Communication & Performing Arts

Develop your creativity through writing, reading and performing with Communication & Performing Arts courses at NDSCS.

This department provides advising for a variety of Liberal Arts programs. Click here for a complete list of Liberal Arts transfer options.

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​The Department of Communication & Performing Arts is committed to helping you develop skills in:

  • Writing
  • Reading
  • Critical Thinking 

These skills provide an excellent foundation for success in future careers or in pursuing advanced degrees.
The department is also committed to fostering and promoting faculty development to advance content knowledge and broaden our understanding of teaching and learning.

Performing Arts Courses

If you’re interested in the arts while attending NDSCS, the Performing Arts Department offers instrumental, vocal and theater opportunities. Click here if you are interested in learning about extra curricular performing arts opportunities. 

Concert Choir - The NDSCS Concert Choir performs a variety of literature from all eras and is open to all college students.  The choir rehearses twice a week with additional opportunities for smaller ensembles and private voice. The choir presents concerts on campus, tours regionally each December, and tours nationally every other year.

Concert Band - The Concert Band performs a variety of band literature and is open to all college students. The band rehearses twice a week with additional opportunities for smaller ensembles and private lessons.  The band presents concerts on campus, participates at homecoming, and tours nationally every other year.

Wildcat Singers - The NDSCS Wildcat Singers are an auditioned group of concert choir singers that sing popular music.  The Singers perform regionally each month and visit school districts throughout the state.  The group rehearses twice a week, learns dance routines, and is accompanied by a rhythm section.

Wildcat Jazz Band - The NDSCS Wildcat Jazz Band is an auditioned group of concert band students that performs jazz standards and contemporary pieces. The Band performs regionally each month and visits school districts throughout the state.  The group rehearses twice a week and students have opportunities to explore jazz methods and improvisation.

Theater - NDSCS offers two classes in drama and presents a production each semester that is open to the public.  There are many opportunities for students to participate on and off stage in various roles.  Drama students may also attend professional productions as part as their education.

Private Lessons - NDSCS offers private instruction in voice, piano, all band instruments, and bass guitar.  Students will attend weekly lessons and are expected to complete a jury/recital at the end of each semester.

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Community Choir Concert

High School Choirs to join NDSCS for Community Choir Concert

02-14-2019
Choir students from Wahpeton High School and Breckenridge High School will join the choir from NDSCS.

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NDSCS All-Collegiate Choir members

NDSCS students named to North Dakota All-Collegiate Choir

02-04-2019
Three students from the NDSCS Concert Choir were named to the 2019 North Dakota All-Collegiate Choir.

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Saxophone and music

NDSCS Performing Arts Department to present Holiday Concert December 4

11-27-2018
The NDSCS Performing Arts Department will present its holiday concert on December 4, 2018.

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The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe

NDSCS Performing Arts Department to present its fall play: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe

11-02-2018
The NDSCS Performing Arts Department will present its fall play, The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe.

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Music with fall leaves

NDSCS Performing Arts Department to present Fall Concert October 23

10-10-2018
The NDSCS Performing Arts Department will present its first concert of the season on Tuesday, October 23, 2018.

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NDSCS Performing Arts department to present two concerts in April

04-11-2018
The NDSCS Performing Arts department will present two concerts in April.

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NDSCS Performing Arts Department to present Charlotte’s Web

Charlotte's Web
03-22-2018

The North Dakota State College of Science Performing Arts Department will present its spring play, Charlotte’s Web, at 7:00 p.m. on March 27 and 28 in the Bremer Bank Theatre in the Harry Stern and Ella Stern Cultural Center on the NDSCS campus in Wahpeton. Admission at the door is $5 for adults, and $1 for students.

Charlotte’s Web is based on the story by E.B. White, and dramatized by Joseph Robinette.

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High School Bands to join NDSCS for Band Festival

01-26-2018
The bands from Wahpeton High School and Breckenridge High School will join the band from North Dakota State College of Science to perform a free concert.

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NDSCS student musicians to perform with statewide collegiate groups

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01-25-2018

Five students from North Dakota State College of Science will be performing with statewide collegiate music groups on February 3. The students are:

North Dakota Collegiate Women’s Honor Choir:
Nicole Demars, Cavalier, N.D.
Faith Goettle, Campbell, Minn.
Brandi Romereim, Wahpeton, N.D.

North Dakota Intercollegiate Band:
Dilan Kluver-Pasche, Hoffman, Minn.
Luke Olsby, Wahpeton, N.D.

The Women’s Collegiate Honor Choir students will perform with singers from other North Dakota colleges at a concert on February 3 at 3:00 p.m. at the Reineke Fine Arts Center at North Dakota State University. The choir is an annual tradition at the North Dakota Choral Directors Association (ACDA) yearly convention. This year’s conductor is Dr. Philip A. Swan, who is Co-Director of Choral Studies at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisc. The students will prepare music during the month of January and have two days of rehearsal with Dr. Swan prior to the concert. 

The Intercollegiate Band students will perform with instrumentalists from other North Dakota colleges at a concert on February 3 at 3:00 p.m. at the Reiland Fine Arts Center at the University of Jamestown. The band has become an annual tradition in the state. This will mark the second year of NDSCS participation in the group. This year’s conductor is Professor Emeritus Larry Gookin of Central Washington University, of Ellensburg, Wash. The students will prepare music during the month of January and have two days of rehearsal with Professor Gookin prior to the concert.

NDSCS Performing Arts Department to present Holiday Concert December 5

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11-28-2017

The NDSCS Performing Arts Department will present its holiday concert on December 5, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. in the Bremer Bank Theatre in the Harry Stern and Ella Stern Cultural Center. Free will donations will be accepted and there will be a reception following the concert.

The concert will feature the NDSCS Concert Band under the direction of Dr. Adam Hollingsworth and the Concert Choir under the direction of Bryan Poyzer. This will be the final concert of the semester and will feature a variety of music, including three pieces by the newly formed NDSCS Voice Ensemble. There will also be a jazz piano tribute to Vince Guaraldi, the composer behind A Charlie Brown Christmas, by second year students Wayne Doe and Ben Schuler. The concert will conclude with a few sing-along carols.

The NDSCS Choir students will also perform at West Acres Mall in Fargo, N.D. on Friday, December 1 at 12:00 p.m.