March 5- April 4 messiahfestival.org
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140th year
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From the Artistic Director
Growing up in Lindsborg, there were many women who had a major impact on my artistic life. Marie Muller was an administrator at the hospital where my mother worked, and fostered my musical life by giving me records from the collection of Oscar Thorsen. Patty Karstadt, Cathleen Robinson, Lori (Lindshield) McKinney, Freda Woodard, Rachel Carlson, and Ruth Thorstenburg were all women who taught me music as I came into my own as a musician. But, strong women have always been present in my life. My mother and sister were and are strong women on whom I have leaned and from whom I have learned. Lindsborg itself has been influenced greatly by the many strong women who have helped to steer the artistic life of the town. One of the most influential was, of course, Alma Swensson, who seemingly single-handedly completed the work necessary to get the Messiah Festival off the ground in 1882. We often think of her as one of the soprano soloists, but Mrs. Swensson was much more than that, traveling by horseback around town, teaching Swedish immigrants the choruses to Handel’s famous work. This year, as we attempt to continue on with the 140th Messiah Festival of the Arts during a world-wide pandemic, it is no wonder that many of the faces keeping things working are strong, artistic women like Messiah Festival Coordinator, Manda Deegan, and President of the Bethany Oratorio Society, Dr. Elizabeth Mauch, as well as countless others (too many to mention here). I hope this year’s festival will allow you each to have an opportunity to reflect on the women in your lives and to honor them as we are attempting to honor the many women associated with Lindsborg and Bethany College. — Mark Lucas, Ph.D. ’94
Dear Bethany Alumni and Friends, Welcome to the 140th season of the Messiah Festival of the Arts at Bethany College! Alma Swensson believed that hardships of the prairie could be lessened by music and it was this belief that brought the Messiah performance, now celebrating its 140th year, to Lindsborg, Kansas. Known as the wife of Bethany founder Carl Aaron Swensson and mother of two, she should also be known for her patience that encouraged Swedish Immigrants to sing in the Messiah chorus, despite speaking no English. Alma’s vision is still relevant as we celebrate music to lessen the hardships of the pandemic. In honor of women such as Alma Swensson, I’d like to join Dr. Lucas in sharing the impact of those women who inspired me: my mother, Kay Sommers, Professor of Mathematics at Moravian College, and Jessica Kozloff, President Emerita of Bloomsburg University. It is these women who shaped me to serve as the first female president at Bethany, and to serve the campus community in such an unprecedented time such as the pandemic. As we celebrate women of the past who have given us strength to look to the future, I strive to do the same. G.N. Malm designed a medal for Mrs. Swensson to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the performances of the Messiah, and wrote in Greek, “one sows, another reaps”. The image on the medal portrayed a woman sowing grain and a man harvesting which could also symbolize the underlying efforts of Mrs. Swensson that continue to benefit so many. My hope is that what we sow in young minds at Bethany will be what our future reaps. As we move forward from this pandemic, it will be the focus of the future that carries us through. At Bethany, our future includes work through the Path to Your Purpose campaign focused on tangible and intangible improvements so students can find their purpose beyond Bethany. Peace and blessings,
Dr. Elizabeth Mauch Bethany College President
Supporting the college’s effort to live out its missional direction of Sustainability, we encourage you to use one program as you attend the many events during the Messiah Festival of the Arts. 2
2021 Messiah Festival AT BET HANY COLLEGE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Guest Artists...................................................... 4-16
March 5 – April 4
Lindsborg Collects…Lindsborg Art, Downtown Lindsborg
Bethany Oratorio Society Chorus.......................17 Bethany Oratorio Society Orchestra...................18
March 21 – May 31 123rd Annual Midwest Art
Palm Sunday Program and Special Speakers.......................................................... 21-23
Exhibition, Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery
Messiah Program Notes........................................24
March 19 – April 4
Juried Student Art Exhibition, Mingenback Art Center. An award ceremony will take place on Sunday, March 28, in conjunction with “A Celebration of Women in Leadership.”
Messiah Program....................................................25 Music at Bethany College....................................26 Visual Arts at Bethany College...................... 28-29
Sunday, March 21
Theatre & Communications at Bethany College...................................................30
3pm Messiah Dress Rehearsal* featuring Student Soloists, Presser Hall Auditorium
Theatre Program Notes........................................31
Friday, March 26
Friends of the Messiah Festival of the Arts: The Charles and Carolyn Burch Russell ........ Endowment.........................................................47
7:30pm The Revolutionists*, a play by Lauren Gunderson, Burnett Center and live- streamed
Palm Sunday, March 28
3pm A Celebration of Women in Leadership*, Presser Hall Auditorium
April 1
Please Note:
2:30pm Student Honors Recital, Presser Hall Auditorium
• Fire Code requires that in case of emergency evacuation, those guests seated on the main floor exit through the glass doors to the right and left of the auditorium. Guests seated in the balcony exit through the back of this area and out the front doors of Presser Hall or through the west stairwells. Those guests seated on stage exit through the right and left stairways.
Easter Sunday, April 4
3pm Handel’s Messiah*, Presser Hall Auditorium *Ticketed event
• Following a long custom, applause will be withheld during the oratorios.
If Covid guidelines allow for a live, socially distanced audience, a limited number of tickets may be made available to events marked with an asterisk. A decision will not be made until at least March 15. To be put on a waiting list, please contact Manda Deegan, Messiah Festival Coordinator, at 785-227-3380 ext. 8235 or deeganml@bethanylb.edu. Many of these events will be live streamed. For more details on all events, including links to live streams, please visit www. MessiahFestival.org.
• Because of live radio broadcasts, please refrain from unnecessary noise during the performance. Your cooperation is appreciated. • Restrooms are available in the lower level of Presser Hall, accessible from the lobby; in Burnett Center and Nelson Science Center, north of Presser Hall; and in Mingenback Art Center, south of Presser Hall.
