nsu department of music presents

Dr. Craig Aarhus, Associate Director of Bands, Mississippi State University

Dr. Boyd Perkins, Conductor, Director of Bands, Northern State University

Dr. Terry Beckler, Conductor, Associate Director of Bands, Northern State University

Mrs. Jessica Perkins, Clinician, Northern State University

Mr. Fred Hemke, Saxophone Clinician, Northern State University

Dr. Alan LaFave, Clarinet Clinician, Northern State University

Dr. Grant Manhart, High Brass Clinician, Northern State University

November, 14, 2012, 3 p.m. Johnson Fine Arts Center, Northern State University

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Dr. Craig Aarhus is associate director of bands and assistant professor of music at Mississippi State University. 

At MSU, he co-directs the famous Maroon Band and basketball pep bands, conducts the Starkville/MSU Community Band, and teaches courses in the Department of Music. As a member of the band faculty, Dr. Aarhus has been part of a team that has helped lead the band program to unprecedented growth, making it one of the largest bands in the Southeast.

A native of Alabama, Dr. Aarhus holds degrees in Music Education and Conducting from Auburn University and The University

of Iowa, respectively. While at Iowa, he received the prestigious Iowa Performance Fellowship and was a conducting student of Dr. Myron Welch. He also arranged music and wrote drill for the Hawkeye Marching Band and served as co-director of the Iowa Pep Band. He also directed the Southeast Iowa Concert Band at Iowa Wesleyan College for two years. Prior to his appointment at MSU, Dr. Aarhus was a successful middle school and high school band director in the public schools of Alabama.

 Dr. Aarhus is a member of several professional organizations, including Phi Beta Mu, CBDNA, the Mississippi Bandmasters Association, and Phi Mu Alpha, and has served as an adjudicator and clinician throughout the Southeast, Midwest, and in Canada.

 He is the Southern Division chair for the National Band Association and Southeast District governor for Kappa Kappa Psi. In 2010 and 2011, he received the StatePride Award from the MSU College of Education for excellence in teaching, research, and service.

 As a clinician/instructor at the Smith-Walbridge Drum Major Clinics for 12 years, Dr. Aarhus has had the opportunity to teach hundreds of high school and college drum majors from across the country. He and his family reside in Starkville and are members of First Presbyterian Church, where Dr. Aarhus is music director.

Dr. Boyd Perkins serves as Director of Bands and Chairman of the Music Department at Northern State University, Aberdeen, South Dakota. A native of Brookings, South Dakota, Perkins earned his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Wind Conducting from The University of Iowa. Additional degrees include a Master of Arts degree in Wind Conducting from The University of Iowa and a Bachelor of Science in Music Education from South Dakota State University. With successful public school teaching experience in Iowa, South Dakota, and Minnesota, Dr. Perkins has developed a strong multifaceted reputation as a music

educator in the areas of concert band, marching band, and jazz. He maintains an active adjudication and clinician schedule in all three areas. Dr. Perkins’ duties at NSU include low brass studies, instrumental conducting, marching band, symphonic band, marching band techniques, music-education courses, and student-teacher supervision. Most recently under Dr. Perkins’ leadership, the NSU Marching Wolves were the lone selection from South Dakota in the 2006 Waikiki Holiday Parade commemorating the 65th Anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. In 2005 the Marching Wolves were one of eight collegiate bands selected to appear in the Presidential Inaugural Parade in Washington, D.C. As a euphonium performer, Dr. Perkins has been the runner up in the national MTNA-Wurlitzer Brass competition, and has appeared as a soloist with numerous high school, college, and community bands. He is currently the Band Chair for the South Dakota Music Educators Association, editor of the “South Dakota Musician” magazine and the State representative for the National Band Association. His professional affiliations include College Band Directors National Association, National Band Association, South Dakota Bandmasters Association, Iowa Bandmasters Association, Music Educators National Conference, International Tuba Euphonium Association, International Trombone Association, Pi Kappa Lamda, and Phi Beta Mu.

