Bel Canto Singers is made up of 20 to 30 persons chosen by audition throughout the prior school year. Bel Canto performs sacred and secular music at campus events, in the community and on extended weekend tours throughout the U.S. Every other summer (in odd numbered years) Bel Canto takes a two-week tour. Contact Karen Unruh to sign up for a choral and music scholarship audition.
Bel Canto Singers 2024-25 Roster
SOPRANO
Lily Corkill, So. (Olsburg, Kan.), Evelyn Gaertner, Fr. (Newton, Kan.), Jamie Krehbiel, So. (Hesston, Kan.), Caroline Miller, So. (Arlington, Kan.), Desirae Rodriguez, Jr. (Whittier, Calif.)
ALTO
Uyen (Ava) Huynh, Fr. (Lamdong, Vietnam), Misaki Kurata, Fr. (Osaka, Japan), Anja Martinez, Fr. (Topeka, Kan.), Ashleigh Williams, So. (Eaton, Colo.), Rylee Weishaupt, So. (Goshen, Ind.), Josalyn Wipf, So. (Huron, S.D.)
TENOR
Gabriel Clark, So. (Goshen, Ind.), Angelo Jenkins, Fr. (Oklahoma City, Okla.) fall semester, Charles Miller, So. (Arlington, Kan.)
BASS
Nolan Gorman, Fr. (Redmond, Ore.), Devin Miller, So. (Hesston, Kan.) Sebastian Pavlovich, Fr. (Lindsborg, Kan.) Christian Ryan, So. (Topeka, Kan.) fall semester, Ethan Thompson, Fr. (Hesston, Kan.)
Bel Canto Singers 2023-24 Roster
SOPRANO
Meg Beyer, Sr. (Harrisonburg, Va.), Lily Corkill, Fr. (Olsburg, Kan.), Jamie Krehbiel, Fr. (Hesston, Kan.), Caroline Miller, Fr. (Arlington, Kan.), Eva Perry, Fr. (Rocky Ford, Colo.), Desirae Rodriguez, So. (Whittier, Calif.)
ALTO
Alyssa Coonce, Fr. (Hutchinson, Kan.), Hadassa Friesen, So. (Neuland, Paraguay), Joanna Gomez Ramirez, Fr. (Hesston, Kan.), Joy Jones, So. (Lockhart, Texas), Rylee Weishaupt, Fr. (Goshen, Ind.), Ashleigh Williams, Fr. (Eaton, Colo.)
TENOR
Gabriel Clark, Fr. (Goshen, Ind.), Charles Miller, Fr. (Arlington, Kan.), Larry Ruffin, So. (Choctaw, Okla.) Christian Ryan, Fr. (Topeka, Kan.) fall semester
BASS
Abraham Cadillo Quispe, Jr. (Yokohama, Japan) fall semester, Jakob Lehmann (Ingolstadt, Germany), Daniel Miller, So. (Arlington, Kan.), Devin Miller, Fr. (Hesston, Kan.) Aidan Swartzendruber, Sr. (Henderson, Neb.) fall semester
Bel Canto Singers 2022-23 Roster
SOPRANO
Meg Beyer, Jr. (Harrisonburg, Va.), Hadassa Friesen Pauls, Fr. (Neuland, Paraguay) spring semester, Kelly Miller, Jr. (Archbold, Ohio) fall semester, Desirae Rodriguez, Fr. (Whittier, Calif.)
ALTO
Alyssa Burkholder, Jr. (Goessel, Kan.), Anna Joy Jones, Fr. (Lockhart, Texas), Kara Longenecker, Sr. (Harrisonburg, Va.), Ginny Miller, So. (Harrisonburg, Va.), Sadie Oesch, So. (Caldwell, Idaho), Rachel Weaver, Sr. (Broadway, Va.)
TENOR
Luke Allison, Sr. (Freeman, S.D.), Luke Huyard, So. (Harrisonburg, Va.), Andrew Miller, Fr. (Kidron, Ohio), Jack Shingler, Sr. (Creston, Ohio)
BASS
Abraham Cadillo Quispe, So. (Yokohama, Japan), Jesse Kanagy, So. (Lancaster, Pa.), Daniel Miller, Fr. (Arlington, Kan.), Eli Stoll, Fr. (Harrisonburg, Va.), Aidan Swartzendruber, Jr. (Henderson, Neb.), Marinocean Joynathan Widjaja, Fr. (Bintaro, Indonesia)
Bel Canto Singers 2021-22 Roster
SOPRANO
Anna Banman, So. (Lenexa, Kan.), Bethany Masters, So. (Mount Eaton, Ohio), Kelly Miller, So. (Archbold, Ohio), Adaylia Powers, So. (Buhler, Kan.), Rachel Teeter, So. (Hesston, Kan.)
ALTO
Alyssa Burkholder, So. (Goessel, Kan.), Meg Beyer, So. (Harrisonburg, Va.), Kara Longenecker, Jr. (Harrisonburg, Va.), Ginny Miller, Fr. (Harrisonburg, Va.), Alyssa Nolt, So. (Shickley, Neb.), Sadie Oesch, Fr. (Caldwell, Idaho)
TENOR
Luke Allison, Jr. (Freeman, S.D.), Luke Huyard, Fr. (Harrisonburg, Va.), Jack Shingler, Jr. (Kidron, Ohio), Isaac Tice, So. (Buhler, Kan.)
BASS
Abraham Cadillo Quispe, Fr. (Yokohama, Japan), Sam Groff, Fr. (Harrisonburg, Va.), Jesse Kanagy, Fr. (Lancaster, Pa.), Aidan Swartzendruber, So. (Henderson, Neb.)
Bel Canto Singers 2020-21 Roster
SOPRANO
Anna Banman, Fr. (Lenexa, Kan.), Bethany Masters, Fr. (Mount Eaton, Ohio), Kelly Miller, Fr. (Archbold, Ohio), Erin Peters, So, (Hesston, Kan.), fall, Adaylia Powers, Fr. (Buhler, Kan.), Rachel Teeter, Fr. (Hesston, Kan.)
ALTO
Alyssa Burkholder, Fr. (Goessel, Kan.), Meg Beyer, Fr. (Harrisonburg, Va.), Madison Higdon, So. (Kalona, Iowa), Natalie Ladd, So. (Hesston, Kan.), Kara Longenecker, So. (Harrisonburg, Va.), Alyssa Nolt, Fr. (Shickley, Neb.)
TENOR
Luke Allison, So. (Freeman, S.D.), Alexander Miller, So, (Arlington, Kan.), Isaac Tice, Fr. (Buhler, Kan.)
BASS
Ethan Klassen, So. (Mt. Lake, Minn.), Xavier Jang, So. (Siheung, South Korea) spring semester, Caleb Oesch, So. (Caldwell, Idaho), Connor Pixler, Fr. (Osawatomie, Kan.) fall semester, Aidan Swartzendruber, Fr. (Henderson, Neb.)
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