McDaniel College students perform in annual fall music concerts

The Student Solo Recital on Friday, Nov. 7, at 7 p.m. in Coley Rice Lounge features vocal, piano, and clarinet soloists performing a variety of music spanning from classical to contemporary. The program includes music by Johann Sebastian Bach to Alanis Morissette.

Students involved study under McDaniel Music faculty members Rachel Andrews, staff accompanist; David Duree, senior adjunct lecturer of Music; and Kyle Engler, senior lecturer of Music. 

Students performing include:

• Claire Benton, first-year student from Ashburn, Virginia
• Kaitlyn Lee, sophomore Biology major from Gaithersburg, Maryland
• Nov O’Donnell, junior Theatre Arts major from Newark, Delaware
• Leife Pearson, first-year Chemistry major from Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
• Sean Quigley, first-year History major from Rockville, Maryland
• Torin Reese, junior Biology major from Potomac, Maryland
• Abigail Russell, junior Psychology and Philosophy major from Walkersville, Maryland
• Miriam Sall, senior American Sign Language major from Abington, Pennsylvania
• Moonasia Williams, senior Cinema and Asian Studies major from Baltimore

On Thursday, Nov. 20, at 7 p.m., in Baker Memorial Chapel, students in McDaniel College’s Student African Drum Ensembles perform, under the direction of Senior Adjunct Lecturer Pape Demba “Paco” Samb.

McDaniel students perform in the McDaniel College Choir and Green TerrorTones Concert on Sunday, Nov. 23, at 7 p.m. in Baker Memorial Chapel. Both the McDaniel College Choir and the Green TerrorTones a cappella ensemble are under the direction of Senior Lecturer Kyle Engler.

The McDaniel College Choir performs various works, including “Kyrie” from Duruflé Mass, “In the Mist” by Kate Crellin, “Echo” by Tracy Wong, music from “Game of Thrones” and “Baba Yetu” from the “Civilization” video game series, and “Barber's Agnus Dei” based on the “Adagio for Strings.”

Selections to be performed by the Green TerrorTones are “Human Heart” by Coldplay and Jacob Collier, “Water” by Pentatonix, “Remember Me” from Disney’s “Coco,” “Song for the Asking” by Paul Simon, “Can't Help Falling in Love” by Elvis Presley, and “September” by Earth, Wind & Fire.

McDaniel students in the College Choir include:

• Hector Aker-Cohen, sophomore Cinema major from Derwood, Maryland
• Siyon Barthlett, first-year Biomedical Science major from Owings Mills, Maryland
• Terrin Bergschneider, senior Cinema major from Hagerstown, Maryland
• Baeden Blackburn, senior Psychology major from South Hadley, Massachusetts*
• Sophia Braun, sophomore Mathematics and Computer Science major from Laurel, Maryland
• Linda Brown, junior Sociology and Theatre Arts major from Rosedale, Maryland*
• Akasha Campbell, senior Communication major from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• Abby Cassarino, junior American Sign Language major from Pasadena, Maryland
• Allyson Crites, first-year student from Bel Air, Maryland
• Rebekah Fraser, first-year Criminal Justice major from Fredericksburg, Virginia
• Lizbeth Funes Menendez, sophomore Business Administration and Accounting major from Silver Spring, Maryland
• Khila Gailliard, first-year Theatre Arts major from Pocomoke City, Maryland
• Aedan Gannon, sophomore Psychology major from Westminster, Maryland*
• Emily Goodfellow, junior Chemistry major from New Freedom, Pennsylvania
• Delaney Goodwin, senior Theatre Arts major from Sykesville, Maryland*
• Leo Hill, sophomore Writing & Publishing major from Catonsville, Maryland
• Thomas Jackson, first-year Psychology major from Ellicott City, Maryland*
• Emma Janisch, junior English and Writing & Publishing major from Saint Louis, Missouri
• Rin Joseph, first-year Biomedical Science major from Laurel, Maryland
• Taylor Lynch, first-year student from Reisterstown, Maryland
• Cassie McCullough, first-year student from North East, Maryland
• Belle Mustacchio, senior Elementary Education major from Purcellville, Virginia*
• Nov O’Donnell, junior Theatre Arts major from Newark, Delaware
• Sydney Perry, sophomore from Sykesville, Maryland
• Nick Ramirez, first-year Early Childhood Education major from Damascus, Maryland*
• Chloe Raymond, sophomore Sociology major from Kensington, Maryland
• Gabie Robinson, senior Theatre Arts and Social Work major from Reisterstown, Maryland*
• Forrest Roca, sophomore History major from Columbia, Maryland*
• Abigail Russell, junior Psychology and Philosophy major from Walkersville, Maryland*
• Kaitlyn Rytter, first-year Early Childhood Education and American Sign Language major from Frederick, Maryland*
• Miriam Sall, senior American Sign Language major from Abington, Pennsylvania*
• Ryan Spartin, junior History major from Wilmington, Delaware
• Maya Valdez, senior Biology major from Elmhurst, Illinois*
• Reese Weaver, senior Theatre Arts major from Brandywine, Maryland*
• Moonasia Williams, senior Cinema and Asian Studies major from Baltimore*

