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NDSCS Students Named to North Dakota All-Collegiate Men’s Choir

01-19-2017
Four students from North Dakota State College of Science have been named to the North Dakota All-Collegiate Men’s Choir.

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Local music ensembles to join NDSCS for Choir Festival

02-17-2017
The NDSCS Concert Choir will be joined by the choirs from Wahpeton High School and Breckenridge High School for a Choir Festival on Monday, February 27, 2017.

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NDSCS Students Participate in North Dakota Intercollegiate Band Festival

03-08-2017
Three students from the North Dakota State College of Science participated in the North Dakota Intercollegiate Band Festival in Fargo in February.

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NDSCS Performing Arts Department to present School House Rock Live! Jr.

03-21-2017
The North Dakota State College of Science Performing Arts Department will present its spring play, School House Rock Live! Jr.

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NDSCS Concert Band and Concert Choir to Perform April 6

03-28-2017
The NDSCS Concert Band and Concert Choir will perform in the College’s spring concert at 7:30 p.m. on April 6 in the Harry Stern and Ella Stern Cultural Center on the NDSCS campus in Wahpeton.

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NDSCS Jazz Band and Wildcat Singers to perform April 24

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04-17-2017

The North Dakota State College of Science Jazz Band and Wildcat Singers will conclude their concert series with a performance on Monday, April 24, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. The concert will be held at the Bremer Bank Theatre in the Harry Stern and Ella Stern Cultural Center on the NDSCS campus in Wahpeton.

The concert, which is free and open to the public, will feature a variety of genres including rock, pop, country and jazz.

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NDSCS Performing Arts Department to present Fall Concert October 24

10-12-2017
The NDSCS Performing Arts Department will present its first concert of the season on Tuesday, October 24, 2017.

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NDSCS Performing Arts department to present fall play November 16-18

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11-08-2017

The North Dakota State College of Science Performing Arts Department will present its fall play, The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townwomen’s Guild Dramatic Society Murder Mystery, November 16-18 in the Bremer Bank Theatre in the Harry Stern and Ella Stern Cultural Center. The performances will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, and 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. General Admission tickets are $5 for adults and $1 for students.

The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townwomen’s Guild Dramatic Society Murder Mystery is a comedy by David McGillivray and Walter Zerlin, Jr., presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.

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.

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.