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Harold & Linda Tegethoff
Proud sponsors of the Messiah Festival of the Arts and Soprano, Leslie Mangrum
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LESLIE MANGRUM Soprano Sponsored by:
HAROLD & LINDA TEGETHOFF
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eslie Mangrum is currently an Adjunct Music Professor at Bethany College where she teaches applied voice, vocal pedagogy and diction. Professor Mangrum is also the Music Director at Sunrise Presbyterian Church in Salina, KS and has an active private studio. Although teaching is Mangrum’s first passion, she also enjoys performing around the United States in opera, concert, and recital. She has performed with Wichita Grand Opera, Music Academy of the West, Opera in the Ozarks, Music Académie de Villecroze, the Florida State Opera, as well as with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic, Salina Symphony and Hutchinson Symphony. Some favorite roles include Semele, Gretel, Nanetta in Falstaff, Sophie in Der Rosenkavalier, and Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi. Mangrum has won numerous awards including the 2012 West Central Region National Association of Teachers of Singing Artist Award, First Place Winner of regional NATS for 6 years, the Benton-Schmidt Award, and the Dame Eva Turner Award. Mangrum was First Alternate at the District Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. She has been seen on PBS in Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas and her recording of Semele by John Eccles can be purchased from Regis Records. As a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing, Professor Mangrum has had many students succeed at the annual competition. She most recently had 5 students place at the 2019 Regional NATS competition. Professor Mangrum lives in Lindsborg, KS with her husband, Scott Lee, who is Principal of Smoky Valley High School, and their daughter, Clara.
The Bethany College department of music is excited to welcome Professor Leslie Mangrum to the full-time faculty beginning in the fall of 2021.
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He is risen indeed!
— Shane Reif ’09
Proud Sponsor of the Messiah Festival of the Arts and mezzo-soprano, Katelyn Mattson-Levy
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KATELYN MATTSON-LEVY Mezzo-Soprano Sponsored by:
SHANE REIF ’09
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atelyn is a two-time award winner of the Metropolitan Opera’s National Council Competition at the district level, first place recipient in the National Opera Association Competition, and a finalist in both the International Contemporary Opera Competition and Liederkrantz Foundation Competition. On the concert stage, Levy has proven herself a recitalist of the highest caliber, described as “…performing with deeply emotional perspective” by the Bellingham Herald after her performance of Berlioz’s Les nuits d’été with the Bellingham Festival Symphony Orchestra. Levy has performed with opera companies, symphony orchestras, and music festivals around the country including Des Moines Metro Opera, Cincinnati Opera, Illinois Symphony Orchestra, Musica Sacra of Cincinnati, Chicago Chamber Orchestra, Southern Illinois Music Festival, and the Bellingham Festival of Music. She is the voice of Classical Music in the morning with Radio Kansas.
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Sponsoring Tenor, Brian Stranghoner 8
BRIAN STRANGHONER Tenor Sponsored by:
THE ASSOCIATED CHURCHES OF LINDSBORG
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graduate of Friends University (BA) and Wichita State University (MME) Stranghoner received the best “from both sides of town.” After 30 years of teaching in Kansas public schools, Stranghoner is Assistant Professor of Music Education and Voice at Tabor College, Hillsboro, KS. Under his leadership his ensembles consistently received “Superior” competition ratings and were invited to perform at Kansas Music Educators Association Inservices three times. Stranghoner has also maintained an active solo career in opera and oratorio, namely: Mozart Coronation Mass in Carnegie Hall, NYC; Handel Messiah in Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, NYC; The Reno Choral Society, Hutchinson, KS and Missouri Southern State University, Joplin MO; Baritone solos in Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem at the Lied Center in Lawrence, KS, and Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS. Tenor Solos in J. S. Bach’s St. Matthew Passion Bethany College Festival of the Arts, Lindsborg, KS; Schubert’s Mass in A Flat for the Masterworks Chorale, Aiken, South Carolina. Other solo appearances included recording with Janeal Krehbiel and her internationally-known Lawrence Children’s Chorus, and the Kansas City-based Allegro Community Children’s Chorus, Christy Elsner Artistic Director. Stranghoner has also served as Resident Artist and Chorus Master at Wichita Grand Opera. Stranghoner is a member of the National Association for Music Education, Kansas Music Educators Association was on the Board of Directors and current member of the Kansas Choral Directors Association, a state affiliate of American Choral Directors Association.
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May you know God’s love, walk in His grace, and live in His victory as you remember the cross.
BANKING MADE PERSONAL
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BENJAMIN WINTERS Bass-Baritone Sponsored by:
FIRST BANK OF KANSAS
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enjamin Winters has sung professionally with Opera Kansas, the Kansas City Lyric Opera, Opera North, the Lawrence Chamber Orchestra, the Trinity Consort, and the St. Charles Art & Music Festival’s Opera Institute. Winters is a founding member of the choral ensemble Octarium, and currently sings as a member of the Wichita Chamber Chorale.
He can be seen frequently on stage for Opera Kansas, having performed the roles of Police Sergeant in Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance, Melchior in Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors, The Usher in Trial by Jury, and Ben in Menotti’s The Telephone. Other favorite operatic roles include Sarastro in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, the title role in Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Mikado, and the role of Peter Quince in Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, where he was hailed by Opera News Online for “putting over the text with aplomb, singing firmly, and making the best dramatic impression.” Winters is a practicing attorney in Wichita.
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Honoring the Tradition... Moving Into the Future...
