
February 1st, 2013 · No Comments · Uncategorized
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