Jessica Perkins, a native of Davenport, Iowa, has led successful and innovative band and orchestra programs at all levels of instruction. She holds a B.M. in Music Education and Euphonium Performance and a Master’s degree in Music Education, both from The University of Iowa. Prior to her appointment at Northern State University, she spent five years as the orchestra director at Simmons Middle School in Aberdeen, S.D. Under her direction, the Aberdeen Honor Orchestra performed at the South Dakota Music Educators Association Conference in Rapid City.

Before she moved to South Dakota, she served as Director of Bands at Xavier High School, a large high school in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. During her time there, she led the band to the first Division “I” ratings in both marching band and concert band in the history of the school.

Perkins maintains an active schedule as a euphonium soloist, having been featured with high school, community, and university bands and orchestras throughout Iowa, Minnesota, and South Dakota. In 2000, Perkins was the winner of the Music Teachers National Association Collegiate Brass Solo Artist competition, as well as the University of Iowa Concerto Competition. She also appeared as a featured guest artist at the Hawkeye Regional Tuba-Euphonium Conference at the University of Iowa. She is a board member of the South Dakota Music Educators Association, where she serves as the editor of The South Dakota Musician, the official publication of the SDMEA. Perkins has also been the staff music arranger for the NSU Marching Wolves since 2008.

Dr. Terry Beckler currently serves as Percussion Professor and Assistant Director of Bands at Northern State University. Prior to his appointment at NSU, Beckler served as Director of Bands at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall, Minn. and Director of Bands at Huron University. He also has ten years of public school experience as band director for the Red Rock Central (Lamberton, Minn.) and Sioux Valley (Volga, S.D.) school districts. Beckler has been a member of the 147th Army Band based in Mitchell, SD for over twenty years. He enlisted in 1986 as a percussionist and since 1998 has served as

commander/conductor of this group. In January of 2006 the 147th Army Band was awarded the Howard Citation of Musical Excellence administered by the John Philip Sousa Foundation. Beckler currently holds the rank of Chief Warrant Officer 3. He is an active clinician in North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota and a former member of the Troopers Drum & Bugle Corps.

Mr. Frederic J.B. Hemke, prior to his appoint at Northern was the Director of Jazz Performance Studies and saxophone instructor at the University of Missouri-Columbia for ten years. He received his bachelor and master of music degrees from Northwestern University. He has performed as a guest artist in many international venues. He has been featured with the Amazonia Jazz Ensemble at The International Festival of Music of Pará in Belem, Brazil. He premiered new music commissioned for him in Poland with the Wroclaw Philharmonic Orchestra and was a guest artist at the Athens International Jazz Festival with

the Athens Big Band. He has taught as a visiting scholar in jazz at the Franz Liszt College of Music in Budapest Hungary and soloed at a jazz festival in that city. He has been featured as a soloist at the North American Saxophone Alliance. Mr. Hemke is a member of the Music Teachers National Association, Music Educators National Conference, the International Association of Jazz Educators, and the National Honorary Music Society Pi Kappa Lambda.

Dr. Grant Manhart holds a Doctor of Music degree in Trumpet Performance and Literature with minors in Music History and Jazz Studies from Indiana University, a Master’s degree in Trumpet Performance with a minor in Jazz Studies from Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, and a Bachelor’s degree in Trumpet Performance from the University of Wisconsin. His extensive performing experience includes classical, jazz and popular music. Dr. Manhart is busy as a performer, clinician and adjudicator.

Program

NSU Symphonic BandDr. Boyd Perkins, Conductor

A Jubilant Overture ..................................................................................Alfred Reed

Persuasion ..........................................................................................Sammy Nestico

Fred Hemke, Alto Saxophone Soloist

Pas Redouble ............................................................... Saint Saëns trans. Frackenpohl

NSU Band Clinic Festival BandsDr. Craig Aarhus and Dr. Terry Beckler, Conductors

Gold Band Triumphant Fanfare.......................................................................... Richard Saucedo

American Riversongs ..........................................................................Pierre La Plante

Big Four March ................................................................. Karl King arr. Swearingen

Maroon BandSumus Futuro ..........................................................................................Alfred Reed

Nathan Hale Trilogy ............................................................................James Curnow

Cincinnatus March ...............................................................VanderCook arr. Grauer

Directors: Copies of today’s music are available for purchase at a discounted rate. See Boyd Perkins for details.