With Thankfulness and in Gratitude, Dr. Richard and Marylen Anderson are glad to sponsor the Bethany Oratorio Society Director, Dr. Mark Lucas ’94
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DR. MARK LUCAS ’94 Conductor Sponsored by:
RICHARD & MARYLEN ANDERSON
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r. Mark Lucas is an associate professor of music and the director of choral activities at Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas where he is also director of the Bethany Oratorio Society and Co-Chair of the Department of Music. At Bethany, Mark teaches conducting, music education courses, voice lessons and is the conductor of the Bethany College Choir and Bethany College Chamber Ensemble. He is also the senior choir director at Messiah Lutheran Church in Lindsborg. Prior to his appointment at Bethany College, Mark was a tenured associate professor of choral music education and the associate director of choral activities at the University of Oklahoma, where he conducted the University Singers, taught choral conducting and courses in choral methods, and supervised student teachers. Dr. Lucas received a degree in Music Education from Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas and an M.M. in Choral Conducting from the University of Oklahoma. He received his Ph.D. in Choral Music Education from the University of Oklahoma. His dissertation, “Adolescent Males’ Motivations to Enroll or Not Enroll in Choir,” is a study of what factors influence young men in grades seven and eight to participate in choir. His more recent work has been published in the “Choral Journal” and “UPDATE: Applications of Research in Music Education.” Mark is currently serving on the advisory committee for the “Music Educators Journal.” As a tenor, Mark has sung professionally with the Santa Fe Desert Chorale and remains active in teaching studio voice. As a conductor, Mark’s past work ranges from preparing major works, such as Brahms’ “Requiem” and Purcell’s “Dido and Aeneas,” to extensive work with middle and high school choirs. In his teaching he employs an integrated approach to choral methods, using authentic teaching experiences as a major part of course work Dr. Lucas is a frequent clinician and adjudicator for choral groups of all ages. He is the founder of the Young Men’s Vocal Workshop at the University of Oklahoma, which has featured more than 1,000 young men in concert.
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DR. HENTUS van ROOYEN
College Organist and Sacred Music Coordinator
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octor Hentus van Rooyen, a native of South Africa, is Assistant Professor of Music, Sacred Music Coordinator and College Organist at Bethany College in Lindsborg KS, where he teaches organ, music history, music theory, aural skills, and directs the Bethany College Handbell Ensemble. He graduated with the degree Doctor of Musical Arts in organ performance from the University of North Texas in December 2019. In addition, he holds a Master of Music from the University of North Texas, a Bachelor of Music, and a Diploma in Church Music from the University of Pretoria, and the Teacher’s and Performer’s Licentiates from the University of South Africa. He studied organ performance with Jesse Eschbach and Wim Viljoen, and baroque repertoire studies with Paul Leenhouts. His quest for international studies was initiated after winning the prestigious Stephanus Zondagh Overseas Music Study Scholarship at the University of South Africa Overseas Music Scholarship Competition (2011), the Scholarship for Overseas Study from the Southern-African Church Organists Association (2012), and a generous Bursary from the Oppenheimer Memorial Trust. Dr. van Rooyen won first prize at the 2014 William C. (Bill) Hall Organ Competition in San Antonio, TX, and was named ‘Outstanding Graduate Student in Organ Performance’ by the University of North Texas College of Music in 2014 and 2017. During the Sumer of 2019, Dr. van Rooyen traveled to Italy to play several Sixteenthand Seventeenth-Century organs by Italian builders as part of his research for his dissertation: The Keyboard Toccatas of Michelangelo Rossi (ca. 1602 - 1656): Performance Perspectives for Organists. In January 2020, he was invited by the ArchBishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia, Dietrich Brauer, to perform organ recitals at the Lutheran Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Moscow and at Saint Catherine Lutheran Church in Saint Petersburg. Dr. van Rooyen serves as the Director of Music and Organist at Christ Episcopal Cathedral in Salina, KS.
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DR. KEITH DODSON
Assistant Professor of Music & Director of Instrumental Studies
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r. Dodson completed the PhD in Music Education with an emphasis in Orchestral Conducting at the Florida State University College of Music. He also completed the Specialized Study in Music Theory Pedagogy program. As a conductor, Dr. Dodson was selected to participate as a fellow at The Conductor’s Institute in South Carolina under the direction of Dr. Donald Portnoy. He was also selected as a Conducting Participant in the College Orchestra Directors Association’s Conducting Masterclass with Bruce Hangen in Boston, Massachusetts. His conducting teachers include Michael J. Garasi, Joseph Kreines, and Alexander Jiménez. An enthusiastic string pedagogue, Dr. Dodson is a private student of violinist Dr. Benjamin Sung. As a graduate teaching assistant at Florida State University, Dr. Dodson served as assistant conductor to the renowned University Symphony Orchestra and as assistant music director to the undergraduate University Philharmonia Orchestra. In addition, he has served as an instructor for undergraduate conducting and director for the non-major Campus Symphonic Orchestra. Other opportunities included serving as a Music Director to the Summer Sinfonietta Orchestra and FSU’s New Music Ensemble. Dr. Dodson is an active member of NAfME, FMEA, FOA, the College Orchestra Directors Association, Pi Kappa Lambda, and FBA
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ANN SAMUALSON
Concert Master for the Bethany/Lindsborg Community Orchestra
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nn Samuelson is a violin and viola instructor in the Lindsborg area, and teaches class piano at Bethany. She regularly plays in the Wichita Symphony Orchestra and other regional ensembles. She is co-founder and director of Dala Camerata, a summer chamber music camp for high school and junior high string students based at Bethany College. She earned a bachelor of music education degree and her Kodaly certification from Indiana University and a master of music in violin performance from the University of Connecticut. Before moving to the Lindsborg area, she had seats in the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra and the Hartford Symphony Orchestra and played with many other New England orchestras for more than 30 years. She was concertmaster for Musica Dolce, a chamber music ensemble, based in Westerly, Rhode Island, and was soloist and first violinist for its resident string quartet. She has taught in the public school systems in Ohio and Connecticut.
