Et cetera : Morgan Eggert performs in spring concerts at Concordia

Four musical ensembles from Concordia University, Nebraska will perform two combined concerts in April. The Chamber Choir and Chamber Orchestra will perform at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 23, in the Recital Hall of Concordia's Music Center. The Male Chorus and Women's Chorale will perform at 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 26, at St. Gregory the Great Seminary in Seward, Nebraska.

Students participating in the concerts include:

Morgan Eggert, a sophomore from Atkins, Iowa, Alto II in Women's Chorale

"Each semester the ensembles rehearse to prepare for concerts that are as close to the end of the semester as possible," said Dr. Kurt von Kampen, conductor of Chamber Choir and Male Chorus. "Not only does the music need to be learned but also internalized so the performances can be done with confidence and meaning."

The Chamber Choir and Chamber Orchestra will each perform a variety of musical pieces. They will also come together to perform two pieces written by the orchestra director, David von Kampen. The first is his latest composition, "Go To Dark Gethsemane," published by Concordia Publishing House, and the second is the final movement from his Lutheran Divine Service setting "Benediction."

The Male Chorus and Women's Chorale concert is titled "Lessons and Anthems" and will include a variety of sacred music sung by each choir. The men and women also will combine to sing "Lamb of God" by Women's Chorale conductor Jeffrey Blersch and "Festival Sanctus" by John Leavitt.

Concordia alumnus Paul Soulek of Seward, Nebraska, contributes to the concerts on piano and organ.