UW-Green Bay Music, local artists and high schools to present Handel’s ‘Messiah’
UW-Green Bay Music, in conjunction with the Green Bay Choral Artists group and guest high school choirs, will present George Frederic Handel’s classic Messiah, along with Ludwig van Beethoven’s Fantasy for Piano, Choir and Orchestra, Op. 80, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6 at the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts on campus, 2420 Nicolet Drive.
This performance of Handel’s renowned work draws on the collaborative efforts of the UW-Green Bay Chorale and Concert Choir, as well as a festival orchestra featuring UW-Green Bay faculty members, UW-Green Bay students and professional musicians from across Northeastern Wisconsin.
The Green Bay Choral Artists ensemble also lends its voices to this classic oratorio, along with choirs from Green Bay East and Ashwaubenon high schools.
UW-Green Bay Associate Prof. Randall Meder will conduct the concert.
The evening’s performance will begin with Beethoven’s Fantasy for Piano, Choir and Orchestra, Op. 80, featuring UW-Green Bay Assistant Prof. Michael Rector, a new member of the UW-Green Bay Music faculty. Following intermission, the UW-Green Bay, professional and community groups will perform Messiah (HWV 56), concluding with the beloved “Hallelujah” chorus, always an audience favorite.
The UW-Green Bay performance will include more than 200 singers and instrumentalists, along with four featured soloists. They are UW-Green Bay Assistant Prof. Courtney Sherman, soprano; St. Norbert College Adjunct Instructor Linda Feldmann, mezzo soprano; Lawrence University Assistant Prof. Stephen Sieck, tenor; and UW Oshkosh Assistant Prof. Nathan Krueger, bass.
Tickets for Messiah are $12 in advance and $15 at the door. Call (920) 465-2400 or visit www.uwgb.edu/tickets. Visit www.uwgb.edu/music for more information. UW-Green Bay is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music.
Festival Orchestra personnel are as follows: Violin I: Brooke Williams, Concertmaster; Gina Bordini, James Thornton, Donna Russell; Violin II: Jill Sousek, Larry Frye, Emily Sipiorski, Susan Thornton; Viola: Steve Schani, Jonathan Kamps, Emily Moss; Cello: Michael Dewhirst, Wendy Scattergood; Bass: Mike Hennessy; Flute: Nancy Collins, Payton Kronforst; Oboe: Janet Stevens, Deirdre Rasmussen; Clarinet: Eric Hansen, Rebecca Erdman; Bassoon: Susan Lawrence McCardell, Carl Rath; Trumpet: Jessica Jensen, Ryan Loining; Horn: Michelle McQuade Dewhirst, Jillian Patrick; Timpani: Cheryl Grosso; Organ/Harpsichord: Michael Rector.
UW-Green Bay Chorale personnel are as follows: Soprano: Lindsey Buss, Angela Danowski, Anna Hoesley, Michaela Hogan, Tori Schuurmans, Ashley Thibeau, Madelyn Winter; Alto: Alysha Brooks, Laura Cortright, Ashley Gutting, Kelsie Holtzheimer, Danielle LaPorte, Rissel Peguero, Lydia Schneider, Victoria Schwenn, Brittany Welch; Tenor: Cody Finer, Logan Gruszynski, James Letellier, Lane Ludtke; Bass: Evan Ash, Ryan Dummer, Bryan Konicek, Nicholas Schommer, Kevin Wellens.
UW-Green Bay Concert Choir personnel are as follows: Soprano: Emily Ahrens, Natasha Ales, McKenna Bertrand, Abigail Borchardt, Felicia Bunnell, Colleen Burkhart, Maria Gerrits, Emily Gluck, Kirsten Just, Claire Kitzerow, Brittany Kloida, Brittney Koerner, Sabrena Koren, Cassandra Kremer, Andrea Kuhlow, Xinyi Liu, Haley Pankratz, Sarah Seifert, Marisa Slempkes, Marissa Weibel; Alto: Anna Behnke, Grace Callen, Renee Cowles, Macie Doyle, Kesekokiw Grignon, Samantha Gulino, Maren Hoewisch, Halle Johnson, Brigitta Kaiser, Emily Kunst, Lindsey Lewis, Jordan Parbs, Lauren Paul, Kelsey Peterson, Elizabeth Punke, Sydney St. Clair, Brooke Theama, Samantha Zingsheim; Tenor: Milton Byers, Matthias Clarey, Austin Ernst, Steven Henderson, Logan Witthuhn, Blong Xiong, Gabriel Zastrow; Bass: Maxwell Ethridge, Jacob Huempfner, Jonathan Marcell, Cody Penkwitz, Nicholas Schommer, Thomas Sielaff.
Green Bay Choral Artists personnel are as follows: Soprano: Constance Albert, Jan Bouchonville, Jill Lemke, Carrie Liebhauser, Farin Ludtke, Lori VerBoort; Alto: Nicole Doebert, Nicole Duhaime, Karen Eckberg, Leah LaMalfa; Tenor: Luke Aumann, Mike Hogan, Greg Muller, Jesse Wellens; Bass: Terence Adler, Douglas Durkee, Paul Grall, Charlie Hagen, Sergio Heredia, Tim Kiefer, Bob Richter, Stu Smith, Matt Zwicker.
The 51-member Ashwaubenon High School Concert Choir is directed by Teresa Schroepfer. The 35-member Green Bay East High School Concert Choir is directed by Luke Aumann.
#14-165