MANDA DEEGAN
Messiah Festival Coordinator
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anda Deegan is a violin and viola instructor, musician, and string instrument bow repairer and rehairer in Salina, Kansas. A Denver native and a graduate of The Lamont School of Music at The University of Denver, Deegan spent a decade traveling, playing, and teaching in locations from Korea to Kentucky during her husband’s army career. She settled in Kansas with her family in 2007 and has since played Principal 2nd Violin with The Salina Symphony, both Principal 2nd Violin and Principal Viola with The Lindsborg Bethany Oratorio Society and Messiah Festival Orchestra, and both violin and viola with The Hays Symphony, The Lawrence Community Orchestra, and The Hutchinson Symphony. Deegan took advantage of the downtime during the Covid-19 Crisis by studying bow repair, rehairing, and maintenance with renown American bow maker Lynn Hannings, and has since been actively spreading the word about the importance of bow knowledge for string music educators. Deegan currently has a private studio of 45 violin and viola students; has been on the summer music faculty for Midwestern Music Camp at The University of Kansas, High Plains Music Camp at Fort Hays State University, and Summer String Camp at Kansas Wesleyan University; has conducted young orchestras at String Fling at Kansas State University; adjudicates and provides sectionals and clinics all over the region; has presented at The American String Teachers Association National Conference and at The Kansas Music Educators Association In-Service Conference; is a volunteer Connect Champion for the new online community of the American String Teachers Association; and is an active member and former president of The Salina Symphony Guild.
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Bethany ORATORIO SOCIET Y
DR. ELIZABETH MAUCH, PRESIDENT DR. MARK LUCAS, CONDUCTOR SECTION SECRETARIES Natalie Nelson and Melinda Hansen, SOPRANO Nita Kay Carlson and Muriel Gentine, ALTO Jim Ruble and John Presley, TENOR Doug Malm and John Hawk, BASS Hentus van Rooyen, A.B.D., Rehearsal Accompanist
2021 ORATORIO SOCIETY CHORUS SOPRANOS: Leah Ann Anderson, Elyse Boden, Galina Brauer, Lakisha Comstock, Jolene Czosnowski, Cindy Daniels, Ameya Dungan, Carol Gusenius, Aubrey Hahn, Melinda Hansen, Maya Herrera, Areanna Heysquierdo, Julie Holk, Staci Horton, Olivia Kliewer, Jane Liljegren, Jeanne Lucas, Natalie Nelson, Katelyn Owens, BrookeAnna Peterson, Kristi Peterson, Eva Slate, Cheryl Spare, Amy Truhe, Jeri Wimer ALTOS: Jeanne Ahlers, Gilda Alvarez, Becky Anderson, Charlotte Anderson, Judy Banz, Laurie Banz, Nancy Bauer, Genevieve Bishop, Kirsten Bruce, Sharon Bruce, Maraya Burns, Lois Carlson, Nita Kay Carlson, Karol Carr, Tamara Dahlsten, LeAnna DeWitt, Marilyn Dunstan, Gretchen Revay Esping, Pari Ford, Arminta Fox, Muriel Gentine, Barbara Hoffman, Linda Hubalek, Mackenzie Hulsey, Tara Killingsworth, Caleigh Knight, Joan M. Lindfors, Ericka Lysell, Rebecca Martin, Carolyn Masterson, Samantha Nason, Whitney Nightingale, Joan Norden, Joyce E. Peterson, Madison Price, Rachel Pryor, Abigail Rishel-Barnett, Joanne Russell, Suzanne Sandbo, Rebecca Sawyer, Katie Zuercher TENORS: Robert Ahlstead, Michael Baker, Robin Black, Masen Bosworth, Dylan Carrier, David Daire, Walter Eades, Steve Finch, Steve Hansen, Dennis Huxman, Noah Lackey, Christian LaCount, Allan Lindfors, Carl Lindstrom, Tom Miles, Lan Nelson, Greg Peterson, Joyce Pigge, John Presley, Adam Pryor, Jim Ruble, Duane Schrag, Gordon Unruh, Larry Van Der Wege, Nathan Woodard BASAS: Michael Adamyk, Mark Anderson, Dean Apel, Thomas Billings, Steve Borell, Ken Branch, Bruce Burfield, David Carlson, Jim Christopher, Kyler Dalke, Gavin Doughty, Matthew Eades, Jackson Figgs, Lance Griffey, Bill Gusenius, Austin Hampton, Bruce Harding, John Hawk, Caleb Hildebrand, Tom Holmquist, Alan Jilka, Craig Liljegren, Ronald Lundquist, Parker Jeffrey Myers, Richard Monson, Bill Nelson, Thomas G. Nelson, David Peterson, Caleb Reazin, Tony Robb, Bruce Shields, Bruce Spare, David R. Samuelson, Gary Sandbo, Richard H. Voigt
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Bethany ORATORIO SOCIET Y
DR. ELIZABETH MAUCH, PRESIDENT DR. MARK LUCAS, CONDUCTOR DR. KEITH DODSON, ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR
2021 ORATORIO SOCIETY ORCHESTRA Handel Orchestra Violin I *Ann Samuelson Ruth Ann Leaf Laura Black Leonardo Rosario Marta Prugar Elise Nelson Violin II * Doug Beyer Genifer Wesseler Rebecca Van Der Wege Vaughn Kresin Grace Quigley Gracie Gaskill Viola * Manda Deegan Analisa Bridge Laura Brucker
Cello *Meagan Dodson Susanna Beckman Cody Flory Robertson Linda Lungstrom Bass * Dennis Danders Flute * Paula Patterson Kristin Werner Oboe * Ellen Neufeld Kristin Kliewer Bassoon * Zachary Hague Kayla Smith
* Principal players
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Horn * Jake Lucas Samantha Lackey Trumpet * Andrew Bishop Mike Dreier Trombone * Dave Koetting Bill Olson Will Teufel Timpani * Brandon Draper Harpsichord * Hentus van Rooyen Positive Organ * Tyler Breneman
The 123 Annual Midwest Art Exhibition rd
Birger Sandzén - M E M O R I A L GA L L E RY Memorial Gallery
401 N. First Street in Lindsborg
www.sandzen.org Gallery Hours:
Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m.