Northern State University Symphonic Band

Personnel

Flute Megan Vockrodt, elementary education, Pierre

Allison Keller, music education, Bismarck, N.D. Sabrina Schmidt, music education, Huron

Nichole Anderson, music education, Appleton, Minn. Brenna Rausch, music education, Milbank

Bassoon Anna Dzieweczynski, music, elementary education, Inver Grover Heights, Minn.,

Rebecca Fahey, music education, Spearfish

Clarinet John Patzlaff, music education, Platte

Amy Wietgrefe, music education, Britton Charlotte Mallard, music education, Huron

Abby Klumb, music education, Parkston Alen Zeledon, music education, Watertown Brooke Mathey, music education, Mitchell

McKenzie Betting, music education, Ellendale, N.D. Ellie Wintersteen, music education, Menno

Bass Clarinet Brandon Finck, music education, Jamestown, N.D.

Katie Wegleitner, music education, Britton Emmanuel Samuelu, music education, Barrow, Alaska

Contrabass Clarinet Chelsea Kerbaugh, music education, Casselton, N.D.

Alto Saxophone Steven Zimoski, music, Mobridge Derek VanDenTop, music, Canton

Tenor Saxophone Taylor Johnson, music, Aberdeen

Baritone Saxophone Carl Mathwig, music education, Waconia, Minn.

Trumpet Amanda Wentz, music education, Bismarck, N.D.

Callie Marlette, music education, Gettysburg Hillary Sward, music education, Dell Rapids

Chris Massa, music, Rapid City Calvin Cramer, music education, Buffalo

Alec Nelson, music education, Jamestown, N.D.

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Personnel, continued

French Horn

Jaime Kessler, music education, Jamestown, N.D. Brandon Sieck, music education, Onida

Michelle Mennis, music education, Wahpeton, N.D. Cody Swanson, music education, Langford

Trombone Tyler Schwan, music education, Surrey, N.D.

Russell Hadden, music, Beulah, Wyo. Delayna LaBelle, music education, Sturgis

John Miller, music education, Kimball Joseph Weseloh, music education, Watertown

Luke Bergjord, music education, Aberdeen

Euphonium Max Chamberlain, music education, Huron Austin Fordham, music education, Groton

Tuba Robert Conrad, music education, Sioux Falls Alan Birmeier, music education, Plankinton

John Gorr, music education, Rapid City

Percussion Jordan Seidel, music education, Rapid City

Bailey Geist, music education, Roscoe Joel Schlottman, music education, Rapid City

Carrie Pospishil, music education, Yankton Amanda Korak, music, Huron

Daniel Brown, music education, Huron

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FlutesLeah Buri, Great Plains LutheranBecca Desens, Aberdeen Central Kristina Gonzales, Mobridge-PollockNicole Hamilton, Hitchcock Tulare Lindsey Helkenn, Clark Brittany Hinkle, Highmore-HarroldSasha Hovind, North SargentEmma Howey, Sargent Central Bryanna Johnson, Ellendale Lacey Johnson, LisbonAbbey Kittelson, HenryTheresa Kolar, EurekaJessie Koob, Great Plains Lutheran Andrea Kramer, HenryElizabeth Labuhn, EllendaleKatie Lutter, Wessington Springs Rose Malone, KulmJewel Mann, MilbankWenonah Ott, Herreid Kaela Schlichting, AshleyTaya Schrenk, Aberdeen ChristianMikayla Sousa, MilbankShyAnn Springer, Clark Jordan Stotz, BowdleWhitney Stroeder, Mobridge-PollockAshley Swedeen, HenryOlivia Voller, Zeeland Samantha Waloch, LisbonJardy Wasmoen, RedfieldHaili Wimer, Leola

BassoonEmily Grabowska, Leola

ClarinetAmy Beck, EurekaSamantha Chastain, WebsterDevon Drayton, LemmonMiranda DuMarce, SissetonApril Fauth, LeolaAbigail Fred, Mobridge-Pollock

Gold Band Listed Alphabetically

Sheyenne Grenier, North SargentLance Guthmiller, Sully ButtesAlexius Hajek, Sargent CentralMorgan Johnson, Lisbon Miranda Mack, RedfieldJohnny McDonagh, MilbankHannah Meier, Zeeland Brittany Moldstad, Great Plains LutheranSydney Andes, Aberdeen CentralAnna Noeldner, Great Plains LutheranTabitha Schrenk, Aberdeen ChristianAngela Young, Clark

