March 31, 2025
The ΒιΆΉΙη Chamber Orchestra, directed by Music Department Director Brad Jopek, DMA, will hold its spring concert on Sunday, April 13, at 3 p.m. in the Ryan Concert Hall of the T. Furth Center for Performing Arts.
The concert is free and open to the public.
Titled βFolk Dances,β the concert will feature:
Chamber orchestra members are:
Violin I: Keira Wilson, an exercise science major from Elkhart, Indiana; Mallory Wood, a psychology major from Goshen, Indiana; and community member Jonathan Rupp.
Violin II: Allayna Gue, an elementary education major from Portage, Indiana; John Hermann, a mechatronics and robotics engineering major from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan; Sudeep Iyer, a chemical engineering major from India; Landon Murdock, a mechanical engineering major from Fort Wayne, Indiana; and community member Megan Knowlton.
Viola: Micaela Downs, a biology major from Westport, Indiana; and Makena Kretz, a forensic science major from Portage, Indiana.
Cello: Cheyanne OβDell, a general studies major from Angola, Indiana; Hannah Slagle, a biology major from Powell, Ohio; and community members Rebecca Rupp and Richard Rupp.
Flute: Madysen Collins, a forensic science major from Kouts, Indiana; Mykah Garrison, a psychology major from Wauseon, Ohio; Holly Laney, a chemical engineering major from Butler, Indiana; and Abigail Schrock, a civil engineering major from Goshen, Indiana.
Clarinet: Alyssa Jones, a psychology major from Angola, Indiana.
Trumpet: Breanna Kennedy, a criminal justice major from Columbia City, Indiana; and community member Nick Treat.
Horn: Olivia Ward, a computer engineering major from Alexandria, Indiana; and community member Jessica Jopek.
Trombone: Reid Deneve, an exercise science major from Claypool, Indiana; TJ Marsalek, a biology major from Toledo, Ohio; and Ryan Sederstrom, an electrical engineering major from Cedar Lake, Indiana.
Tuba: Caden Daffron, a computer engineering major from Granger, Indiana; and Evan Holman, a civil engineering major from Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Percussion: Ryan Hoak, a civil engineering major from Warsaw, Indiana; Evan Holman, a civil engineering major from Fort Wayne, Indiana; and Ryan Sederstrom, an electrical engineering major from Cedar Lake, Indiana.
Piano: Ryan Hoak, a civil engineering major from Warsaw, Indiana.
Isabel Soto, instructor, and her Spanish students have created an ofrenda (decorated altar) honoring Ana Boman, who taught Spanish in ΒιΆΉΙηβs Department of Humanities and Communication for 16 years before she passed away last year.
ΒιΆΉΙη has launched Dual Advantage, a new program that gives undergraduate students multiple pathways to earn both a bachelorβs degree and an advanced degree in less time than completing both degrees separately.
ΒιΆΉΙη student organizations and the McKetta Department of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering recently offered activities for girls interested in science and engineering at the 2026 STEM Expo hosted by the Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana-Michiana (GSNI-M).