Northwest Festival Choirs

We are delighted to welcome Dr. Nancy Menk to our 45th Northwest Festival of Music. Dr. Menk is an expert in Women’s Choir repertoire, pedagogy, and teaches choral conducting at the University of Notre Dame. She will present a free seminar for all choral conductors and their students. Don’t miss this opportunity!

  • Cantabile Choir
  • Nova Choir
  • Concert Choir
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Dr. Nancy Menk, conductor
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Cantabile Choir Final List

Soprano 1:
Allison Bryn, Barnes County North
Trinity Schaner, Beulah High School
Jocelyn Newman, Cavalier Public School
Lily Trautman, Century High School
Emma Kolling, Century High School
Jessica Morris, Century High School
Mekayla Stordalen, Century High School
Katie Tschaikofske, Century High School
Grace Naumann, Century High School
Victoria Richter, Flasher High School
Lela Dickson, Dickinson High School
Sam Perleberg, Jamestown High School
Eden Ellingsen, Jamestown High School
Maya Archuleta, Legacy High School
Liberty Griggs, Legacy High School
Bethany Jensen, Legacy High School
Hannah Routledge, Legacy High School
Gia Vianello, Legacy High School
Makayla White, Lewis and Clark Berthold
Noelani Alpiche-Martinez, Minot Central Campus
Xylia Michels, Minot Central Campus
Payton Stolba, Minot Central Campus
Layla Port, Minot Central Campus
Adria Beach, Minot Central Campus
Abbie Venable, Minot High School
Magdalana Bloom, Minot High School
Abigail Speer, Minot High School
MaHalle Lizotte, Nedrose High School
Kenna Huff, Nedrose High School
Elizabeth Taylor, New Salem-Almont
Cecilia Freund, North Star Public
Ivy Wolf, Northwood
Jenna Schutt, RTHS
Maya Wonnenberg, Shiloh Christian School
Kaetlyn Ring, Shiloh Christian
Isabella Voller, Shiloh Christian
Emma Vander Wal, Washburn High School

Soprano 2:
Havyn Quintanilla, Bowman County High School
Kaya Sparks, Century High School
Shaelyn Dengel, Century High School
Greta Tooke, Custer County District High School
Lydia Janssen, Devils Lake High School
Aaliya Cisneros, Dickinson High School
Courtney Collings, Garrison High School
Anna Holte, Garrison High School
Charlotte Johnson, Hillsboro High School
Miah Tyson, Jamestown High School
Aurora Lach, Kenmare High School
Kayla Tiffany, Legacy High School
Rachel Bosch, Legacy High School
Anna LeMoine, Legacy High School
Annelise Anderson, Legacy High School
Madelyn Lemke, Legacy High School
Rylyn Amdorfer, Legacy High School
Addie Bower, Legacy High School
Kassydy Hochhalter, Lewis and Clark Berthold
Aubrey Kenner, Maddock High School
Hannah Ostlie, May-Port CG
Calen Rohrbach, Max Public School
Daya Wahlstrom, Minot High School
Alayna Wood, Minot High School
Helen Faircloth, Minot High School
Kou Wong, Minot High School
Taya Baric, Nedrose high School
Jocelyn Redka, RTHS
Ree Fox, Rugby High School
Kinley Stadheim, Scranton Public School
Kaitlyn Liess, South Prairie Public School
Katelyn Lindley, Stanley
Alyssa Horob, Williston High School

Alto 1:
Grace Zoeller, Beulah High School
Ava Oyen, Beulah High School
Maddalen Charles, Carrington High School
Alayna Hansen, Century High School
Brilee Erhardt, Century High School
Katie Ragan, Century High School
Emmersyn Schuler, Century High School
Tenley Nodland, Century High School
Regan Weis, Century High School
Greta Brown, Custer County District High School
Bray Reinicke, Des Lacs- Burlington High School
Payton Miller, Des Lacs- Burlington High School
Hanah Hall, Des Lacs- Burlington High School
Simone Joubert, Harvey High School
Jovi Taylor, Homeschool
Emma Hoke, Jamestown High School
Avery Wurtz, Legacy High School
Audrey Haugen, Legacy High School
Cara Baumann, Legacy High School
Aleah Olson, Legacy High School
Paige Jones, Maddock High School
Emily Norstebon, May-Port CG
Tessa Turner, Minot High School
Devyn Bechel, Minot High School
Emma Sander, Minot Central Campus
Aubry Houle, Mt. Pleasant School
Rogue Stephens, North Star Public School
Ashlyn Vix, Our Redeemer’s Christian School
Eden Steckler, School of the Holy Family
Kyan Stadheim, Scranton Public School
Kailee Tescher, South Heart
Carlyn Thomas, South Prairie Public School
Jorja Smith, TGU Towner
Scout Woodside, Tuned for Praise Homeschool Choir
Ryleigh Schmidt, Velva
Lyla McCasson, Velva
Elayna Meier, Zeeland High School