*Students who also comprise the Green TerrorTones.

Additionally, Meg Christie Hasse, assistant professor of Environmental Studies, and community member Tobi Hasse perform with the College Choir. Alum Jordan Greene '24, coordinator of Student Engagement, performs with the Green TerrorTones.

Adjunct lecturer Brian Frazier directs Jazz Night on Thursday, Dec. 4, at 7 p.m., in WMC Alumni Hall. The concert features diverse styles of jazz, including classic big band swing, bebop, Latin, funk, and rock and roll. 

Highlights of the program include "Over the Rainbow" from "The Wizard of Oz," Earth, Wind & Fire's "Fantasy," Booker T. and the M.G.'s "Green Onions," and Dizzy Gillespie's "Manteca."

Students performing include:

• Will Canery, first-year Environmental Studies major from Laurel, Maryland
• Gianna Corrieri, first-year student from York, Pennsylvania
• Aedan Gannon, sophomore Psychology major from Westminster, Maryland
• Leo Hill, sophomore Writing & Publishing major from Catonsville, Maryland
• Mya Holden, first-year Biomedical Science and Spanish major from Marion Station, Maryland
• Emily Knight, sophomore Marketing major from Pocomoke City, Maryland
• Carrie Liffiton, senior Elementary Education major from Bethesda, Maryland
• Matt Lyons-Bennington, first-year Psychology major from Rockville, Maryland
• Connor Marchant, first-year Cinema major from Wilmington, Massachusetts
• Kaylah Morosko, sophomore Environmental Studies major from Baltimore
• Seth Rosas, first-year student from Studio City, California
• Dylan Smith, sophomore Art major from Baltimore
• Alex Turbyville Adams, first-year Spanish major from Millersville, Maryland
• Reese Weaver, senior Theatre Arts major from Brandywine, Maryland
• Gray Wheatley, sophomore English major from Federalsburg, Maryland

Community members will join the students on stage during the performance.

Senior Lecturer in Music Linda Kirkpatrick directs the McDaniel College Band Concert on Friday, Dec. 5, at 7 p.m. in WMC Alumni Hall. The band comprises McDaniel students, as well as McDaniel faculty members, alumni, and community musicians, including students from Carroll Community College and Carroll County Public Schools.

Selections include "Arabian Dances" by Brian Balmages, "Yosemite Autumn" by Mark Camphouse, and "Molly on the Shore" by Percy Grainger. Shelley Ensor, senior adjunct lecturer in Music, is the guest soloist on “Christmas from the '50s.”

McDaniel students performing include: 

• Terrin Bergschneider, senior Cinema major from Hagerstown, Maryland
• Stephen Fedorchak, sophomore Business Administration major from Odenton, Maryland
• Ryan Gervasi, junior Environmental Studies major from Street, Maryland
• Matt Lyons-Bennngton, first-year Psychology major from Rockville, Maryland
• Ben Maners, first-year student from Rising Sun, Maryland
• Anjani Martins, senior History major from Silver Spring, Maryland
• Allyson McGowan, senior Health Sciences major from Elkton, Maryland
• Josh Morgan, junior Business Administration major from Bel Air, Maryland
• Leife Pearson, first-year Chemistry major from Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

McDaniel alumni Bruce Darsch '79, Esther Jones '14, Debbie Seidel '84, James Tarr '80, and Allison Wyper Ashby '09 perform, along with Music department faculty members Brian Frazier, Michael Hirsh, and Robert Sirois.

