DWU Music
Choir and Bells Concert
Concert Program
Order of Appearance
The Highlanders
Dr. Clinton Desmond, director
Erin Desmond, piano
I Choose Love
Mark A. Miller
Brody Riggs, baritone
Famine Song
VIDA, arr. Matthew Culloton
Weep No More
David N. Childs
Here I Am, Lord
Daniel L. Schutte, arr Jack Schrader
The Heart Sings On
Joseph M. Martin
I Want It That Way
Max Martin and Andreas Carlsson, arr. Nathan Howe
Wesleyan Bells
Erin Desmond, director
Kingsfold
Traditional Hymn, arr. Kevin McChesney
Simple Gifts
Shaker Hymn, arr. Catherine McMichael
Yankee Doodle
Traditional American Song, arr. Kirtsy Mitchell
Dakota Wesleyan Choir
Dr. Clinton Desmond, director
Erin Desmond, piano
The Last Words of David
Randall Thompson
Hear My Prayer
Moses Hogan
Ching-A-Ring-Chaw
Aaron Copland, arr. Irving Fine
Dirait-on
Morten Lauridsen
Abandon entouré d'abandon,
tendresse touchant aux tendresses...
C'est ton intérieur qui sans cesse
se caresse, dirait-on; se caresse en soi-même,
par son propre reflet éclairé.
Ainsi tu inventes le theme du Narcisse exhaucé.
Translation:
Devotion in circles of devotion,
tenderness touches tendernesses…
It is your inward that incessantly
caresses itself, so they say; caresses itself,
through its own reflection.
Thus you invent the theme of Narcissus satisfied.
Combined Choirs
Dr. Clinton Desmond, director
Erin Desmond, piano
Take This Gift
Tracy Wong
Veronica Arevalo-Flores, percussion
Personnel
The Highlanders
Under the direction of Dr. Clinton Desmond
Veronica Arevalo-Flores
Kamryn Boettcher
Kenna Dickson
Elise Foster
Natasha Foster
Michael Freeman
Cody Hansen
Addison King
Gracie Moore
Contess Reyos
Brody Riggs
Trenten Skorepa
Peightan Thomsen
Auston Twiggs
Calvin Wallace
Darin Wendt
Wesleyan Bells
Under the direction of Erin Desmond, M.M.
Veronica Arevalo-Flores
Rylee Benda
Hannah Conkling
Rian Douvier
Elise Foster
Brylee Grof
Cody Hansen
Ainsley Kurtz
Isabel LeFebvere
Sellena Taylor
Troy Thompson
Calvin Wallace
Camille Zachrison
Dakota Wesleyan Choir
Under the direction of Dr. Clinton Desmond
Joel Allen
Arne Braught
Suzanne Burris
Devin Carey
Theresa Campbell
Michael Catalano
Jeffrey Clendening
Jenna Dennert-Jamison
Sharien Hannigan
Kate Miller
Anne Moege
Diane Moke
Christina Nath
Dana Neugebauer
Mike Ratigan
Trista Reader
Renea Schoenfelder
Ly Stoebner
Sellena Taylor
Loren Wegehaupt
Curt Wehlander
Hannah Wehlander
Lori Wehlander
Meet The Conductors
“I love sharing the act of creation with students. It is a collaborative process that begins with the first reading of a new piece and ends with the performance for an audience. I
find that choral music has the power to affect a wide range of emotions, as well as the ability to motivate, inspire and heal.”
— DR. CLINTON DESMOND
Clinton Desmond is the chair for the Ron and Sheilah Gates Department of Music and the director of choral activities. Erin Desmond is the university accompanist and an associate
professor of music.
Clinton Desmond, DMA
Erin Desmond, M.M.
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Friends of The Performing Arts
The Dakota Wesleyan University Friends of The Performing Arts is a society of music and theatre supporters organized to raise funds for music and theatre scholarships. These funds aid the DWU directors to offer scholarship opportunities to music and theatre students, as well as provide opportunities to purchase new instruments and equipment.
Donor List
Impresario: $2,500 and Up
Ron and Sheilah Gates
Terry and Diana Nebelsick
Brad and Teresa Pratt
Director: $1,000-$2,499
John and LuAnn Clarke
Terry and Lori Kueker
Robert McWhirter
James and Roxane Follett
Lori and Curt Wehlander
Joel and Linda Black
Pat Breidenbach
Tom and Charlys Dice
Carol Grode-Hanks and Eric Hanks
John Jacoway and Linda Kropenske
Dan and Ashley Kittle
Rowena Nebelsick
Patron: $500-$999
Taya and Alan Sazama
Fredel and Jason Thomas
Kitty and Joel Allen
Daniel L. Miller and Melissa A. Vatter-Miller
David Aslesen
Steve and Tammy Bamberg
Dan and Trudy Gabel
Julie Hart Schutte and Brett Schutte
Jacquelyn and Dusty Johnson
Thomas and Sherri Patzer
Mary Puetz
Puetz Design + Build
Artist: $250-$499
Clinton and Erin Desmond
Joan Pflugrath Lubben and Tim Lubben
Mark Puetz and Katie Murphy
Melissa and Steve Weber
Mike and Pam Catalano
Ensemble: $100-$249
John Lasher
Anthony and Emile Purcell
Corbin and Sydnee Kramer
Katherine Caldwell
Ashley and Jared Digmann
Jessica and Scott Dollahon
Sean and Deborah Flynn
Laurie Langland
Steve and Carmen Mach
Mickie and Troy Metzinger
Marilyn Vatter
Tim Ziegenhagen and Pat Gott
Kyle and Ashley Herges
Prodigy: Up to $99
Tatum Dean
Jan and Tate Larson
S&M Printing: Bob and Pat Miller
Angie Sewell
Randi and Charlie Christensen
Janet and Doug Greenway
John and Mary Larson
Leah and Cory Mellegaard
Lori and John Solberg
Jasmine Krempges
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