Alto 2:
Victoria Davis, Bowman County High School
Emma Hoskins, Century High School
Megan Bassingthwoute, Century High School
Giselle Kielhack, Century High School
Haley Mezger, Century High School
Lilly Dinger, Century High School
Josie Simonsen, Culbertson High School
Hayli Hartman, Flasher High School
Jenneva Ward, Hazen High School
Mia Roehrich, Legacy High School
Haidyn Zacher, Legacy High School
Brynlee Ressler, Legacy High School
Kale Williams, Maddock High School
Serenity Gebhardt, May-Port CG
Eliza Parks, Minot Central Campus
Maria Laducer, Mt. Pleasant School
Adaya Kajune, Nedrose High School
Jori Ahlberg, North Star Public
Isabell Ressler, Our Redeemer’s Christian School
Gracie Ebel, Our Redeemer’s Christian School
Mikaela Schultz, Ray High School
Aubrey Hoff, RTHS
Miya Pretzer, RTHS
Zoe Davis, School of the Holy Family
Micaiah Wiest, Tuned for Praise Homeschool Choir
Nola Emter, Tuned for Praise Home School Choir
Gracie Fuentes, Underwood Public School
Nycole Prince, Westby School, MT
Madison Leatherman, Westby School, MT

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Mike Seil, conductor
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Nova Choir Final List

Soprano:
Krystin Bauer, Beulah High School
Myleana Dostal, Beulah High School
Briley Carr, Carrington High School
Ava Erhardt, Center-Stanton
Kyley Becker, Century High School
Megan Splonkowski, Century High School
Ava Flotkoetter, Custer County District High School
Rachel Vaagen, Devils Lake High School
Elizabeth Schmechel, Glenburn High School
Nina Kritzberger, Hillsboro, High School
Cayleigh Thomas, Horizon Middle School
Kaylee Nistler, Horizon Middle School
Devany Weis, Horizon Middle School
Charlotte Nyhus, Horizon Middle School
Addie Schmidt, Legacy High School
Lucy Miller, Legacy High School
Kaitlyn Henne, Max Public School
Sophia Sandy, Minot Central Campus
Kenleigh Monley, Minot Central Campus
Terra Marshall, MLS Mohall
Samantha Lagein, Mt. Pleasant School
Aubrey Ball, Nedrose High School
Keely Shea, Our Redeemer’s Christian School
Evelyn Roberts, Rugby High School
Leah Goyne, Rugby High School
Mary Traynor, School of the Holy Family
Kiley Mausehund, Scranton Public School
Annabelle LaRock, Simle Middle School
Annabelle Wohl, Simle Middle School
Brooke Liess, South Prairie Public School
Hailyn Jenkins, Stanley
Hayden Bassett, Underwood Public School
Christine Yunker, Washburn High School
Emma Vesey, Wilton High School
Alexandria Arnold, Wilton High School

Alto:
Willow Dendy, Century High School
Anna David, Custer County District High School
Sunny Sampson, Custer County District High School
Riley Hagemeister, Custer County District High School
Kylee Blair, Dickinson Middle School
Madilynn Rudolph, Dickinson Middle School
Aubrey Kelley, Dickinson Middle School
Medora Rambousek, Dickinson Middle School
Ica White, Dickinson Middle School
Emmerson Boyeff, Devils Lake High School
Isla Woodbury, Horizon Middle School
Josie Hanson, Horizon Middle School
Kiera Kuklok, Horizon Middle School
Arley Garrison, Horizon Middle School
Lauren Miller, Horizon Middle School
Payton Bohrer, Horizon Middle School
Kaitlyn Volk, Horizon Middle School
Aliya Marchus, Legacy High School
Jocelyn Olson, Legacy High School
Callie Dockter, Legacy High School
Kylah Anderson, Legacy High School
Brianna Leifson, Max Public School
Ashley Carr, Minot Central Campus
Lyla Prestwich, Minot Central Campus
Leah Dokken, Minot Central Campus
Londyn Lauf, Our Redeemer’s Christian School
Kendall Jones, Simle Middle School
Wandiana Desir, Simle Middle School
Tatum Sondeland, Simle Middle School
Tatum Steenerson, Simle Middle School
Bobbi Hipsak, Simle Middle School
Lillian Rue, Simle Middle School
Anya Richard, Surrey High School
Hailee Cree, Velva