Other performers are Carroll Community College students Meghan Brown, Ava Button, Nicholas Dunford, Paige Gordon, Kaylah Kelley, Jacob Layton, Erich Repp, and Trenten Starr; Carroll County high school students Liam Curry, Blake Harrison, and Miles Hoff; and community musicians Jeff Baker, Jocelyn Buccheister, Emily Chaffer, Collin David, Travis Dixon, Nicole Helie, Jeff Hiner, Gordon Masters, Jeffrey Ripps, Marjorie Roberts, Mark Runkles, Lynne Scherbarth, Ashley Sier, and Erin Welch.

Titled "A Musical Call for Unity," the Westminster Symphony Orchestra Concert takes place Saturday, Dec. 6, at 3 p.m. in WMC Alumni Hall. Directed by Linda Kirkpatrick, senior lecturer in Music, the Westminster Symphony Orchestra is composed of McDaniel and Carroll Community College students, as well as Music faculty and community musicians.

The featured composer for the concert is Valerie Coleman, who was commissioned to write "Umoja: Anthem of Unity for Orchestra" for the Philadelphia Orchestra, which premiered in 2019. Other selections include "The Planets: Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity" by Gustav Holst; Vivaldi’s "Winter Concerto" featuring Music faculty member Nicholas Currie on violin; and "A Hip-Hop Fantasy Stand” rapped by Tony Gerald, owner of Collision Course in Westminster, Maryland. McDaniel College's Gospel Choir plans to sing "Feliz Navidad" along with the orchestra to close out the concert.

McDaniel students performing are: 

• Marlow Adams-Pettigrew, first-year Art major from Brooklyn, Maryland
• Emerson Alberti-Ramirez, junior History and Spanish major from Columbia, Maryland
• Khristine Gomez, sophomore Psychology major from Dumfries, Virginia
• Payten Littlejohn, sophomore Biology and Spanish major from Hanover, Pennsylvania
• Abigail Rubin, senior Art major from Westminster, Maryland

Other performers are McDaniel Music faculty Brian Frazier, Michael Hirsh, David Motter, Robert Sirois, and Nick Reider, along with staff accompanist Rachel Andrews, as well as Carroll Community College faculty member Cindy Rosenberg, who is assistant director.

Community musicians include Mara Ahlquist, David Apple, Jeff Baker, Phillip Bracy, Nicole Bradbury, Cora Belgrave, Susan Carmichael-Kerry, Susan Cloud, Nicholas Currie, Collin David, Hannahlore Debenham, Amanda Dusold, Lynn Fleming, Margaret Frazier, Kent Goble, Jennifer Harper, Robin Harrison, Nicole Helie, Jeff Hiner, Jennifer Hoff, Kathleen Jansen, Gordon Masters, Grace McNeal, Josh Richman, Jeffrey Ripps, Heidi Schultz, Thea Selby Harrison, Kevin Solomowitz, Frank Starobin, Kate Strom, Ethan Warfield, Erin Welch, and Wendy Willis.

The Gospel Choir performs Sunday, Dec. 7, at 3 p.m. in WMC Alumni Hall. Directed by Senior Adjunct Lecturer Shelley Ensor and accompanied by Alice Dorsey, the Gospel Choir performs traditional and contemporary gospel music along with some holiday favorites. 

Ensor said, "Come prepared to sing along and dance as the Gospel Choir sings your soul happy!"

The choir consists of McDaniel students:

• Lyndie McConaghy, sophomore Criminal Justice major from Columbia, Maryland
• Marvel Nwabufo, sophomore Psychology major from Abuja, Nigeria
• Taylor Parker, sophomore Social Work major from Severn, Maryland
• Liana Samuel, first-year Health Sciences major from Lancaster, Pennsylvania
• Jaylin Smith, senior Theatre Arts and English major from Sykesville, Maryland
• Monet Smith, sophomore Writing & Publishing major from Randallstown, Maryland
• Sarah Wetherson, first-year Health Sciences major from Westminster, Maryland
• India Yates, first-year Psychology major from Baltimore

Other performers are McDaniel Music faculty members Glenn Caldwell and Michael Hirsh; alumni Kate Jacobs '22 and Jordan Greene '24, coordinator of Student Engagement; and community musicians Michael Armacost, Shawn Dennison, Joseph Evans, Lenny Foust, and Chris James.