McDaniel student musicians perform in annual spring concerts

During April and May, McDaniel College students are featured in musical performances that are free and open to the public. For more information about the upcoming performances listed below, call 410-857-2552.​​
 

College Choir in Concert  

On Sunday, April 21, at 7 p.m. in Baker Memorial Chapel, the McDaniel College Choir performs works by Gjiello, Runestad, Rosephane Williams, and Mozart at its spring concert. The choir is under the direction of Kyle Engler, senior lecturer of Music, who said, "The program is intended to make our audience feel the power and ecstasy of music that deals with loss and life." Peggy Brengle serves as accompanist and Jordan Greene, senior Cinema major from Baltimore, is the student director.  

The choir includes the following students: 

• Danny Adum, senior Biology major from Gaithersburg, Maryland
• Baeden Blackburn, junior Psychology major from South Hadley, Massachusetts 
• Linda Brown, first-year Sociology and Theatre Arts major from Rosedale, Maryland
• Zach Brown, senior Biology and History major from Taneytown, Maryland
• Akasha Campbell, sophomore Elementary Education major from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• Russell Campbell, senior Environmental Studies major from Burtonsville, Maryland
• Danielle Carter, senior Political Science and Theatre Arts major from Rockville, Maryland
• Abby Cassarino, sophomore Elementary Education major from Pasadena, Maryland
• Madison Dehais, senior Theatre Arts and Food Studies major from Montpelier, Virginia
• Sam Durocher, junior Theatre Arts major from Baltimore, Maryland
• Aly Ferguson, junior Kinesiology major from Westminster, Maryland
• Emily Goodfellow, first-year Chemistry major from New Freedom, Pennsylvania
• Isabelle Grant, first-year student from Annandale, Virginia
• Simon Greenberg, sophomore from Chevy Chase, Maryland
• Arielle Harris, junior Biology major from Baltimore, Maryland
• Emma Janisch, sophomore English and Writing & Publishing major from Saint Louis, Missouri
• AJ Kitzinger, junior Spanish and Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies major from Taneytown, Maryland
• Lauren Logue, senior Health Sciences major from New Windsor, Maryland
• Ivy Martinez, first-year Criminal Justice major from Clarksburg, Maryland
• Lyndie McConaghy, first-year Criminal Justice major from Columbia, Maryland
• James Murray III, senior Art major from Severn, Maryland
• Belle Mustacchio, sophomore Elementary Education major from Purcellville, Virginia
• Bella Myers, senior Theatre Arts major from Mt. Airy, Maryland
• Nina Porter, senior Theatre Arts major from Silver Spring, Maryland
• Sarah Price, senior Kinesiology major from Glen Burnie, Maryland
• Tyra Pritchett, senior Psychology major from Hanover, Maryland
• Devon Reown, senior History major from Baltimore, Maryland
• Ashley Reyes, senior Health Sciences major from Mount Airy, Maryland
• May Riekenberg, senior Theatre Arts and English major from South Orange, New Jersey
• Gabie Robinson, senior Theatre Arts and Social Work major from Reisterstown, Maryland
• Miriam Sall, sophomore American Sign Language major from Abington, Pennsylvania
• Soraya Sharif, first-year student from Laurel, Maryland
• Jaylin Smith, junior Theatre Arts and English major from Sykesville, Maryland
• Kendra Snyder, junior American Sign Language major from Millersville, Maryland
• Paul Steinert, senior Elementary Education major from Dundalk, Maryland
• Izzy Townsend, senior Theatre Arts major from Olney Maryland
• Madi Tranchitella, junior Social Work major from Mount Airy, Maryland
• Maya Valdez, junior Sociology and Biology major from Elmhurst, Illinois
• Jeremy Volker, senior Sociology major from Halethorpe, Maryland
• Emma Wagner, senior Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies major from Nottingham, Maryland
• Hadley Watts,  junior student-designed major in Music Performance from Apo, AE
• Reese Weaver, junior Theatre Arts major from Brandywine, Maryland
• Moonasia Williams, sophomore Cinema major from Baltimore, Maryland
• Cat Winkler, first-year student from Damascus, Maryland

Student African Drum Ensembles

The Student African Drum Ensembles perform on Thursday, April 25, at 7 p.m. in Naganna Forum. The ensembles are under the direction of McDaniel Music senior adjunct lecturer Pape Demba "Paco" Samb, a Senegalese griot.  

