MidAmerica Nazarene University
Department of Arts and
Humanities Presents
MNU Concert Band, Choirs,
and Chamber Orchestra:

Let Everything
That Has Breath

Bell Cultural Events Center
April 27, 2025
3:30 PM

MidAmerica Nazarene University
Concert Band
Dr. Luke D. Johnson,
conductor

MidAmerica Nazarene University
Chamber Orchestra
Tina Bilberry,
conductor   

MidAmerica Nazarene University
Heritage Choir   

MidAmerica Nazarene University
Symphonic Choir

Dr. Christopher M. Smith,
conductor    

Sarah Noé,
accompanist

Welcome and Invocation
by Dr. David J. Spittal

MNU Concert Band

Mother Earth (A Fanfare)
David Maslanka
(1943–2017)

MNU Concert Band and
MNU Chamber Orchestra

Only Light
Aaron Perrine
(b. 1979)

MNU Chamber
Orchestra  

Symphony No. 9
(New World Symphony)
Antonín Dvořák
(1841–1904)
arr. Deborah
Baker-Monday

IV. Finale:
Allegro con fuoco

MNU Concert Band

Western Suite
Tom Davoren
(b. 1986)  

I. Black Canyon
of the Gunnison
II. Crested Butte
III. Gunnison Town

Intermission (5 minutes)

Senior Recognition
Noah Beal
Rebekah Chelikowsky
Harley Duffield
Olivia Ford
Kayli Gurley
Jake Haughey
Jasmine Hendrix
Kayla Johnson
Bryson Kendall
Stormi Matthews
Savannah Paxton
Yair Saucedo
Bailye Whitehead
Frank Wichert

MNU Heritage Choir

Salmo 150
Ernani Aguiar
(b. 1950)

Ave Verum Corpus
William Byrd
(1540–1623)

“How Lovely are
the Messengers”
from St. Paul Felix
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
(1809–1847)

MNU Symphonic Choir

When I Survey the
Wondrous Cross
Isaac Watts
(1674–1748)
Lowell Mason
(1792–1872)
arr. Gilbert Martin
(b. 1941)

Cornerstone
Shawn Kirchner
(b. 1970)

O For A Thousand
Tongues to Sing
Charles Wesley
(1707–1788)
Lowell Mason
arr. Christopher M. Smith

 

MNU CONCERT BAND

Flute

Erin Butler,
Overland Park, KS*

Abigail Johnson,
Olathe, KS

Stormi Matthews,
Pea Ridge, AR

Oboe

Jenna Kirk,
Maize, KS

Alyssa Johnson,
Olathe, KS#

Bassoon

Mark Adair,
Overland Park, KS#

Clarinet

Peter Vessey,
Sterling, KS*

Rebekah Grube,
Juneau, AK

Ashlyn Hammel,
Shawnee, KS

Jake Haughey,
Olathe, KS

Bass Clarinet

Warren Sickel,
Olathe, KS#

Alto Saxophone

Yair Saucedo,
Topeka, KS*

Zoe Harding,
Sterling, KS

Kaleigh Guthrie,
Spring Hill, KS

Tenor Saxophone

Sage Adam,
Oskaloosa, IA

Bari Saxophone

Lacey Buxton,
Kansas City, KS

Trumpet

Judah Kuhn,
Sterling, KS

Maggie McMath,
Plainwell, MI

Maxwell Johnson,
Olathe, KS

Maeson Tunley,
Leawood, KS

Horn

Brent Crites,
Wichita, KS*

Evelyn Adam,
Oskaloosa, IA

Trombone

Collin Downey,
Midlothian, TX*

Christopher Winton,
Lansing, KS

Kennedy Krotzinger,
Gardner, KS

Ron McClellan,
Olathe, KS#

Euphonium

Alex Wood,
Olathe, KS*

Marshall Evans,
Baldwin City, KS

Tuba

David Waller,
Bellevue, NE*

Caleb Brandt,
Tabor, IA

Chloe Ashley,
Wichita, KS

Percussion

Malachi Wasson,
Great Bend, KS*

Amillya Sizemore,
Clarence, MO

Aidyn Garrison,
Marshall, MO

Lindsey Peterson,
Gardner, KS

McKenna Clements,
Rogers, AR#

Piano

Sarah Noé,
Leawood, KS#

#MNU Faculty/Staff or Community

*Principal Player

 

MNU CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

Violin I

Emma Erickson*

Violin II

Brett Jackson*

Allyssa Hacker

Viola

Kristen James*

Rebekah Chelikowsky

Cello

Noah Beal*

Bass

Makenna Andrews*

*Principal Player

 

MNU CHOIRS

Ezekiel Alberston

Chloe Ashley

Ryan Beasley*

Dominic Beving

Simon Boles

Colton Buell*

Mary Burr*

Erin Butler

Lacey Buxton

Abigail Campbell

Shawnda Casner*

Donald Chambers

Aaliyah Colding

Daniel Coleman*

Julia Condon

Brent Crites*

Claire DeBok*

Harley Duffield

Gracelyn Duncan*

Nicole Elkins

Anna Emch*
Timon Emch

Emma Erickson*

Emanuel Escobar

Jarethzy Espinal

Olivia Ford

Brennan Frye*

Abigail Funk

Samuel Funk*

Aidyn Garrison

Ashton Gleave
Kayli Gurley

Jake Haughey

Kendall Hawes*

Jasmine Hendrix

Elissa Hinojos

Luke Hooker*

Brooklynne Hunt*

Adriana James

Kayla Johnson*

Bryson Kendall*

Grant Kennedy*

Grace Kinaman

Aliza Marinelarena

Stormi Matthews

Maggie McMath

Mya Meinke*
Zack Midyett

Regan Miller

Sara Miller

Aubree Morgan

Noah Murdock

Chester Oberg

Samuel Olson*

Matthew Omundsen*

Ella Owen

Savannah Paxton

Hannah Peck

Lindsey Peterson*

Franely Rodriguez

Zachary Rodriguez*

Martina Royer

Amillya Sizemore

Hadley Speicher*

Olivia Thompson*

Peter Vessey

Gregory Whetstone

Eli Whitacre*

Bailye Whitehead

Frank Wichert*

RebeccaSue Wiles

Alexis Wood

Elizabeth Yeley*

*Heritage Choir Member

 

 

 

 

 

UPCOMING PERFORMING
ARTS EVENTS

MNU Theatre, Film
& Choir: SPARK Camp

June 2-6, 2025

https://www.mnu.edu/spark-mnu-arts-camp/

MNU Theatre
Summer Shakespeare:
The Merry Wives
of Windsor

June 19-21, 2025
at 8:00pm

To reserve your tickets
for the concerts or shows,

go to bellcenter.mnu.edu
or call the box office
at (913)971-3636

MidAmerica Nazarene
University

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that nurtures Christlike community,
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and cultivates a passion to serve.

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To impact the world for
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and spiritual vitality.