Doane University Music Department

11/12/2024

A reminder for any choral colleagues who follow this page: nominations for the 2025 Doane Vocal Festival (Jan. 5-6) are due this Friday, November 15. Here is a shortcut to the nomination form: doane.edu/vocal-festival.

Any questions, reach out to Reagan Gausman at [email protected], or Kurt Runestad at [email protected] We are excited about this year's festival!

Sunday, January 5& Monday, January 6, 2024Registration fee: $60 per student (please pay on the day of the festival when you come to register)Accompanist fee: $15Nomination form & deadline: Please nominate students by Friday, November 15, 2024. You can submit your nominations here.

09/22/2024

Doane Choir in services at Southwood Lutheran Church this morning: 8:30, 9:45, 11:00 am! Denise and team, thanks for hosting us!

09/12/2024

All the ensembles at Doane are off and running this fall, rehearsing and thriving! This is a picture of this year's (2024-25) Doane Choir.

07/11/2024

Doane representing at the Nebraska Choral Director's Association Summer convention earlier this week. Faculty, alumni, and current students all represented in this picture! GO TIGERS.

05/19/2024

What a wonderful music banquet and President’s Concert that all of these seniors were able to attend.
Congratulations to all of the seniors that graduated today! We are so very proud of you and all that you’ve accomplished in the last four years.

05/13/2024

We have another senior to celebrate on this Sunday! Today’s senior is Zekiel Krejci-Hyde!

Zekiel is a mathematics and data analytics major with minors in psychology and software development from Louisville, Nebraska. On campus, he is involved with Alpha Pi Epsilon, CAPE, PRISM, Doane Choir, Jazz Unlimited, and Doublewide. His favorite thing about the music department is how accepting the choir is, regardless of your major. His favorite memory was randomly going out to dinner with Jake Runestad and getting showed in at Bridgeport during choir tour. After graduation, Zekiel plans on organizing his life, finding a job/internship for a year, and then applying to grad schools.

Congradulations Zekiel! We are so proud of you and wish you the best on your future!

05/09/2024

Doublewide singing for a founding member of the group, Steve Kramer, who was visiting rehearsal today with his daughter Emery!

05/05/2024

We have another senior for this beautiful Sunday! Today’s senior is Percy Earle!

Percy is a theatre major and music minor from Columbus, Nebraska. On campus, she is involved in Alpha Psi Omega, Doane Choir, the social media manager for the choir and theatre departments, treasurer of Phi Sigma Tau Sorority, and the president of Doane Players. Her favorite thing about the music department is the bonds she has created over her last four years. Her favorite memory is going to Costa Rica. After graduation, Percy hopes to find an acting job!

Congradulations Percy! We love you and are rooting for you!

04/30/2024

Interested in teaching voice at Doane? We are hiring!

04/25/2024

Collegiate Chorale had their one day tour yesterday! Their first stop was Beatrice High School where Doane Alumni Hannah Loos teaches. Then, they performed at Thayer Central schools during lunch! Lastly, they performed at Fairbury High School. Thank you for sharing your music Collegiate Chorale!

04/23/2024

04/21/2024

Another lovely Sunday to celebrate another lovely senior. Today’s senior is Corina Grimaldo!

Corina is a biology major and Spanish minor from Friend, Nebraska. On campus, she is involved in Gamma Phi Iota Sorority, DULSA, and Doane Choir. Her favorite thing about the music department is how everyone is genuinely close with each other and has each other’s back. She enjoys that she has the chance to interact with people who aren’t science majors. She loves that everyone in choir is so different, but they all love to sing. Corina’s favorite memory is choir tour, especially the Oklahoma Church. After graduation, Corina plans to find a science job.

Congratulations Corina! We are so proud of you!

04/15/2024

We have another senior to celebrate on this lovely Sunday. Today’s senior is Kinsey Knorr!

Kinsey is a music education major from Lincoln, Nebraska. On campus, she in involved in Chi Delta Sorority, Doane Choir, Jazz Unlimited, Doane Theatre, NSEA Aspiring Educators, Doane Ambassadors, and NAFME. Her favorite thing about the music department is being able to participate in so many different opportunities and having such kind directors. Her favorite memory is being able to go on tour in Costa Rica. The people, culture, nature, and music were all so beautiful and she will never forget that trip! After graduation, Kinsey plans on teaching K-6 music at Fort Calhoun Schools!

We are so proud of you Kinsey and wish you the best luck on your future!

04/13/2024

One last mass choir rehearsal before our concert at 2pm. These choirs have been working so hard with Jake Runestad and are so excited to show off the work that they put in. We hope to see you all there!

04/12/2024

Welcome Columbus High School, Lincoln Southeast High School, and Wilber-Clatonia High School! We are starting off the morning with all of the choirs working with Jake Runestad, preparing for tomorrow’s concert. These students are sounding amazing already!

A reminder that tomorrow’s concert will start at 2pm on Heckman Stage. We hope to see you there!

04/07/2024

We’re back on another sunday to celebrate a wonderful senior. Today’s senior is Anna Harveson!

Anna is a music education major from Scottsbluff, Nebraska. On campus, she is involved in band, choir, jazz choir, Chi Delta Sorority, and is the band president. Her favorite thing about the music department is how much the the professors care about the students and want them to succeed. She also loves hanging out with everyone in the work study room. Her favorite memories are tours and traveling. After graduation, Anna plans on being the director of 5-12 band at Conestoga Public Schools!

We are so proud of you Anna and are wishing you the best of luck on your future!