Silva named to Iowa Collegiate Honor Band

Maria Silva of Albert Lea was selected for the 2015 Iowa Collegiate Honor Band, according to a press release.

The band represents the best collegiate band students from across the state, with nominations coming from 19 colleges and universities.

Craig Hancock, Wartburg’s director of bands, said the selection process is often weighted toward music majors because of the partnership with Iowa Music Educators Association Conference.

“The fact that several of the Wartburg students are not music majors speaks highly of our training at the college and the experiences they receive here,” he said.

Wartburg was one of only three schools that had all of its nominees selected for the honor.

 

Students will perform in concert

Tyler Egge and Solveig Lange of Albert Lea will take part in the 89th annual Concordia College Christmas concert.

The concert is one of the best-known events in the Midwest with thousands attending each year, according to a press release. The concerts are staged with exceptional lighting and a full-sized mural that will illuminate the theme, “Let Every Heart Awake and Sing.”

Nearly 450 student musicians in the Concordia choir, Chapel choir, Cantabile, Männerchor, Bel Canto and the Concordia orchestra create the most beautiful collection of Christmas music heard during the holiday season. This year’s concert explores the theme of celebration and rejoicing in the splendor of God’s creation.

The Moorhead concerts on Concordia’s campus are 7 p.m. Dec. 4, 2 and 7 p.m. Dec. 5, and 2 p.m. Dec. 6 in Memorial Auditorium. The musicians then travel to Minneapolis for concerts at 6 and 8:30 p.m. Dec. 10 at Orchestra Hall.

 

2 accepted to Bethany Lutheran College

Schafer Overgaard and Lukas Severson, both of Albert Lea, have been accepted for admission at Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato, according to a press release.

Founded in 1927, Bethany is a private residential liberal arts college.

Both Overgaard and Severson are seniors at Albert Lea High School.

 

Chan joins football team

Banypiny Chan of Albert Lea was a member of the Ridgewater Warrior football team during the 2015-16 football season, according to a press release.

Ridgewater College is a community and technical college educating over 6,000 individuals each year on its campuses in Willmar and Hutchinson.

 

Woitas graduates from Crown College

Aaron Woitas graduated from Crown College in St. Bonifacius this past spring, according to a press release. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in communications with a concentration in advertising and graphic design.

Woitas also attended Los Angeles Film Studies Center in Los Angeles through BestSemester — a program through the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities.

 

Buena Vista releases dean’s list

Brianna Paton of Emmons has been named to the Dean’s List at Buena Vista University for graduate and professional studies in the summer and early fall terms, according to a press release. Paton attends the Buena Vista University in Mason City.

Students named to the dean’s list must have a minimum grade point average of 3.5 for the terms — based on a 4.0 grade point system — and must have taken at least 12 hours of coursework.