Bass ClarinetElisabeth Bender, ZeelandLeah Gosch, Great Plains LutheranTeri Loll, HankinsonChris Loutsch, MilbankBailey Payne, EurekaRita Pollard, WebsterTaylor Voegele, Redfield

Alto SaxophonesKaitie Bastian, HenryBrennen Boll, HankinsonKayla Boomsma, Wessington SpringsJohn Cassens, FaulktonTaylor Fauth, LeolaBreylin Feist, Herreid Lynda Goldsmith, Mobridge-Pollock Gabby Gruenwald, Redfield Kayla Holtquist, MilbankRachel Kessel, BowdleAngela Lendt, Great Plains Lutheran Amy Martinsen, Sargent CentralChristopher Nemec, Highmore-HarroldMariah Plecity, ArmourJustina Schelling, ArmourLaura Schmit, ClarkElizabeth Schroeder, Great Plains LutheranKami Wrage, North Sargent

Tenor SaxophonesEva Byerly, EllendaleKendyll Jones, Sully ButtesShelby Lund, LisbonKayla Pinkert, MilbankHanna Schlecht, Sargent CentralDuncan Schwartz, Redfield

Baritone SaxophonesSadie Chochrane, LaMoureKendra Euscher, North SargentHeather Kroontje, HerreidCarter Mauch, HankinsonJackson Vanorny, Hitchcock Tulare

TrumpetBailey Baker, HovenNathan Boeckel, LemmonRachel Deurmier, EurekaZachary Drevlow, North SargentDakota Feller, Sully ButtesHaley Froelich, LemmonJacob Gallagher, LisbonAbby Gauer, IpswichJoey Glodt, HovenLibby Hansen, IpswichTess Heidenreich, FaulktonFrancine Hoffman, LeolaHayden Houdek, Highmore-HarroldBrian Hovland, Highmore-Harrold Tiegan Irion, Kulm Michael Kemnitz, Mobridge-PollockErica Kitchenmaster, Andes CentralMadison Koslowski, WebsterKiera Leddy, MilbankElijah Mathews, Sargent Central Caleb McNeil, Hitchcock TulareRebecca Meier, ZeelandSimon Murphy, Great Plains LutheranNick Paulson, Wessington SpringsNathan Pederson, Great Plains LutheranGabriel Peterson, Ellendale

Autumn Pitz, IpswichNatalie Schumacher, ZeelandAshley Ward, HenryEllie Wertz, EllendaleTrevor Zins, Lisbon

French HornHanah Kappenman, BowdleHaley Nelson, BowdleKristen Sieck, Sully Buttes

TromboneLaura Alexander, ClarkCaleb Bitter, Great Plains LutheranTyler Hansen, Redfield Matthew Hoffman, LeolaKelsey Hofland, SissetonJustice Kienow, IpswichJase Kraft, Wessington SpringsJacob Lux, EurekaMatt Saxerud, LisbonCarly Sparks, ArmourRemington Thurber, EllendaleMoriah Wales, Great Plains LutheranDevin Weseloh, Great Plains Lutheran

EuphoniumNathan Andes, CentralMicaela Johnson, BowdleJessica Aberle, ZeelandJames Fuchs, HerreidReid Kaiser, HovenLance Leonhardt, IpswichAbe Unruh, Sully ButtesNathan Wendler, Great Plains Lutheran

TubaLogan Heupel, LeolaPeyton Krump, HankinsonHayden Beyers, Edmunds CentralElbe O’Kennedy, IpswichMichael Schliewe, Great Plains Lutheran

Gold Band continued

PercussionWyatt Aberle, LisbonAnthony Bethke, ClarkKendall, EllendaleHayden Beyers, Edmunds CentralBrady Chase, RedfieldHope Ebel, ZeelandMarissa Erickson, KulmKalecia Hageman, HovenKellemon Hinton, EllendaleJosh Holsing, Aberdeen ChristianEmma Jensen, Central CassTrenity Kenobbie, Wessington SpringsMadison Kienow, IpswichAndy Kim, Great Plains Lutheran

