SEWARD, Neb. — Katherine Benkendorf of Uniontown participated in Concordia’s Spring 2022 Composers Recital held late last month at St. John Lutheran Church in Seward, Nebraska.
Included in the program were premiere performances of pieces written by ten Concordia student composers, comprised of a variety of music written for vocals, piano, winds, and strings.
Benkendorf composed “God’s Grandeur” with text by Gerard Manley Hopkins and performed by
Renata Peperkorn and Olivia Leising, sopranos; Jill Bultemeier and Benkendorf, altos;
Isaac Weander and Caleb Zeckzer, tenors and Nathan Pennington, bass.
“Developing one’s own creativity is an important part in the development of a musician. By creating works of their own, students discovered a lot about their own musical personality and had the opportunity to experiment with new forms and ideas,” Dr. Jeffrey Blersch, professor of music, said. “The final step in the creative process is hearing these works, which the students have heard in their head for many months, come to life and be performed.”
About Concordia University, Nebraska
Concordia University, Nebraska, founded in 1894, is a fully accredited, coeducational university located in Seward, Nebraska, which currently serves more than 2,500 students. Concordia offers more than 100 undergraduate, graduate and professional programs in an excellent academic and Christ-centered community that equips men and women for lives of learning, service and leadership in the church and world. For more information, visit cune.edu.