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Please join us in celebrating the achievements of these bethany college Women of the arts
Alma Lind Swensson First Messiah Leader
Annie Theo Swensson Speech/Drama Dept. 1908-1949
Caroline Kahler
Art Dept. 1988-2011
Carol Gusenius, Realtor ®
William Gusenius, Attorney
Mobile: (785) 906-0285 47 year chorus member
Office: (785) 227-3632 25 year chorus member
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Palm Sunday
A CELEBRATION OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS MARCH 28, 2021, at 3pm PRESSER HALL AUDITORIUM PROGRAM Prelude: Praeludium in G major - N. Bruhns (1665-1697)
Dr. Hentus van Rooyen College Organist and Sacred Music Coordinator
Welcome
Becky (Larson) Anderson ’69 Mayor of Lindsborg
Guest Speaker Sing Alleluia, Sing
Dr. Joyce Pigge Retired Professor of History/Political Science at Bethany College Bethany Oratorio Society Women
Guest Speaker
Julie Knowles
The Rev. Susan Candea Bishop of the Central States Synod of the ELCA
Letter From a Girl to the World Andrea Ramsey Amy Truhe, Tara Killingsworth, Abigail Rishel-Barnett, Pari Ford, Natalie Nelson, Speakers Bethany Oratorio Society Women Keynote Speaker
The Honorable Evelyn (Zabel) Wilson ’82 Justice on the Kansas Supreme Court
I Wanna Be Ready arr. by Rosephanye Powell Jolene Czosnowski, Brooke Anna Peterson, Pari Ford, Karol (Englund) Carr ’80, Soloists Juried Student Art Awards Presentation
Prof. Beckie Schneller
Final thoughts
Dr. Elizabeth Mauch President of Bethany College
Postlude: Paean - Craig Phillips (b. 1961)
Dr. Hentus van Rooyen
Immediately following the Postlude, we invite all those in attendance to walk with us to Swensson Park, where there will be a ground breaking ceremony for the Alma Swensson Gardens. After the ground breaking, all are invited to Mingenback Art Center for a reception and announcements of the final awards for the Juried Student Art Show.
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Palm Sunday SPECIAL SPEAKERS
Honorable Evelyn Z. Wilson Justice, Kansas Supreme Court, 2020-
adjunct professor of law at Washburn University School of Law in Topeka. She taught trial advocacy and advanced trial advocacy classes.
Evelyn (Zabel) Wilson ’82 was appointed December 16, 2019, to the Kansas Supreme Court by Governor Laura Kelly. She was sworn in January 24, 2020.
From August 1985 to June 1992, Justice Wilson was an associate in the Lund Law Firm of Oberlin, Kansas. She tried both civil and criminal cases before juries and practiced in the areas of criminal, personal injury, municipal, contract, probate, divorce, adoption, appellate, and workers compensation law. She also served as Oberlin city counselor and prosecutor for several years.
Justice Wilson was appointed chief judge of the 3rd Judicial District, which is Shawnee County, in January 2014. She was appointed a district judge in October 2004. Her assignments included domestic, felony criminal, civil, and probate cases, and she presided over at least 80 felony jury trials.
Justice Wilson was born in Smith Center, Kansas, and graduated as valedictorian of Smith Center High School. She received a bachelor’s degree in business/economics, graduating magna cum laude in 1982, from Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas. She received a law degree with dean’s honors in 1985 from Washburn University School of Law.
Before her appointment as a district judge, Justice Wilson was managing partner at the Wright, Henson, Somers, Sebelius, Clark & Baker law firm of Topeka. During her 12 years at the firm, she was a civil litigation attorney, obtaining an “AV” rating from Martindale/Hubbell. She practiced primarily in the areas of personal injury, divorce, administrative, and workers compensation law. As managing partner, she supervised the day-to-day business operations of the law firm.
She is a member of the American, Kansas, and Topeka Bar Associations; Kansas Bar Foundation; Kansas Women Attorneys Association; Sam A. Crow American Inn of Court; and the Women Attorneys Association of Topeka.
From February 2001 to May 2004, she was an
Dr. Joyce Pigge
Dr. Pigge founded and coached Bethany’s first women’s basketball program from 1970-74, started the volleyball program in 1972 coaching the team for two seasons, and also coached softball for the 197980, season. Dr. Pigge was a long-time announcer for Swedes volleyball, basketball, and football, and kept the scorebook for volleyball and basketball. She received the Bethany College Teaching Award in 1991, the Bethany Distinguished Citizen Award in 2003, the Meredith Humphreys Teaching and Service to Students Award in 2006 and 2020, and the NAIA Wally Schwartz Award as Faculty Athletics Representative of the Year in 2009. In 1992, Dr. Pigge was inducted into the Bethany College Hall of Honor. She was later inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame for Meritorious Service in 2015. She was also awarded the KCAC Faculty Athletics Representative of the Year in both 2014-15, and 2016-17.
Dr. Joyce Pigge retired last year after fifty years of service at Bethany College. Dr. Pigge had a distinguished career as a Professor of Political Science. She had many rolls on campus including chairing the History/Political Science Department, coordinating the social studies teaching major, serving as the pre-law advisor, and representing the faculty to the Bethany College Board of Directors. This service extended beyond Bethany College to the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference, and the NAIA. Dr. Pigge was the Bethany College Faculty Athletics Representative, and had previously served as the Eligibility Chair of the KCAC and the Midlands Collegiate Athletics Conference. She also served as the treasurer of the KCAC, and was a member of the NAIA District 10 executive committee and the National Executive Committee. 22
Becky (Larson) Anderson ’69 Mayor of Lindsborg
Programs at Bethany has given her the opportunity to know many alums and the wonderful heritage of Bethany College in Lindsborg. She has 2 children and 3 grandchildren. She is currently serving on the Bethany College board of Directors.