Tenor:
Garrison Dreher, Century High School
Greyson Riegel, Century High School
Karson Jung, Dickinson High School
Marcos Archuleta, Legacy High School
Finley Opp, Legacy High School
Andrew Hoke, Legacy High School
Branson Jund, Legacy High School
Jack Mitchell, Legacy High School
Bishop Vetter, Legacy High School
Eli Chaffee, Legacy High School
Aiden Hogue, Legacy High School
Connor Svihovec, Legacy High School
Brayden Hauf, Max Public School
Rylan Thompson, Minot Central Campus
Hudson Allen, Sawyer High School
Ethan Brintnell, School of the Holy Family
Joseph Voigt, Shiloh Christian School
Bennet Monson, Simle Middle School
Jakob Koepplin, Simle Middle School
Josiah Wiest, Tuned for Praise Homeschool Choir
Blake Stewart, Westby School, MT
Matthew Quinn, Wilton High School
Cody Landsiedel, Wilton High School
Jaydan Mann, Zeeland High School

Bass:
Jace Brannan-Jorgenson, Century High School
Bridger Huelsman, Century High School
Capin Wardner, Century high School
Winston Kielhack, Century High School
Zander Wilmes, Century High School
Isaac Nistler, Century High School
Caleb Thies, Center-Stanton
Caiden Quinlivan, Center-Stanton
Elliot Morgenstern, Custer County District High School
Justin Melies, Des Lacs- Burlington High School
Evan Lureen, Jamestown High School
Joshua Redfearn, Jamestown High School
Ron Bingham, Jamestown High School
Jason Shappell, Jim Hill Middle School
Harry Straley, Legacy High School
Easton Sherr, Legacy High School
Davis Sondeland, Legacy High School
Stetson Brandvold, Max Public School
Ian Bromley, Our Redeemer’s Christian School
John Oak, Ray High School
Carter Jeide, Simle Middle School
DeAndre Brunelle, Simle Middle School
Eli Steier, Simle Middle School
Max Brecht, Simle Middle School
Layne Silha, Simle Middle School
Ayden Cofell, Simle Middle School
Ian Lien, Montpelier Public School
Everett Cunningham, School of the Holy Family
Vincent Lengenfelder, School of the Holy Family
Ayms Melin, Shiloh Christian School
Kasen Brock, South Heart
Braden Roehrl, St. Mary’s Central High School
Ezra Woodside, Tuned for Praise Homeschool Choir
Nehemiah Wiest, Tuned for Praise Homeschool Choir
Royce Wardner, Turtle Lake-Mercer School
Berandt Olafson, Washburn High School
Logan Hansen, Wilton High School
Landon Wimer, Wilton High School
Gage Wolf, Wilton High School
Caleb Jans, Wilton High School
Jaime Hernandez, Wilton High School
Braden Huber, Zeeland High School

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Emerson Eads, conductor
Dr. Emerson Eads currently serves as Director of Choral Activities at Minot State University. As a composer and conductor, Emerson has devoted himself to music of social concern. His Mass for the Oppressed, a setting of the Ordinary of the Mass featuring textual interpolations by his brother Evan Eads and a Credo adapted from the diary of Pope Francis, reflects on some of the most poignant social issues of our time. The Mass was written to muster public support for the Fairbanks Four, Native Alaskans from the composer’s hometown who were wrongfully imprisoned for eighteen years. Eads’ cantata “…from which your laughter rises” was written for the mothers of the Fairbanks Four. It was conducted to acclaim, paired in a concert featuring Haydn’s Stabat Mater. His newest opera, The Princess Sophia, is about the sinking of the SS Princess Sophia. It was premiered in Juneau, Alaska, on October 25th, 2018—the disaster’s centennial–to rave review in Opera Magazine. His most recent large-scale project, A Prairie Cantata, recovers lyrics from a neglected North Dakota woman poet and was premiered with the Minot State University Choir.

Dr. Eads studied choral conducting with Carmen-Helena Tellez at the University of Notre Dame, working with eminent choral conductors including Joseph Flummerfelt, Stephen Cleobury, Anne Howard Jones, and Peter Phillips. Prior to his graduate work, he studied composition with Alaskan composer John Luther Adams. [ Read More]
  

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Cantabile Choir Final List

Soprano 1:
Paige Kuehnast, Century High School
Natalie Thompson, Century High School
Daniella Dennis, Century High School
Cambree Blegen, Devil’s Lake High School
Reina Williams, Dickinson High School
Faith Hernandez, Dickinson High School
Myah Johnson, Hazen High School
Lillian Cordell, Jamestown High School
Braelon Geerdes, Jamestown High School
Haley Mathias, Jamestown High School
Gabby Tweten, Jamestown High School
Claire Chaput, Langdon Area High School
Addison Seil, Legacy High School
Aubrey Schmidt, Legacy High School
Anneka Gebhardt, Legacy High School
Madison Giffey, Minot High School
Mia Murphy, Minot High School
Kailey Howcroft, Minot High School
Jaidyn White, Minot High School
Kaiya Chell, Minot High School
Ava Bonsu, Minot High School
Kieva Brock, South Heart

