Trine choir joins with First Wayne Street Sanctuary Choir for Fort Wayne concert

The Trine University Choir will partner with the First Wayne Street Sanctuary Choir in Fort Wayne to perform “Songs to Soothe the Soul,” a celebration of choral music by noted female composers, on Sunday, March 22.

The free concert begins at 2:30 p.m. in the sanctuary of First Wayne Street United Methodist Church, 300 E. Wayne St., Fort Wayne.

Both ensembles are led by Geoffrey North, D.Mus., director of choral studies and adjunct professor at Trine University and music director at First Wayne Street United Methodist Church.

The concert includes works by American composers Gwyneth Walker and Elaine Hagenberg and Canadian composer Sarah Quartel. Fort Wayne Philharmonic cellist Brian Klickman also will perform.

This is the second concert of the spring for Trine University’s music program.

“Providing our students the opportunity to perform with adult and professional musicians from the Fort Wayne community expands our musical community and the foundation of music education beyond academics as a lifelong pursuit of creativity,” said Brad Jopek, DMA, director of the music program at Trine University. “It also demonstrates our commitment to community outreach as a music program and the exceptional quality of our student musicians and promotes Trine University’s mission of providing formative learning opportunities through collaborative concert programming. I always look forward to attending and supporting this concert, which Dr. North has carefully curated. It is one of my favorite concerts of the year due to its collaborative environment!”

Parking is available at the church, with additional parking available at the Town Center Parking Garage, 828 S. Clinton St.

Choir members

Trine University Choir members are as follows:

Soprano: Mia Diaz, an exercise science major from Goshen, Indiana; Lillian Domsich, a finance major from Carmel, Indiana; Alison Griffin, a biomedical engineering major from Brookville, Indiana; Braya Keen, an elementary education/special education major from Auburn, Indiana; Faith Marshall, a forensic science major from Brookville, Indiana; Linnea Pendley, a forensic science major from Noblesville, Indiana; Jersey Strieter, an elementary education/special education major from Rolling Prairie, Indiana; and Kailey Tirador, an exercise science major from Angola, Indiana.

Alto: Jada Blanchard, a chemical engineering major from Holland, Ohio; Aubrie Dunlap, a psychology major from Crown Point, Indiana; Sarah Goffer, a mathematics education major from Rockford, Michigan; Lillian Green, a software engineering major from Lawrenceburg, Indiana; Abigail Hansen, a chemical engineering major from Frankfort, Illinois; and Avalon Schnelker, an English major from Cromwell, Indiana.

Tenor: Ryder Brown, a communication major from Montpelier, Ohio; Caleb Grasser, a computer engineering major from Metamora, Ohio; Anthony Knecht, a mechanical engineering major from Friedens, Pennsylvania; Brandon Leavitt, a computer science and information technology major from Litchfield, Michigan; and Ryan Sederstrom, an electrical engineering major from Cedar Lake, Indiana.

Bass: Hunter Creger, a software engineering major from Adrian, Michigan; Garrett Dixon, a civil engineering major from Lewis Center, Ohio; Benjamin Hercules, a design engineering technology major from New Franklin, Ohio; and Wesley Parsley, a forensic science major from Martinsville, Indiana.