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title: "Dordt to host small ensembles recital on Saturday, November 23"
date: 2024-11-20T10:13:00-06:00
author: Sarah Moss
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 Nov 20, 2024 

# Dordt to host small ensembles recital on Saturday, November 23

Dordt University will host a small ensembles recital on Saturday, November 23, at 7:30 p.m. in the B.J. Haan Auditorium.

 

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 ![]()The community is invited to the Small Ensembles recital on Saturday, November 23, at 7:30 p.m. in the B.J. Haan Auditorium.  
  
The recital will feature three ensembles: The Brass Ensemble, the Clarinet Quartet and the Saxophone Quartet. Each group will play several pieces in a variety of styles and genres, including jazz, classical, spirituals and hymn tunes. Befitting a concert in Iowa, there will also be a song entitled “Bloodthirsty Blizzard” by Chris Evan Hass.  
  
Performers in the Brass Ensemble include:  
  
Nathanael Herman, trumpet  
Elliot Hoekstra, trumpet  
Erin Howerzyl, trumpet  
Kara De Berg, horn  
Nathan Bakker, euphonium  
Chris Tamisiea, euphonium  
Andrew Chesebro, tuba  
  
Playing in the Clarinet Quartet will be:  
  
Courtney Joiner, Reyna Moss,  
Emma Morrison, clarinet  
Nia Hoekstra, bass clarinet  
  
For their final piece “Bei Mir," the Clarinet Quartet will be joined by their instructor Dr. Beverly Gibson on clarinet and Matthew Taylor on the drum set.  
  
The performers in the Saxophone Quartet are:  
  
Sierra Meyer, alto saxophone and soprano saxophone  
Breanna Ten Pas, soprano saxophone and alto saxophone  
Brody Joens, tenor saxophone and baritone saxophone  
Joshua Rathjen, baritone saxophone and tenor saxophone  
  
Each of these performers will be playing more than one instrument during the concert.

**About Dordt University**

As an institution of higher education committed to the Reformed Christian perspective, Dordt University equips students, faculty, alumni, and the broader community to work toward Christ-centered renewal in all aspects of contemporary life. Located in Sioux Center, Iowa, Dordt is a comprehensive university named to the best college lists by the Wall Street Journal, Times Higher Education, Forbes.com, Washington Monthly, and Princeton Review.

 

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