A Lindsborg native, Becky Larson Anderson is a 1969 graduate of Bethany College. As a vocal performance major she started studying with Dr. Elmer Copley when she was 14. Singing in the Messiah Festival and playing in the orchestra has been a highlight in her life. This year marks her 51st year in the festival. Her family has had close ties with Bethany College going
She and her husband the late Carl B Anderson owned the Swedish Country Inn for 25 years. They enjoyed sharing the Lindsborg community with friends and Bethany alums from all across the globe. Becky served on the Lindsborg City Council for 15 years and is currently serving as Mayor of Lindsborg for the past four years.
back to 1940 when her parents started as students at Bethany. Having served as the Director of Alumni
Directing the Women’s Chorus
high school choirs. Overall, 1/3 of the high school student population is involved in a performing group at Smoky Valley High School!
For 10 years, Britney English ’09 has been teaching 5th grade through 12th grade vocal music at Smoky Valley Middle and High School. While there, her performing groups have consistently received I ratings at League, Regional and State contests. She also sends students to middle level all-state choir and high school all-state every year.
Britney serves as a guest judge and clinician for area contests and is a member of KMEA, KCDA and on the Building Leadership Team at Smoky Valley High School. Britney lives in Lindsborg with her husband, Alan English, Ph.D. ’06, Professor of Education at Bethany College, Luke, age 6, and Grant, 21 months.
She has had a consistently large number of student choose to participate in the middle school and
The Rev. Susan Candea Bishop of the Central States Synod
Mission. On June 8, 2019 she was elected to serve as the Bishop of the Central States Synod and began her term on September 1, 2019.
Susan Candea graduated from California Lutheran College, Thousand Oaks, CA in 1979 with a B.A. in Political Science and then attended Wartburg Theological Seminary in Dubuque, IA where she received her M.Div in 1983. She was called to be a co-pastor at a two-point parish in western Kansas, St. John Lutheran Church, Ellis and Immanuel Lutheran, WaKeeney, and was ordained on September 25, 1983. In 1989, she accepted a call to be the solo pastor at Our Savior’s Lutheran in Topeka, KS where she served for 17 years. She then was called to serve as the pastor of King of Glory Lutheran Church, Loveland, CO in 2006. She returned to the Central States Synod in 2013 to serve on the synod staff as a Bishop’s Associate and later as a Director for Evangelical
Over her 30 years of parish ministry in addition to her six and a half years serving on synod staff, Rev. Candea has been involved in many aspects of ministry throughout the church including advocacy work, campus ministry, youth gatherings, community organizing, interfaith and ecumenical work and has been a voting member at four churchwide assemblies. She is passionate about preaching the gospel and connecting the radical and inclusive good news challenging us to live out our faith in public ways. She has three grown sons and a granddaughter, enjoys spending time with family and time outdoors.
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Program Notes MESSIAH AT BETHANY COLLEGE
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he Swedish immigrant pioneers who established Lindsborg in 1869 in the Smoky Valley of central Kansas came to the New World primarily for religious freedom of worship and expression, which at the time was unattainable in their part of Europe. They brought with them intense sensitivities and appreciation for music and the fine arts.
orchestra at least once annually since March 28, 1882 - the longest annual consecutive performance of Messiah in North America. Readers’ Digest magazine in the 1940s called this tradition in Lindsborg The Oberammergau of the Plains.
The society has performed Messiah across the plains, in Carnegie Hall and on national television. The Bethany Messiah tradition is a major Kansas historical and cultural event and a moving statement of community and perseverance.
In December 1881, because of a variety of historical factors, they established the renowned Messiah oratorio musical tradition, which has come down to the present-day, due largely to the devotion and commitment of the people of Lindsborg and Bethany College. Their organization of a chorus and orchestra soon became known as the Bethany Oratorio Society, or commonly the Messiah chorus.
Johann Sebastian Bach’s great oratorio St. Matthew Passion has been presented by the same oratorio society annually since 1925, and since 1929, it has been presented on Good Friday evening during the 10-day Messiah Festival. For many musicians and concert-goers alike, this Bach masterpiece and its message have become an essence of the festival.
Handel’s Messiah is the foundation of this festival. This masterpiece oratorio has been presented in Lindsborg by a large community chorus and
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Messiah
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL, 1741
EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 4, 2021, at 3pm PRESSER HALL AUDITORIUM PROGRAM SELECTIONS No. Title
1 Overture
2 Comfort Ye My People
3 Ev’ry Valley Shall Be Exalted 4 And the Glory of the Lord 5 Thus Saith the Lord
6 But Who May Abide the Day of His Coming 8 Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive 9 O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings
10 For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover the Earth 11 The People That Walked in Darkness
12 For Unto Us a Child is Born
20 MINUTE INTERMISSION
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13 Pastoral Symphony
14 There Were Shepherds Abiding in the Field
And Lo, The Angel of the Lord Came Upon Them
15 And the Angel Said Unto Them
30 Behold, and See if There Be Any Sorrow
17 Glory to God
32 But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul in Hell
16 And Suddenly There Was With the Angel
31 He Was Cut Off Out of the Land of the Living
18 Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion
38 How Beautiful are the Feet
19 Then Shall the Eyes
20 He Shall Feed His Flock Like a Shepherd 21 His Yoke is Easy
23 He Was Despised
24 Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs
25 And With His Stripes We Are Healed
26 All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray 20 MINUTE INTERMISSION
27 All They That See Him 28 He Trusted in God
29 Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart
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40 Why do the Nations
42 He That Dwelleth in Heaven 43 Thou Shalt Break Them 44 Hallelujah
45 I Know That My Redeemer Liveth 46 Since by Man Came Death
47 Behold, I Tell You a Mystery 48 The Trumpet Shall Sound 53 Worthy is the Lamb Blessing and Honor Amen
Music Department AT BETHANY COLLEGE
QUALITY
Bethany’s program is nationally recognized for quality and has been accredited since 1935 by the National Association of Schools of Music. The program exceeds NASM accreditation benchmark quality, which benefits all students, especially those who aspire to pursue graduate studies in the music field.