Soprano 2:
Sarah Hallwachs, Carrington High School
Vanessa Kaldor, Century High School
Adyson Scherbenske, Century High School
Lilly Miller, Divide County High School
Alyssah Torno, Garrison High School
Samantha Farden, Glenburn High School
Aspen Humes, Jamestown High School
Madelyn Tyson, Jamestown High School
Mara Bestge, Lake Park Audobon- Merry Melody Music Academy
Ella Magstadt, Legacy High School
Taylor Malloy, Legacy High School
Lakyn Heaton, Legacy High School
Heidi Voeller, Rugby High School

Alto 1:
Zofia Dostal, Beulah High School
Jackie Juarez, Devils Lake High School
Kylee Nelson, Harvey High School
Shanna Gette, Langdon Area High School
Madilyn Crump, Langdon Area High School
Faith Magstadt, Legacy High School
Madison Schaefbauer, Legacy High School
Ruby Main, Minot High School
May Nash, Minot High School
Noelle Ploof, Minot High School
Elyssa Greenwell, Minot High School
Kailee Gussey, New England Public School
Trinity Gregg, Our Redeemer’s Christian School
Rayna Falcon, South Prairie Public School

Alto 2:
Kayley Berger, Center-Stanton
Avery Hoyt, Century High School
Kallyn Shirley, Century High School
Aleina Billings, Des Lacs- Burlington High School
Catherine Janssen, Devils Lake High School
Keziah Dvorak, Dickinson High School
Owen Hansen, Dickinson High School
Faih Sagaser, Jamestown High School
Lilibeth Santizo, Kenmare High School
Nevaeh Mock, Legacy High School
Emilie Chaffee, Legacy High School
Maeli Haia, Minot High School
Chelsey Landsiedel, Wilton High School

Tenor 1:
Bayne Blanchard, Century High School
Ben Herrington, Century High School
Jaquaveon Williams, Century High School
Nathan Hooley, Custer County District High School
Carter Johnson, Legacy High School
Gavin Kutzer, Legacy High School
Nathan Luithle, Legacy High School
Isaac Mitchell, Legacy High School
Charlie Moran, Minot High School
Connor Shaw, Minot High School
Chris Nuelle, Mandan High School
Jonathan Bovia, MLS Mohall
Brandt Mickelson, Mt. Pleasant School
David Merchant, South Heart
Lucas Siebuhr, Velva
Zachary Quinn, Wilton High School

Tenor 2:
Isak Rice, Custer County District High School
Parqer Fred, Dickinson High School
June Devero, Dickinson High School
Aiden Lorenz, Jamestown High School
Cade Pittenger, Legacy High School
Ethan Johnson, Legacy High School
Gavin Guinn, Legacy High School
Maddox Thiele, Legacy High School
Griffin Kyes, Legacy High School
Mason Smith, Max Public School
Nathan Wistisen, Minot High School
Cale Wahlstrom, Minot High School
Amaziah Berg, North Star Public
Kelson Mascol, Velva
AJ Gustafson, Williston High School

Bass 1:
Seth Hall, Center-Stanton
August Phillips, Century High School
Kaleb Clark, Century High School
Elijah Herman, Century High School
James McMurtrey, Century High School
Connor Kuchynka, Custer County District High School
Erick Silva Cruz, Dickinson High School
Andrew Seibel, Harvey High School
Owen Thigpen, Hazen High School
Ryan Wagner, Legacy High School
Tyler Heid, Legacy High School
LJ Dugenio, Legacy High School
Cayleb Whanger, Max Public School
Joseph Shappell, Minot High School
Xavier Lundmark, Minot High School
Jacob Lokken, Minot High School
Jaxson Radke, Minot High School
Orion Bennet, Minot High School
Ben Hinsz, Mandan High School
Cody Headrick, Nedrose High School
Peyton Vix, Our Redeemer’s Christian School
Bradley Stockert, RTHS
Michael Fagerland, Shiloh Christian
Elias Jimenez, South Prairie Public School
Matthew Olsen, Washburn High School

Bass 2:
Evan Anderson, Century High School
Alex Nelson, Century High School
Alexander Fink, Century High School
Mikey Swogger, Custer County District High School
Payton Ridenour, Custer County District High School
Jared Petersen, Dickinson High School
Alex Lakoduk, Drake Anamoose High School
Collin Meckle, Harvey High School
Brayden Motter, Jamestown High School
Adam Hart, Langdon Area High School
Benjamin Hoke, Legacy High School
Trace Tysver, Legacy High School
Colton Ruud, Legacy High School
Redik Glaser, Legacy High School
Timothy Miller, Legacy High School
Sage Dahl, Ray High School
Elijah Towe, Rugby High School
Richard Moreno, Stanley
Caleb McCallum, Surrey High School
Brady Quinn, Wilton High School
Joshua Thies, Center-Stanton