HILLSBORO, Kan. – The Tabor College Symphonic Band will perform two concerts this spring. The first event will be held April 17 at Cornerstone Mennonite Brethren Church in Topeka at 6:30 p.m. A home concert will be on April 24 at 4:00 p.m. at Hillsboro Mennonite Brethren Church at 300 Prairie Pointe in Hillsboro.
The instrumental performance will feature a variety of sacred songs ranging from the 16th century to contemporary worship music from the 20th century. “I am honored to be working with this group of musicians at Tabor,” said band director Larry Ediger. “The music we will showcase at the two concerts has been written by the foremost in symphonic band composers and demonstrates the range of skill and talent by our students.”
Ediger hopes audiences hear the theme of the concert “praising God whom we trust” through the performances. The words faith, rejoice, and jubilant can be found in the titles of most of the song selections and can be heard music and lyrics of the concert’s key song, “My Faith Looks Up to Thee.”
Soloists will include Michael Beye of Inman on tuba, Elisha Cairns of Salina on clarinet, Alex Janzen of Morro Bay, Calif., on baritone, Zach Miller of Cheney on trombone, Krista Neifert of Pratt on alto saxophone, Lauren Neufeld of Greenwood, S.C., on oboe, Kirsten Neufeld of Greenwood, S.C., on French horn, Zach Neumann of Osborne on trumpet, and Kaitlyn Rempel of Fairview, Okla., on flute.