UNK choir members will perform at Carnegie Hall in NYC
KEARNEY – University of Nebraska at Kearney choir members will perform at the world’s most famous concert venue later this month.
Associate music professor and director of choral activities John Petzet is taking 32 students to New York City for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to sing at Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan.
Produced by MidAmerica Productions, the May 11 concert features students from a variety of UNK vocal ensembles, as well as Nebraska high school choirs from Bridgeport, Maywood and Arapahoe-Holbrook. It will take place in the Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall.
Joined by the renowned New England Symphonic Ensemble, the UNK vocalists will perform Steve Dobrogosz’s “Mass” with accompanist Mirim Kim and the world premiere of Julio Morales’ “Xantolo” with featured soloists Elaine Alvarez, Laurel Semerdjian, Taylor P. Comstock and Andrew Manea.
The concert also showcases several other vocal groups from the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
All participating musicians will spend five days and four nights in New York City in preparation for the event. This includes about 10 hours in rehearsal, along with time to tour the Big Apple.
Petzet, who will direct the performance of “Mass,” called the invite an “honor and privilege.”
“Our five-day residency will not only give our students the esteemed opportunity to perform in one of the world’s most sought-after venues, Carnegie Hall, but it affords them the occasion to experience the culture, arts and cuisine of one of America’s most diverse metropolitan areas, New York City,” he said. “Afterward, the students will be treated to a two-hour dinner cruise featuring a spectacular view of the Statue of Liberty and the Manhattan skyline, with a buffet dinner, music and dancing.”
For ticket information, call 212-247-7800 or visit carnegiehall.org. The concert can’t be viewed via livestream or recording.
The following UNK students, listed by hometown, are part of the Carnegie Hall performance:
Albion – Tanner Bauld
Belgrade – Maria Moseman
Cairo – Bri Linden
Columbus – Tyler Clay
Cozad – Grace Ratkovec
Crete – Kiya Garrelts
Fairfield – Carter Lipovsky
Fremont – Zoey Smallwood
Hampton – Abbey Arndt
Hemingford – Lawrence Miller
Henderson – Madison Miller
Herndon, Kansas – Timberly Solko
Imperial – Sophie Fiedler
Kearney – Emma Jahn
Kearney – Caitie Nickel
Kearney – Olivia Sheldon
Kearney – Robert Sogar
Kearney – Trista Tool
Kearney – Isabelle Kathol
Kearney – Daylan Worthington
Kenesaw – Jaydn Jackman
Kenesaw – Emma Schroeder
Kenesaw – Levi Schroeder
Lincoln – Gracyn Jozsa
North Platte – Nat Morris
Omaha – Victoria Nimne
Omaha – Keegan Spence
Ravenna – Kiana Schuster
St. Louis, Missouri – Rebecca Williams
Tokyo, Japan – Tetsuhito Tsutsumi
York – Sam Heitz
York – Dannika Lamberty