Students play traditional West African rhythms on authentic drums handmade in Senegal. Selections include "Kuku," "Lambaa," "Mengani," and "Macaru."

The ensemble includes the following McDaniel students:  

• Jake Arcilesi, junior Business Administration major from Bel Air, Maryland
• Chesna Bosnic, senior Psychology major from Damascus, Maryland
• Jason Bruder, senior Economics-Math major from Grovetown, Georgia
• Michael Franc, senior Environmental Studies major from Lawrenceville, New Jersey
• Elizabeth Fyfe, senior Accounting and Business Administration major from Media, Pennsylvania
• Joe Graceffa, senior Business Administration major from Braintree, Massachusetts
• Arielle Harris, junior Biology major from Baltimore, Maryland 
• Caleigh Kohr, sophomore Psychology major from Bel Air, Maryland
• Lauren Logue, senior Health Sciences major from New Windsor, Maryland
• Abby McFarland, senior Environmental Studies major from Pasadena, Maryland
• Olivia Moskunas, junior Health Sciences major from LaPlata, Maryland
• Chima Okafor, senior Biology major from Washington, D.C.
• Claire Olson, senior Accounting major from Bel Air, Maryland
• Zoey Smalls, senior Criminal Justice major from Washington, D.C.
• Joey Reiling, senior Biology major from Mullica Hill, New Jersey
• Jake Conklin, senior Accounting and Business Administration major from Westminster, Maryland
• Charles Contee, senior Kinesiology major from Huntingtown, Maryland
• Will Dobrzykowski, senior Accounting and Business Administration major from Sykesville, Maryland
• Garrett Foster, senior Environmental Studies major from Shady Side, Maryland
• Adrian Freeman, junior Communication major from Chevy Chase, Maryland
• Joe Kieffer, junior History major from Reading, Pennsylvania
• Ryan Kryder, junior Accounting and Business Administration major from Glenelg, Maryland
• Eric Manfredonia, senior Kinesiology major from Ramsey, New Jersey
• Sarita Moore, senior Kinesiology major from Capitol Hgts, Maryland
• Bella Myers. senior Theatre Arts major from Mt. Airy, Maryland
• Nikhil Niyogi, junior Marketing major from Bethesda, Maryland
• Jaden Silverman, junior American Sign Language major from New York, New York
• Quincy Waters, senior Marketing major from Bowie, Maryland
• Rosa Zielinski, sophomore Psychology major from Silver Spring, Maryland

Singing on Stage 

On Sunday, April 28, at 7 p.m. in the Dorothy Elderdice Studio Theatre, WMC Alumni Hall, is a performance by the Singing on Stage class taught by Kyle Engler, senior lecturer of Music. Students perform selections from operas and Broadway musicals. Peggy Brengle serves as accompanist. 

This event includes the following students:

• Madison Dehais, senior Theatre Arts and Food Studies major from Montpelier, Virginia
• Jordan Greene, senior Cinema major from Baltimore, Maryland
• Arielle Harris, junior Biology major from Baltimore, Maryland
• Bella Myers, senior Theatre Arts major from Mt. Airy, Maryland
• May Riekenberg, senior Theatre Arts and English major from South Orange, New Jersey
• Nina Porter, senior Theatre Arts major from Silver Spring, Maryland
• Tyra Pritchett, senior Psychology major from Hanover, Maryland
• Miriam Sall, sophomore American Sign Language major from Abington, Pennsylvania
• Jaylin Smith, junior Theatre Arts and English major from Sykesville, Maryland
• Jeremy Volker, senior Sociology major from Halethorpe, Maryland
• Emma Wagner, senior Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies major from Nottingham, Maryland
• Reese Weaver, junior Theatre Arts major from Brandywine, Maryland