Gold Band continued

Megan Knutson, WebsterSarah Leonhardt, IpswichJordan Maier, Eureka Josh Parker, Aberdeen Central Alex Pond, Sisseton Chelci Shirrell, North SargentAbigail Simon, Hoven Carissa Wilcox, Faulkton

MalletsSadie Flatmoe, Lemmon Tory Makela, IpswichJoe Nelson, LisbonJenna Wiedrich, Edmunds Central

Maroon BandFluteAlexis Anderson, North SargentKara Berntson, Kulm Samantha Blum, Henry Aarika Brezicka, Sargent Central Maggie Donovan, Henry McKenna Eisenbeisz, BowdleTaylor Faw, Edmunds Central Madison Fischer, Eureka Sharon Folk, Milbank Taylor Frevert, MilbankChelsie Gehrke, Clark Sam Goetz, Ipswich Erin Haase, EllendaleHaley Hansen, Ipswich Stephanie Huber, Highmore-Harrold Brooke Kannas, Great Plains Lutheran Karissa Kempel, North SargentHope Klein, LemmonRachel Lynch, Doland Rose Malone, Kulm Marissa Meidinger, ZeelandVictoria Moretta, Mobridge-Pollock Katelyn Oland, Lisbon Taylor Olson, EllendaleKourtney Peterson, Lemmon

Mariah Plecity, Armour Emily Smith, Eureka Raven Washburn, Henry Amy Woodward, Wessington Springs

OboeAlex Askerooth, Sargent Central

BassoonRaechelle Salzer, Ashley

ClarinetChristina Aberle, Zeeland Ashley Agneau, Aberdeen Central Micala Bishop, Bowdle Hannah Cleveland, Aberdeen Christian Karly Groettum, Lisbon Kari Huber, Highmore-Harrold Harley Mairs, North SargentTaylor Melius, Faulkton Billie Moeller, Redfield Abby Ottenbacher, Eureka Kaitlynn Pinnow, Lemmon Marissa Reilly, Great Plains Lutheran Megan Roth, Sargent Central Kasey Schmidt, Milbank

Maroon Band continuedEllen Schnabel, Ashley Brianna Schreurs, Milbank Leah Wipf, Bowdle Julie Wolf, Sisseton

Bass ClarinetAndrew Brummett, Redfield Brea Dziuk, Sisseton Hailey Hamilton, Sargent Central Emily Hauck, Ellendale Kayleigh Kallenberger, LeolaMelinda Klein, Lemmon

Alto SaxophoneHeather Boyum, Great Plains Lutheran Paige Buck, Hankinson Clarissa Daniels, Clark Ommund Eikje, Redfield Carly Goodhart, Sisseton April Jangula, ZeelandJennifer Jensen, Henry Bethany Kempel, North SargentTaylor Loken, Ipswich Cory Mehlhaff, Eureka Casondra Rutschke, ZeelandMichaela Schlecht, Great Plains Lutheran Walker Schultz, Great Plains Lutheran Megan Spitzer, EllendaleLexi Thayer, LeolaMariah Tietjen, Milbank Holly Zirnhelt, Sargent Central

Tenor SaxophoneIan Austin, Wessington Springs Rachel Brandner, LeolaApril Huettl, Ipswich Joseph Krumm, ZeelandCameron Lenzen, Hankinson Falon Meinzer, Henry Tate Stroup, Redfield Amanda Williams, Aberdeen Christian

Baritone SaxophoneElizabeth Anderson, Bowdle

Leif Bakken, Lemmon Taylor Wyum, Sargent Central

TrumpetTraci Arbach, Hoven Maggie Archibald, Lemmon Hannah Bakken, Ipswich Preston Beyers, Great Plains Lutheran Claire Brakke, Sargent Central Landon Bushong, Hitchcock TulareJoshua Christianson, Sargent Central Caren Eisenbeisz, BowdleKrista Fuoss, Armour Taylor Hoffman, LemmonCole Holtz, Edmunds Central Audrey Hovel, Hankinson Noah Huber, Clark Ethan Jaeger, Great Plains Lutheran Cassidy Kaiser, Hoven Michelle Langley, EllendaleEric Looyenga, Mobridge-Pollock Devonia Meidinger, Herreid Nicole Mosiman, Sully Buttes Lexi Olinger, Wessington Springs Richelle Olson, EllendaleKelsey Peterson, EllendaleCassius Pond, Ipswich Tabitha Reule, Mobridge-Pollock Bryce Roberts, Highmore-Harrold Kaitoyn Schimke, EllendaleTyler Shultz, Sisseton Hannah Steffen, Clark Megan Thomas, Milbank Morgan Tomac, Lemmon Rebekah Tuchscherer, Milbank Owen Witte, Wessington Springs

