Buena Vista University

The Buena Vista University concert choir will present a concert on Sunday, April 10 at 3 p.m. in Schaller Chapel on the campus of BVU. The choir will sing selections performed during their spring tour to the Sioux City, Omaha and Kansas City areas. The program includes new repertoire including a Finnish selection called El Hambo by Jaakko Mantyjarvi; Sanctus by Ola Gjeilo; and a new arrangement of Ave Verum by Philip Stopford. Familiar sacred selections will include several spirituals featuring BVU student soloists. The BVU Jazz Choir will also preview their Jazz Show performance scheduled for May 5. They will sing The Body Electric from the original Fame score and For Now from Avenue Q. Area student performers include:

The Buena Vista University concert choir will present a concert on Sunday, April 10 at 3 p.m. in Schaller Chapel on the campus of BVU. The choir will sing selections performed during their spring tour to the Sioux City, Omaha and Kansas City areas. The program includes new repertoire including a Finnish selection called El Hambo by Jaakko Mantyjarvi; Sanctus by Ola Gjeilo; and a new arrangement of Ave Verum by Philip Stopford. Familiar sacred selections will include several spirituals featuring BVU student soloists. The BVU Jazz Choir will also preview their Jazz Show performance scheduled for May 5. They will sing The Body Electric from the original Fame score and For Now from Avenue Q. Area student performers include:

A number of Buena Vista University students traveled to Hawaii over spring break with the Buena Vista University jazz band. The group performed at two shopping malls in Honolulu. Fifteen students, under the direction of Dr. David Klee, associate professor of music as well as Jerry Bertrand, associate professor of music and Al Yeager went on the trip. The band performed at the Ala Moana Center and the Royal Hawaiian Center. They also had the opportunity to attend a luau at Paradise Cove, visit the Arizona Memorial and take a tour of Honolulu. Area students who went on the trip include:

Buena Vista University Theatre will present its production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee in April, according to the director, Dr. Bethany Larson, associate professor of theatre. In this musical aEUR" written by Rachel Sheinkin (book) and William Finn (music and lyrics) aEUR" spelling is only part of the journey about the challenges of growing up. The story centers on six pre-teens as they vie for the title of Putnam County Spelling Champion and the right to go to Washington D.C. for the National Spelling Bee. But on the way to the final round these kids learn about so much more than words and how they are spelled. "We laugh, we cry, we hope they win, and we cheer even when they lose," says Larson. "All this and a bit of audience participation make this a must-see theatrical event." Jerry Bertrand, assistant professor of music, is the music director for the play, and David Grant Walker, assistant professor of theatre, is scenic and lighting designer. Jeanette Hinkeldey is piano accompanist. Area students involved in the production include:

The Buena Vista University Concert Band recently presented their winter concert in Schaller Memorial Chapel on the BVU campus. A variety of classic and contemporary works were performed. The featured guest soloist was clarinetist Ben Baron, a native of Sioux City, who is the principal clarinetist of the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas. He has also served as guest principal with numerous orchestras in and around New York City. Area students who are members of the band include:

Nine Buena Vista University students were recently accepted into the Iowa Collegiate Honor Band. Rehearsal for the honor band took took place at the Iowa State University music building with the concert performed at the Ames City Auditorium on Saturday, November 20. The guest conductor for the honor band was Dr. Russ Mikkelson, director of bands and professor of conducting at Ohio State University. Jerry Bertrand, Assistant Professor of Music, is the director of the concert band at BVU. Students selected include:

The Buena Vista University (BVU) theatre department will present "Tbe Musical Comedy Murders of 1940" Nov. 3-6 at Anderson Auditorium in the Siebens Forum on the campus of Buena Vista University. The following area students are in the play:

The Buena Vista University concert band and choir under the direction of Jerry Bertrand and Dr. Paula Keeler presented their first concert of the season as part of BVU's homecoming festivities.

The Buena Vista University concert band and choir under the direction of Jerry Bertrand and Dr. Paula Keeler presented their first concert of the season as part of BVU's homecoming festivities.