A Cappella Ensemble 

The Green TerrorTones, the premier vocal ensemble at McDaniel, performs Monday, April 29, at 7:30 p.m. in Baker Chapel, under the guidance of Kyle Engler, senior lecturer of Music, with Peggy Brengle serving as accompanist. The students are chosen from the membership of the McDaniel College Choir and perform exclusively unaccompanied vocal music, including a wide variety of world music and vocal jazz.

For the spring concert, the Green TerrorTones performs works by Hoagy Carmichael, The Spice Girls, JVKE, Jason Robert Brown, Aurora, and Kern.

The ensemble includes the following students:

• Danny Adum, senior Biology major from Gaithersburg, Maryland
• Baeden Blackburn, junior Psychology major from South Hadley, Massachusetts 
• Linda Brown, first-year Sociology and Theatre Arts major from Rosedale, Maryland
• Russell Campbell, senior Environmental Studies major from Burtonsville, Maryland
• Danielle Carter, senior Political Science and Theatre Arts major from Rockville, Maryland
• Madison Dehais, senior Theatre Arts and Food Studies major from Montpelier, Virginia
• Jordan Greene, senior Cinema major from Baltimore, Maryland  
• Arielle Harris, junior Biology major from Baltimore, Maryland
• Lauren Logue, senior Health Sciences major from New Windsor, Maryland
• Ivy Martinez, first-year Criminal Justice major from Clarksburg, Maryland
• James Murray III, senior Art major from Severn, Maryland
• Belle Mustacchio, sophomore Elementary Education major from Purcellville, Virginia
• Bella Myers, senior Theatre Arts major from Mt. Airy, Maryland
• Sarah Price, senior Kinesiology major from Glen Burnie, Maryland
• Ashley Reyes, senior Health Sciences major from Mount Airy, Maryland
• May Riekenberg, senior Theatre Arts and English major from South Orange, New Jersey
• Gabie Robinson, senior Theatre Arts and Social Work major from Reisterstown, Maryland
• Kendra Snyder, junior American Sign Language major from Millersville, Maryland
• Paul Steinert, senior Elementary Education major from Dundalk, Maryland
• Jeremy Volker, senior Sociology major from Halethorpe, Maryland
• Emma Wagner, senior Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies major from Nottingham, Maryland
• Hadley Watts,  junior student-designed major in Music Performance from Apo, AE
• Reese Weaver, junior Theatre Arts major from Brandywine, Maryland
• Moonasia Williams, sophomore Cinema major from Baltimore, Maryland

Jazz Night

Jazz Night takes place Thursday, May 2, at 7 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre, WMC Alumni Hall, directed by Tim Jenkins, senior adjunct lecturer of Music. The concert features styles of jazz, including classic big band swing, bebop, Latin, funk, jazz-rock, and classic blues. Selections include "Night and Day" by Cole Porter, "Double Rainbow" by Antonio Carlos Jobim, "Dreamsville" by Henry Mancini, and "So What" by Miles Davis, among others.  

The event includes the following McDaniel students:

• Zero Alexander, sophomore Psychology major and student-designed major in French Studies from Baltimore, Maryland

• Jordan Greene, senior Cinema major from Baltimore, Maryland

• Noah Honick, sophomore from Snow Hill, Maryland

• Brendan Kirby, first-year Cinema major from Westminster, Maryland

• Carrie Liffiton, sophomore Elementary Education major from Bethesda, Maryland

• Kyle Sarnowski, senior Cinema major from Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

• Zoe Shelby, junior Art major from North East, Maryland

• Hadley Watts, junior student-designed major in Music Performance from Apo, AE

College Band Concert 

The McDaniel College Band performs Friday, May 3, at 7 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre, WMC Alumni Hall. Directed by senior lecturer Linda Kirkpatrick, the College Band features nearly 50 musicians, including McDaniel students, as well as McDaniel Music faculty members Mike Hirsh and Rachel Andrews, band alumni and community musicians, performing musical selections ranging from classical to pops.

