ABERDEEN, S.D. – The Northern State University Music Department will present a Choral Spring Concert featuring the Concert Choir and Chamber Singers at 3 p.m. April 25 in the Johnson Fine Arts Center Jewett Theater.

The featured work for the Chamber Singers will be Johannes Brahms’ “Liebeslieder Walzer,” with Kenneth Boulton and JoAnne Barry playing piano, four-hands.

The Concert Choir will perform “The City” and “Identity” from Ola Gjeilo’s “Sunrise Mass” with the assistance of violinists Christopher Stanichar, Leandro Moutin, violist Josh Opp, cellist Grant Duvall, bassist Lucas Fredrick, and on keyboard—Tierra Decker.

The concert will feature special recognition to the seniors.

Other pieces to be performed will be “I carry your heart” by Connor Koppin, “Great God Almighty” arranged by Stacey V. Gibbs, and the Alice Parker and Robert Shaw arrangement of “My God Is A Rock.”

NSU Concert Choir and Chamber Singers are directed by Timothy Woods. Tierra Cassens is accompanist.

Due to COVID-19, admission is free to all 2020-21 NSU School of Fine Arts events. Limited seating is available. Masks are required for all patrons, and attendees are asked to follow appropriate social-distancing protocols.

The concert will also be livestreamed on the NSU Music Department Facebook page.

 

Concert Choir Personnel

 

SOPRANOS

Abigail Arhart, Fort Pierre*                           

Tara Fedt, Watertown                        

Emeline Glover, Sioux Falls*  

McKinley Hoselton, Richardton, N.D.*          

Claire Gilbert, Huron                          

Jayda Hunstad, Aberdeen*                

Kori Kerwin, Chamberlain*               

Laurelyn Joy Marmorstein, Aberdeen*         

Hope Patton, Aberdeen                                 

Morgan Rathjen, Huron

Sydney Raap, Aberdeen*                               

Gillian Roda, Buffalo Gap                               

Tyra Steinwand, Ellendale, N.D.*                  

Kasey Tobin, Aberdeen                      

Rosemary Vega, Chaska, Minn.*        

Morgan Wilson, Rapid City*  

 

ALTOS

Jennifer Appl, Aberdeen*                  

Destiny Constant, Clear Lake 

Naomi Davis, Watertown*                 

Megan Dockter, Watertown  

Sara Duncan, Volga                

Suzanne Fitterer, Sioux Falls*

Alexis Greshik, Wimbledon, N.D.                   

Therese Haberman, Bottineau, N.D. 

Kyndra Kranz, Watertown                  

Anna Loyd, Mandan, ND                                

Madison March, Rapid City               

Emily Meidinger, Mt. Vernon            

Margaret Meland, Watertown                      

Hannah Mielitz, Watertown              

Noelle Nemmers, Huron                                

Abbigayle Quinn, Cresbard*              

Lydia Saxton, Lake Mills*

Loretta Simon, Seneca*                                 

Abby Stauffenecker, Dell Rapids                   

Brooke Louise Thielbar, Hardwick, Minn.*

Melissa Ulber, Riverside, Calif.                      

Tatum Waldrop, Aberdeen*              

Demi Waldner, Hutterville                 

 

TENORS

Kevin Boring, Pierre*             

Cody Brouwer, Dimock                      

Patrick Calvillo, Walhalla, N.D.*        

Grant Duvall, Huron*             

Adam Henning, Watertown* 

Trey Litwiller, Huron*            

Dylan Rausch, Yankton*                     

Jacob Wild, Aberdeen*                      

 

BASSES

Chris Allen, Rapid City*                                  

MacKinley Bruemmer, La Crosse, Wis.*        

John Cassens, Faulkton*                                

Laine Converse, Omaha, Neb.           

Zeke Duncan, Mellette                                  

Dylan Eckart, Circle Pines, Minn.                   

Erik Fastenau, Aberdeen        

Lucas Fredrick, Aberdeen                              

Andrew Holland, De Smet                             

Cole Holmes, Aberdeen*                               

Cadin Kallenberger, Leola*                            

Michael Lytle, Rapid City*                             

Edu Mendoza, Cochabamba, Bolivia

Tanner Pietz, Aberdeen*                               

Trapper Simmers Stanley, N.D.*                    

Garytt Tostenson, Mina                                 

Reese Uecker                                     

Drew Veflin, Watertown

 

*Member of the Chamber Singers

 

About Northern State University

Northern State University is a student-centered institution that provides an outstanding educational experience, preparing students through the liberal arts and professional education for their future endeavors. A regional university, Northern offers rigorous academics; diverse civic, social and cultural opportunities; and a commitment to building an inclusive environment for all points of view. Northern also offers a broad-based athletics program, sponsoring 15 NCAA Division II intercollegiate varsity sports that compete in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (NSIC). The university strives to enrich the community through partnerships such as its Educational Impact Campaign, which opened a new South Dakota School for the Blind and Visually Impaired; new athletic and recreation fields; and, soon, an on-campus regional sports complex. With the $55 million campaign, NSU has been the recipient of more than $120 million in privately funded building projects and scholarships within a decade. To learn more, visit NSU Admissions.