French HornJoe Benidt, Sisseton Hailey Bruckner, Wessington Springs Morgan Jones, Milbank Tanner Peltier, Aberdeen Central

Maroon Band continuedTromboneHeather Barrie, Hitchcock TulareMarissa Beck, Herreid Kyle Blume, Redfield Steph Gemar, Mobridge-Pollock Scott Glodt, Hoven Luke Hartmann, Armour Jacob Klueber, Edmunds Central Tyler Kroeber, Sully Buttes Adam Lau, Armour Nick Moeller, Hitchcock TulareGarrett Rausch, Hoven Tori Swanson, Sargent Central

EuphoniumTyler DeRouchey, Hoven Daniel Ptacnik, North SargentDerick Arbach, Hoven Tyler Kraft, Ipswich Dan Marshall, Hitchcock TulareRane Nelson, Sargent Central Michael Rausch, Hoven Christopher Vanasse, Ellendale

TubaOliver Farmen, Redfield Cole Munson, Sargent Central Jared Neuharth, Eureka Dalton Roach, Hitchcock Tulare

String BassTaylor Daede, Bowdle

PercussionTory Anderson, Kulm Andre Boschee, Bowdle Grant Brewer, Mobridge-Pollock Brady Brockel, Eureka Adan Geffre, LeolaTara Heuer, Hoven Kellemon Hinton, EllendaleLayne Johnson, Kulm Justin Lentz, Great Plains Lutheran Sara Lien, Lisbon Marissa Erickson, Kulm Jacob Nelson, Sargent Central Sheela Pankow, Hankinson Zachary Paulson, Wessington Springs Lynae Petersen, Ipswich Reece Schulte, Faulkton Sharon Smith, Lemmon Cecilia Streff, Clark Brayden Vogel, Hoven Amy Wang, Great Plains Lutheran

MalletsMegan Flatmoe, Lemmon Mikayla Meidinger, Zeeland Sarahbeth Waswick, North Sargent

Laura Alexander, Trombone, ClarkLaura Schmit, Alto Saxophone, ClarkEllie Wertz, Trumpet, EllendaleMegan Spitzer, Alto saxophone, EllendaleRichelle Olson, Trumpet, EllendaleAbby Ottenbacher, clarinet, EurekaRachel Deurmier, trumpet, EurekaJessie Koob, flute, Great Plains LutheranCameron Lenzen, Tenor Sax, HankinsonSamantha Blum, Flute, HenryAbby Gauer, Trumpet, IpswichSarah Leonhardt, Alto Saxophone/

Percussion, IpswichLynae Petersen, Percussion, IpswichTate Stroup, RedfieldJardy Wasmoen, RedfieldAlex Askerooth, Oboe, Sargent CentralCole Munson, Tuba, Sargent CentralDakota Feller, Trumpet, Sully ButtesTyler Kroeber, Trombone, Sully ButtesAbe Unruh, Euphonium, Sully ButtesMikayla Meidinger , Percussion, ZeelandElisabeth Bender ,Bass Clarinet, ZeelandRebecca Meier, Alto Sax, Zeeland

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Participating Schools and Music Educators

Mrs. Sara Bakken, Mobridge-Pollock Mrs. Lola Bartels, Clark

Dale Batie, Eureka Mrs. Patricia Baule, Webster

Darcy Brandenburg, Central CassMrs. Elizabeth Bengs, Hoven

Mrs. Bernita Flanery, Edmunds CentralMr. Curt Eisenbeisz, Hitchcock Tulare

Mrs. Wendy Friskop, Hankinson Ms. Erica Guthmiller, Sully Buttes Mrs. Heather Harnisch, Armour

