Fund raiser concert - St Peters Church - Sat May 15

A 70 strong student choir giving a concert in St Peters on Saturday 15th May.

The concert is in aid of the restoration of the organ in St Peters.

Important details below:

Kansas Wesleyan University Philharmonic Choir

Director Ken Hakoda
Saturday 15th May 8pm St Peter's Church of Ireland, Bandon
Admission: Euro 10 Children euro 5
Proceeds to go towards the restoration of the St Peter's Church Organ.


Here is an example of what they sing and other details about the director and soloist.

Movements from Dixit Dominus Handel
Spirituals by Moses Hogan
My Soul is anchored in the Lord
Jesus Lay Your Head in the Window
The Battle of Jericho
O Sifuni Mungu Arr. David Maddux
Bashana Haba’ah Nurit Hirsch
Arr. Leavitt

Past Life Melodies Sara Hopkin
Lord, Listen Your Children Ken Medema
Prayer of Children Kurt Bestor
Can You Hear? Jim Papoulis
Celebrate Keith Hampton

The guest soloist is as follows:-
Leslie Mangrum is an esteemed teacher and acclaimed performer. She is currently Assistant Professor of Music at Kansas Wesleyan University. Ms. Mangrum is also a Doctoral candidate in Voice Performance at the University of Oklahoma where she studies with the incomparable Marilyn Horne. While at the University of Oklahoma, Leslie performed the roles of Pamina in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, Belinda in Dido and Aeneas, and Gretel in Hansel and Gretel. Other favorite opera roles include Semele, Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi, and Nanetta in Falstaff. Ms. Mangrum is equally at home with oratorio and art song recital and has performed at The Living Opera, the Music Academy of the West, and Music Académie de Villecroze. She holds a Master of Music degree from Florida State University and a Bachelor of Music degree from Oklahoma State University. Leslie has taught voice privately and at universities for 9 years. Her students have been seen performing at the Lyric Theatre, Oklahoma City Philharmonic, Jewel Box, Pollard Theatre, Family Group Theatre, as well as Oklahoma University, Florida State University, and Rose State College.

Ken Hakoda - musical director:
Ken Hakoda is enjoying his sixth season as the music director/conductor of the Salina Symphony. During his tenure as music director, the Symphony has enjoyed tremendous growth in ticket sales with an average concert attendance of 900. The Salina Youth Symphony Program has also flourished under his leadership, growing from one orchestra into a comprehensive educational program involving 150 students from grade school through high school.
In addition to his work with the Symphony, Hakoda serves as assistant professor of music at Kansas Wesleyan University, where he teaches orchestra, choir, music education and music theory classes. He also directs choir at St. John’s Lutheran Church and produces the annual KWU/Salina Symphony Opera.
A native of Japan, Hakoda has lived in the United States since 1989. He earned master of music degrees in instrumental conducting and theory/composition from Wichita State University and bachelor’s degrees in theory/composition and music education from St. Olaf College. He is currently a doctoral candidate at Teachers College, Columbia University.
Hakoda is also known for his talent as a composer with over 20 works to his credit. He has won a number of awards and honors as a composer, including the 1998 Claude T. Smith Phi Beta Mu Composition Contest, the 1996 MMEA Collegiate Composition Contest and a Departmental Distinction at St. Olaf College. Hakoda also received the 2003 Outstanding Young Band Director Award from Kansas Bandmasters Association.