CONTACT: Leslie Eikleberry, Director of Public Relations, 785-827-5541, ext. 1127

March 16, 2005

After singing and playing their way across Kansas and Oklahoma, the Kansas Wesleyan University Philharmonic Choir, Wesleyan Chorale, and KWU Handbell Choir will conclude Choir Tour 2005 with a concert at home.

The concert is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. March 29 in Sams Chapel, and is open to the public at no charge. A reception will follow in McAdams Student Center.

At least 15 selections will be performed by the choir, including “My Soul is Anchored in the Lord,” “Simple Gifts,” “Here I Am, Lord,” “Praise His Holy Name,” and “Danny Boy.”

Additionally, the choir will perform Australian composer-performer Sarah Hopkins’ “Past Life Melodies,” an unusual wordless composition written to express the deepest feelings of the human soul in the sound of the natural instrument, the voice.

NOTE: All those listed below are members of the Kansas Wesleyan University Philharmonic Choir. The asterisk denotes persons who also are members of the Wesleyan Chorale, while the plus sign denotes KWU Handbell Choir members.

Those on tour include:

SOPRANOS

Bird City: Patricia Hagen*
Ellsworth: Tiffany Davis*, Allyn Denning
Frankfort: Dayna Burton
Hollyrood: Kandy White+
Hutchinson: Claire Gadberry*+
Junction City: Nakesia Dent
Norton: Erin Kelly, Priscilla Van Der Weele
Oakley: Holly Acton, Monica Weiser
Salina: Amanda Allen, Jane Anderson, Kaoru Ito
Smolan: Jermae Jacobs
Waterville: Caroline Menzel*
Lakeside, California: Sara Ward
Zion, Illinois: Janine Strickland
Austin, Texas: Ashley Johnson
Taiwan: Vivian Keng, Celine

ALTOS

Burr Oak: Candice Nova
El Dorado: Jessica Haigler
Ellsworth: Brandy Moon
Hutchinson: Eva Gadberry*+
Kanopolis: Theresa Stout
Lyons: Melanie Allison*
Mankato: Ciara Collins+, Abigail Ost, Shawna Robbins*
Paradise: Korte Maupin
Peabody: Rachel Wattson*
Salina: Fiebe Beal+, Amanda Bohrer, RaQuita Davis, Jessica Norris
Valley Center: Amy Roths
Miami, Florida: Wherlinda Mendez
York, Nebraska: Angela Hass+
McKinney, Texas: Evony Walker

TENORS

Belleville: Steven Sommerville*
Courtland: Karl Bergstrom*, Cory Odell*
Dodge City: Kelly Cox, Nikea Thompson+
Lyons: Corey Braxton*+
Norton: Aaron Mizell

BASSES

Ellsworth: Randoulph Castor*, Erich Schade*, Jesse Smith*
Oakley: Burke Schroeder
Salina: Cameron Allen, Adam Hulstine+, Elijah Lawrence
Sterling: Phillip Matthews*
Colorado Springs, Colorado: Reyes Olmo
Taiwan: Yu-Ming Hsu, Jen-Haw Shih