Mrs. Susan Karels, Milbank Mrs. Nancy Kindlespire, Leola

Mr. Gerardo Leon, Sargent CentralMr. Gerardo Leon, North Sargent

Mrs. Marvel Lindgren, Kulm Mrs. Deanna Martens, Henry

Mr. Eric Martens, Great Plains Lutheran Mrs. Judy Mayer, Doland

Tracy Minh, Lemmon Mr. John Monilaws, Lisbon

Mrs. Renee Munsen, Wessington Springs Miss Tasha Nelson, Redfield Mr. Colin Neuharth, Ashley

Mrs. Becky Nierman, Ipswich Mrs. Charity Ost, Aberdeen Christian

Joshua Reed, FaulktonMr. Jeremy Schutter, Aberdeen Central Mrs. Rachelle Stephens, Andes Central

Mrs. Rhonda Strouckel, Bowdle Ms. Melissa Todd, Highmore-Harrold Barbara Wilson-DeLange, Ellendale

Mrs. Trudy Wolf, Zeeland Mrs. Deb Wolf, Sisseton

Northern State University

Music FacultyDr. Alan LaFave, Dean School of Fine Arts, Clarinet

Dr. Boyd Perkins, Chairman - Department of Music, Director of Bands, Conducting, Brass Methods and Literature, Music Education

Dr. Terry Beckler, Percussion, Assistant Director of Bands, Percussion Methods and Literature, Music Appreciation

Dr. Darci Bultema, Applied Voice, Music Appreciation, Opera

Mr. Paul Dutt, adjunct faculty, Guitar, Jazz Studies

Dr. Marcela Faflak, Piano, Keyboard Literature and Piano Pedagogy

Mr. Fred Hemke, Woodwinds, Jazz Studies, Arranging, Woodwind Methods and Literature

Dr. Allan Jacobson, Music Theory, Piano, Organ, Composition

Dr. Grant Manhart, High Brass, Assistant Director of Bands, Jazz Studies, Music Appreciation, Brass Ensembles

Mr. Dennis McDermott, adjunct faculty, Jazz Studies

Ms. Jessica Perkins, adjunct faculty, Low Brass, Conducting, Music Appreciation

Mr. Michael Skyles, Applied Voice, Opera, Musical Theater

Dr. Wendy Van Gent, Music Education, Vocal Jazz

Dr. Robert Vodnoy, Director of University/Civic Symphony, Strings, String Pedagogy & Literature, Music

Dr. William Wieland, Theory, Piano, Technology, Composition

Dr. Timothy Woods, Director of Choral Activities, Conducting, Voice, Vocal Techniques, Music History

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SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATIONThe NSU music scholarship program is one of the most attractive in the region. Based upon auditions, Northern State University awards the following scholarships:

$2,500 — Janis Pearson Vocal Excellence Award $2,000 per year for 4 years — Excellence in Music Scholarships $1,500 — Hatterscheidt Scholarships

Music minors and talented non-music majors may also audition for scholarships. Last year, nearly 100 music scholarships were awarded to upperclassmen and freshmen.

2013 scholarship audition dates: February 22, Johnson Fine Arts Center February 23, Johnson Fine Arts Center

If you are unable to audition on those dates, please submit a recording by February 17. YouTube links are preferred. For complete information about music scholarships, contact the Music Department, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD 57401-7198, 605-626-2497 or print the NSU Music Scholarship Application and NSU Music Scholarship Reference Form.

Furthermore, NSU offers a 4-year guaranteed scholarship called the Northern Wolf PACT based upon ACT scores as follows:

$12,000 – ACT 30+ $11,000 — ACT 28+ $7,000 — ACT 24–27 $5,000 — ACT 21–23

Finally, the full tuition and fees Dakota Corps Scholarship and the $5,000 South Dakota Opportunity Scholarship are available to qualified S.D. high school graduates. Many more scholarships, grants and loans are available to students. Contact NSU Admissions, Student Center, 1200 South Jay Street, Aberdeen, SD 57401-7198, (605) 626-2544, for complete information about these and other awards.

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For further information, contact the Fine Arts Office at 605-626-2497 or visit www.northern.edu