BREADTH
Bethany prepares students to explore the many different paths the future might bring. Degrees in Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Music (Performance), and Bachelor of Music Education, and minors in Music and Sacred Music are available.
PERSONALIZED AT TENTION
Bethany has talented, caring, and experienced faculty who earned doctorate degrees from some of the finest institutions in the world. Students benefit from the superior personalized instruction one-on-one and in small classes. No classes are taught by graduate students; all are taught by exceptional faculty.
SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY
Students are encouraged to use all of their skills. Both music majors and non-majors may participate in instrumental and choral ensembles concurrently.
SUCCESS
Bethany graduates get jobs! One hundred percent of our music education graduates have passed Kansas state licensure exams, 95% were employed in education or accepted for graduate study following commencement, and 85% of all Bethany teacher education graduates stay in the field after 5 or more years of teaching. This is higher than most Kansas universities.
OPPORTUNITY
Bethany offers a host of opportunities, ranging from performing solos with a full orchestra, with faculty, in master classes with guest performers, and in front of a podium to develop conducting skills. At Bethany, all students have opportunities for stage time.
TRADITION
Bethany hosts the Messiah Festival of the Arts and the longest running performance of Handel’s “Messiah” in North America. Join the rich tradition at Bethany where almost 25% of the college participates in music! department from his experience as a public educator, private teacher and church musician. He is regarded highly as teacher, clinician, adjudicator, and director.
Dr. Daniel J. Masterson, associate professor of music and chair of the Music Department, teaches piano, music theory courses, and handbells. From 2003-2012, he was the Billue-Burnett Distinguished Professor of Music, and is currently the Fury Distinguished Professor of Music.
See page 13 for Dr. Mark Lucas’s biography information.
Masterson joined the faculty at Bethany College in 2000. He holds a doctor of musical arts from the University of Illinois, a master of music from Wichita State University and a bachelor of arts from McPherson College. He is an active member on the state board of the Kansas Music Teachers Association.
See page 14 for Dr. Hentus van Rooyen’s biography information. See page 14 for Dr. Keith Dodson’s biography information.
Beyond his teaching, Masterson maintains an active schedule as a solo and collaborative artist. He has performed recitals in many central and southern states and has extensive experiences in accompanying for soloists and chamber ensembles. He brings additional versatility to the music
See page 16 for Ann Samualson’s and Manda Deegan’s biography information.
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Midwest Art Exhibit BIRGER SANDZÉN GALLERY
MARCH 29 to MAY 30
Messiah Festival Juried Student Art Exhibition MINGENBACK ART CENTER
ON VIEW: MARCH 22 to APRIL 5, 9am - 5pm RECEPTION: MARCH 28, 4 pm (Mingenback Art Center)
Senior Art Exhibitions SPRING 2021
April 12 - 16 Emerald McGlashan Studio Art with a focus in 2D
April 19-23 Steven Nelson Studio Art with a focus in graphic design
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Community College and will be exhibiting in Mingenback Gallery as a visiting artist this coming fall.
juried survey of student work created in the Bethany College Art & Digital Media program over the past year, this show represents the full range of disciplines taught at Bethany. This year’s juror is Ruth Moritz.
Ruth Moritz is an artist who lives and works in Salina, KS. Her current and recent works are assemblages — often incorporating photographs and text with multimedia construction. Ruth recently had an exhibition with Mercer Gallery at Garden City
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Department of Art & Digital Media AT BETHANY COLLEGE
The Department of Art and Digital Media at Bethany College is historically important
HISTORIC
thanks to the gifted artists that have been part of its storied past. From Birger Sandzén in painting to Ray Kahmeyer in ceramics, there is an incredible visual art tradition at Bethany. But the program is not bound by tradition. At Bethany, we seek to leverage that heritage to inspire innovation on all levels of creative technological practice. Bethany prepares students to explore the many various paths the future might bring.
CONNECTED
Bethany’s distinguished faculty help students connect the private passion that flows in the studio with creative communities and career opportunities. The foundation of the program is to enhance each student’s personal vision and passion for making with a set of skills that activate future opportunity, whether it is their degree in art or digital media.
EXPERIENTIAL
The Mingenback Art & Digital Center is an outstanding facility specifically designed for the visual and digital arts. At its center is the gallery that provides students with opportunities for individual senior shows and a program of nationally recognized visiting artist exhibitions, lectures, and workshops. Located in Lindsborg, the best small art town in Kansas, Bethany offers distinctive oneof-a-kind learning opportunities in and out of the classroom.
Ed Pogue, M.F.A., professor of Art, teaches courses in digital and visual arts. A metal sculptor and designer, he utilizes 3D printing technology within the process of traditional metal casting. Pogue came to Bethany in 1999 with his wife Julia.
Beckie Schneller, Assistant Professor of Art, teaches courses in 2D art and art history. In her paintings and drawings, Schneller focuses on natural symbolism and the human form. A recent transplant from Texas, this is Schneller’s second year at Bethany College.
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Communications / Theatre AT BETHANY COLLEGE
The mission of the Theatre Department is to educate, develop, and challenge individuals through a program that provides a strong grounding in the theatre arts as well as the opportunity to acquire a wide range of skills and knowledge through the liberal arts experience. The theatre program seeks to prepare students for personal and professional growth both in the artistic and educational communities. We are committed to instilling in our students confidence and a deep sense of responsibility that will enable them to assume leadership roles within their field, their community, and the world at large.
Greg LeGault, associate professor of theatre, came to Bethany College in 2000. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in theatre (performance) from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, a Master of Arts in theatre history and criticism from Ohio University, and a Master of Fine Arts in Theater with an emphasis in playwriting from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.
for Best Short Play, and the Council for Wisconsin Writers’ Dale Wasserman Drama Award (shared with co-writer Michael Speller). His plays and monologues have been performed at a number of venues around the country, including the Orlando Fringe Festival, the Cleveland Women’s Theatre Project, Strawdog Theatre in Chicago, and the Great Plains Theatre Festival in Omaha.