According to Kirkpatrick, the spring concert honors two American composers who recently passed away, Robert W. Smith and Peter Schickele a.k.a. P.D.Q. Bach, with performances of "The Divine Comedy" by Robert W. Smith and "Grand Serenade for an Awful Lot of Winds and Percussion" by P.D.Q. Bach. The band also performs "An American Elegy" by Frank Ticheli, a commissioned work in memory of those who lost their lives at Columbine High School for the 25th anniversary. Other works include "Arabesque" by Samuel Hazo and selections from "The Greatest Showman." 

The band includes the following McDaniel students: 

• Olyvia Bollin, first-year Sociology and Criminal Justice major from Red Lion, Pennsylvania

• Zach Brown, senior Biology and History major from Taneytown, Maryland

• Ryan Gervasi, first-year Environmental Studies major from Street, Maryland

• Keyierra Harris, first-year student from Pikesville, Maryland

• Anjani Martins, junior History major from Silver Spring, Maryland

• Allyson McGowan, sophomore Kinesiology major from Elkton, Maryland

• Josh Morgan, first-year student from Bel Air, Maryland

The event also includes the following alumni: 

• Shannon Bernier '19
• Esther Jones '14 
• Deborah Seidel '84
• James Tarr '80

Westminster Symphony Orchestra

The Westminster Symphony Orchestra Concert takes place Saturday, May 4, at 3 p.m. at Scott Center, Carroll Community College.

Directed by senior music lecturer Linda Kirkpatrick with Cindy Rosenberg serving as assistant director, the Westminster Symphony Orchestra is composed of McDaniel students and music faculty, Carroll Community College students and music faculty, and community musicians.

The concert features music from Star Wars in honor of May 4th, including the "William Tell" Overture, "Carnival of the Animals" with narration by Amanda Jozkowski, and "The Star Wars Epic: Part II."

McDaniel Music faculty members in the orchestra are Rachel Andrews, staff accompanist; Michael Hirsh, adjunct lecturer of Music; David Motter, senior adjunct lecturer of Music; Mindy Niles, senior adjunct lecturer of Music; Nicholas Reider, senior adjunct lecturer of Music; and Robert Sirois, senior adjunct lecturer of Music.

McDaniel students are Emerson Alberti-Ramirez, sophomore from Columbia, Maryland; Exavier Livingston, sophomore American Sign Language major from North Potomac, Maryland; and Abigail Rubin, sophomore Art major from Westminster, Maryland.

Gospel Choir Concert 

The Gospel Choir’s spring concert is Saturday, May 4, at 7 p.m., in the Mainstage Theatre, WMC Alumni Hall. McDaniel's Gospel Choir performs traditional and contemporary gospel music, as well as spirituals, under the direction of senior adjunct lecturer Shelley Ensor with accompanist Alice Dorsey.

The Gospel Choir includes the following students: 

• Russell Campbell, senior Environmental Studies major from Burtonsville, Maryland

• Monty Clay, senior Mathematics major from Ellicott City, Maryland

• Kaziyah Della, junior American Sign Language major from Baltimore, Maryland

• Aly Ferguson, junior Kinesiology major from Westminster, Maryland 

• Shayli Garcia-Carranza, sophomore Elementary Education major from Montgomery Village, Maryland

• Jordan Greene, senior Cinema major from Baltimore, Maryland

• Monzel Jasmine, senior Kinesiology major from Baltimore, Maryland

• Lauren Logue, senior Health Sciences major from New Windsor, Maryland

• Izzy Townsend, senior Theatre Arts major from Olney, Maryland