Hastings College (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
HASTINGS — Hastings College will hold its 60th Annual Honor Band and 52nd Annual Honor Choir concert on Monday, January 22, at 5:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Hastings (621 N Lincoln Avenue). The concert is free and open to the public, and will be livestreamed on the Hastings College YouTube channel.
HHBCThe Hastings College Honor Band and Choir (HHBC) festival is the longest-running high school music honor ensembles sponsored by a college in Nebraska and features some of the best high school musical talent throughout the region. This year, 159 students were selected from Nebraska, Colorado and South Dakota — with 99 selected to be part of the choir and 60 selected for band.
Student check-in for both ensembles is Sunday, January 21, with rehearsals happening on campus until later on Monday when the groups move to the church to prepare for the concert.
The honor band is directed by Dr. Louie Eckhardt, director of bands at Hastings College. The choir is directed by Dr. Lauren Ramey, associate director of choral activities and director of music education at East Tennessee State University.
Students selected for this year’s Hastings College Honor Band and Choir are listed below, by state, high school and area.
Colorado
Denver Christian School
Choir
Sarah Bissell
Homeschool (Holyoke, Colorado)
Choir
Charlotte Kramer
Limon
Choir
Abbygayle Peeters
Woodland Park
Choir
Michaela White
Nebraska
Adams Central
Band
Morgan Stoeger
Choir
Carter Lipovsky
Alliance
Choir
Ayvrie Waldron
Alliance (unaffiliated)
Band
Landyn Branstiter
Arthur County
Choir
Addison Bures
Ashland-Greenwood
Choir
Jackson Nielson
Axtell
Choir
Maxine Fickenscher
Bellevue West
Band
Jade Meekins
Central City
Band
Cheyenne Veach
Centura
Choir
Lilyana Campbell
Brionna Lowe
Zoie Simons
Columbus
Choir
Aidan Ballentine
Jared Coughtry
Kenneth Fuentes-Quelex
Sheyla Monteza Gonzalez
Fatima Munoz
Nathaniel Navarrete
Emily Niles
Angel Osorio
Jacqueline Sanchez-Sanchez
Diller-Odell
Band
Joely Weers
Elkhorn North
Band
Lacy Mehaffey
Fillmore Central
Choir
Annika Frook
Markey Hinrichs
Annalyse Janing
Ellie Janing
Adela West
Fort Calhoun
Band
Addie Benoit
Trey King III
Edward Lautrup
Michael Maxon
Cody Rogers
Alex Schuler
Johnathon Schwarte
Choir
Alex Fienhold
Freeman
Band
Solomon Delhay
Choir
Hannah Stanley
Gering
Band
Lily Kadolph
Natalie Peterson
Giltner
Choir
Hannah Harms
Gothenburg
Band
Lathan Buesing
Marvix Butterfield
Claire Vincent
Alec Winney
Choir
Olivia Bonine
Kaylee Olsen
Sarah Sander
Grand Island Northwest
Band
Kade Duering
Grand Island Senior High
Band
Erin Harrington
Daniela Reyes Machuca
Ashley Rodriguez
Hastings Senior High School
Band
Justine Bierman
Hailey Gordon
Choir
Finn Groves
Mackenzie Tate
Ezekiel Verhage
Hastings St. Cecilia
Band
Killian Heckman
Hershey
Band
Katie Abbott
Rylan Hudson
Aubrie Martino-Zogg
Choir
Evelyn Lewis
Holdrege
Band
Clemens Nitchie
Darbie de Freese
Daylen Scheele
Calvin Smith
Kearney High School
Band
Corey Bunger
Benjamin Fries
Antonio Guerrero
Alex Hasenauer
Sylvia LeFeber
Savannah Mast
Dane McClary
Derrick Nonhof
Arabella Young
Leyton
Choir
Micheal Kepler
Lincoln East
Band
KaeLynn Adrian
Choir
Kadrin Greenwood
Caleb Ruch
Linnea Welsh
Emerson Wilcox
Lincoln Northwest
Band
Sierra Albers
Lincoln Southwest
Choir
Jasmine Lundquist
Lyndee Walker
McCook
Choir
Mykuh Hanson
Mead
Choir
Allex Harmon
Addison O’Brien
Samuel Springbett
Millard North
Choir
Colin Bell
Jennifer Bonge
Lilly Jones
Mekala Sajsra
Norfolk Senior High School
Band
Aubrie Burke
Andy Cook
Ava Fisher
Jonah Hastings
Emily Peck
Zoii Swantek
Choir
Nate Buettner
Allison Disch
Seren Engelbart
Tessa Ferguson
Conner Fick
Jay Kozoer
Caroline Love
Quiana Marmolejo
Charis Phelps
Sam Robinson
Addy Rusk
Brynn Rusk
Rebecca Asbury
Norris
Band
Morrisa Kisling
North Platte
Band
Adriana Black
Choir
Brena Melton
Papillion La Vista South
Choir
Amal Abdel’Hamid
Jada Bankson
Lauryn Boyle
Aaniyah Collins
Laine Cunningham
Brady Del Campo
Breena Deutsch
Leo Duhs
Annalyse Forester-Walton
Katy Gillis
Andrew Hettinger
Tyson Johnson
Morgan Locklear
Mar Nalty
Katie Nguyen
Merideth Rickli
John Tejral
Megan Vinter
Plainview High School
Band
Weston Hoffman
Ralston High School
Band
Jack Budzinski
Sargent High School
Band
Hayden Nelson
Scottsbluff
Choir
Brandon Baker
Grace Baker
Katie Hoevet
Lauren Johnson
Max Meyer
Ava Osborn
Marlowe Osborn
Hannah Rugroden
SEM Public School
Choir
Merry Day
Bryn Eggleston
Ebony Owens
Skutt Catholic
Band
Felicity Ferrante
Ella Goetz
Southern Valley
Choir
Alyson Adams
Gracie Chavez
Verdigre Public School
Choir
Heidi Hollmann
Weeping Water
Choir
Jacob Cover
Talon Gifert
Samantha Hall
Wilber-Clatonia
Band
Caleb Panning
York
Band
Katelyn Ecklund
South Dakota
Mitchell High School
Choir
