Hesston College music student Emma Roth has been selected to perform as a soloist with the Newton Mid-Kansas Symphony Orchestra (NMKSO) at the Poised for Pops concert at 7 p.m., Saturday, April 16, at the Newton High School Auditorium.

Roth will sing Broadway selections, including a medley from the Disney musical “Frozen” and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s world famous musical “Cats.”

Roth, a sophomore from Goshen, Ind., is a soprano with the Bel Canto Singers, the college’s premier vocal ensemble, and plays violin in the Chamber Orchestra at Hesston College. She has performed lead roles in several Hesston College theatre productions including the musicals “Little Women” and “Working” and the dramas “Our Town” and “These Shining Lives.” Roth studies voice with music faculty member Holly Swartzendruber.

Hesston College music faculty member Matthew Schloneger said Roth was chosen when NMKSO manager Jill Gatz contacted the music department to recommend a student to serve as soloist. The faculty recommended students based on the concert repertoire.

“Gatz came to view a rehearsal of the spring musical (“Working”) and listen to the students perform, and she chose Emma,” said Schloneger. “We are excited that one of our own students will have this opportunity!”

In addition to Roth’s selections, the NMKSO, conducted by Thomas W. Douglas, will perform music from “Chicago,” “Bye Bye Birdie,” “My Fair Lady,” “Star Wars,” and “Best of the Beatles.” The NMKSO Flute section will also perform the “Flute Cocktail.”

The Poised for Pops concert marks the beginning of the Spring into the Arts Festival sponsored by the Newton Area Arts Council.

Tickets can be purchased in advance for $12.50 for adults and $6 for students and at the door for $15.00 for adults and $7 for students. Children under 12 are free with an adult. Tickets are available at the Faith and Life Bookstore in Newton and the NMKSO office or online at www.nmkso.org.