Rebecca Miller M.A., joined the faculty of Bethany College in the fall of 2017. Miller is the assistant professor of communication and teaches journalism, argumentation and deliberation, rhetoric, and human communication courses. She also Advises Bethany College’s student led paper, The Messenger. Miller began her professional career as a journalist and has worked for four newspapers in various capacities, ranging from news clerk to editor. Before coming to Bethany, she taught
public speaking, technical writing, and English composition at a technical college.
He is a recipient of Bethany College’s Mortvedt Award.
LeGault is the recipient of Southern Illinois University’s Christian M. Moe Playwriting Award
She earned her master’s in communication studies and a graduate certificate in technical writing and professional communication from Kansas State University, and her bachelor’s in business/ organizational leadership from Central Christian College of Kansas. She is a member of the National Communication Association.
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Program Notes
THE REVOLUTIONISTS — LAUREN GUNDRSON
MARCH 26 BURNETT CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS activism, feminism and terrorism, compatriots and chosen sisters,” states playwright Lauren Gunderson, “and how we actually go about changing the world.”
The stage is set: Paris, France, 1793, the Revolution is in its fourth year and the Reign of Terror is in full swing. (And this is a comedy!) In the midst of all the furor and falling blades are four bold women: playwright Olympe De Gouge, young assassin Charlotte Corday, former queen of France Marie Antoinette, and fiery Haitian rebel Marianne Angell. Charlotte, Marie, and Marianne come to Olympe (the only female dramatist left in the City of Light) in search of something they need—stirring words for political pamphlets, a memorable last line, a rewrite—and try to “beat back the extremist insanity” that has taken root during the Reign.
It’s a true story. Or total fiction. Or a play about a play. Or a raucous resurrection . . . that ends in a song and a scaffold.
The Revolutionists is a “grand and dream-tweaked comedy …about violence and legacy, art and
Theatre Proudly sponsored by the Dorcas Doering & The Tad Doering Families
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Bethany College 140 YEARS OF EDUCATION
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n October 15, 1881, 10 students began taking classes in the Bethany Lutheran Church sacristy, in what was then called Bethany Academy. Originally intended as a high school of Lutheran immigrants, the mission of the fledging academy and today’s college are much the same: to educate, develop, and challenge individuals in their search for truth and excellence as they lead lives of faith, learning, and service.
Lindsborg. Students discover their own gifts, talents, skills, abilities, and passions by participating in an active campus life. With more than 30 organizations and athletic programs, students are challenged in both living and learning communities. Bethany’s core values of integrity, hospitality, community, servant leadership, sustainability, and excellence involve students in something bigger than themselves. As a college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Bethany encourages students to explore and deepen their faith. Regular chapel services, campus ministry activities, and guidance and pastoral care from Bethany’s campus pastor help students find their spirituality.
Bethany College awards Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Music, and Bachelor of Music Education degrees. With academic programs powered by attentive faculty, students are challenged with meaningful curriculum and engaging experiences in and out of class. All students are encouraged to participate in ExperienceBased Education, an internship-for-credit program in which students explore career options and gain practical experience. Qualifying students may be accepted into the Bethany College Honor Program, which gives intellectually curious students additional mentoring and academic opportunities.
Bethany’s strong fine art programs continue rich histories, including the tenure of painter Birger Sandzén and the longest running North American Messiah performance. Fine arts majors learn to make their passion into careers, and non-majors explore art and music through co-curricular clubs and ensembles. For more information, please visit www.bethanylb.edu or call (800) 826-2281.
At Bethany, students explore their paths on a small residential campus that is just minutes away from the shops, art galleries, and restaurants of downtown
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Friends oF the Messiah Festival oF the arts THE CHARLES AND CAROLYN BURCH RUSSELL ENDOWMENT
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ethany College established the Friends of the Messiah to create a permanent endowment capable of sustaining the Festival for future generations. Because of the leadership of Charles and Carolyn Burch Russell, their lead gift and the many donors who joined them, the Messiah Festival has a strong foundation. We invite you to become a Friend of the Messiah and make a gift to enhance this significant cultural and religious experience. Alma Swensson Associates ($50,000 and above)
Eunice L. Anderson LuRuth Anderson The Estate of Ester and Joe Berkley Hedvig Peterson (in memory of Anna Katrina Svensson Johansen) Charles and Carolyn Russell
Presser Hall Patrons ($25,000 to $49,999) The Dane G. Hansen Foundation Aid Association for Lutherans Estate of Curtis and Ann Priddy
Conductor’s Circle ($5,000 to $24,999) Jarold and Barbara Boettcher Susan Crimmins Harry and Henrietta Dirks Al and Aileen Duckwall Arlo R. and Louise Gruenthal Arthur and Karen Kalsbeek Meritage Portfolio Management
Milfred Riddle McKeown Plym Foundation Oscar Whitelaw Rexford Estate Haven and Barbara Rolander Irving and Josie Rolander Norval and Audrey Scheuermann Sunderland Foundation
Hallelujah Chorus ($1,000 to $4,999) Milton and Gladys Anderson Miriam L. André R. C. Barclay Frieda Bateman Louise Beckman Mark Benson Rosemary Carlson Rozann Cedarholm Class of ‘49 Eileen Ostberg Cooper Irma M. Dietrich
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nnual gifts to the Messiah Festival help fulfill our vision to promote the growth, outreach and preservation of the Festival each year.
Messiah Annual Sponsors ($1000+) Richard and Marylen Anderson Dorcas Doering and Tad Doering Families First Bank Kansas - Lindsborg Fili Creative
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For more information or to make your gift, contact the Office of Advancement, Bethany College, 335 East Swensson, Lindsborg, KS 67456, or call 785-227-3380, ext. 8270
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