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Nebraska Major State Day Sunday, August 19, 2007 Photos from Service: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 News Release | Sunday’s Sermon | Service Video State Day Calendar | Back to State Days Click on the photos for larger version (225 dpi)
Photo 1: The chamber singers of the Presbyterian Church of the Cross, from Omaha, performed the choral prelude to the Nebraska service. The 18 singers represented the most experienced and accomplished voices of that congregation’s music groups, said conductor Dana Sloan, minister of music. The group premiered a piece called “Prayer,” written by choir member H. Bruce Lobaugh, a retired musicologist. It featured a solo by mezzo-soprano Marietta Morhardt. Other soloists in the group’s 25-minute program of sacred music were sopranos Jayne Fredericks and Kristi Treu, and baritone Gary Lynn. “It is a wonderful honor to be here and to sing in this space,” Sloan said. “We know of the history of the church and the musicians who have been here. That kind of tradition is quite remarkable. The choir members are aware of it and it is a privilege to be a part of that in some small way.” |
