R O B B I N S D A L E A R M S T R O N G H I G H S C H O O L C H O I R S

2016 SPRING CONCERTFRESHMAN & VARSITY

monday MAY 23

stephanie trump DIRECTOR

tony rangel DIRECTOR

mindy eschedor ACCOMPANIST

alyssa laansma STUDENT TEACHER

F R E S H M A N & V A R S I T Y

freshman CHOIRCome On Children Let’s Sing TRADITIONAL GOSPEL arr. Linda Twine

Festival Introit Greg Knauf

Sweet William TRADITIONAL SEA CHANTY arr. Vijay Singh

O Sifuni Mungu SWAHILI PRAISE SONG arr. David Maddux

freshman MADRIGALSEl Grillo ITALIAN MADRIGAL Josquin Des Prez (1450-1521)

The Cuckoo AMERICAN MOUNTAIN BALLAD arr. Robert Heninger

Charlottown AMERICAN SOUTHERN FOLK SONG arr. Sigurd Christiansen

varsity MADRIGALS

Herzleib zu dir allein GERMAN MADRIGAL Hans Leo Hassler (1564-1612)

The Gift To Be Simple SHAKER TUNE Bob Chilcott

Java Jive arr. Kirby Shaw

armstrong CHAMBER SINGERSHark, All Ye Lovely Saints ENGLISH MADRIGAL Thomas Weelkes (1574-1623)

Norwegian Lullaby Gunnar Eriksson

Bohemian Rhapsody arr. Philip Lawson

varsity WOMENDance on My Heart Allen Koepke

varsity MENA-Roving TRADITIONAL SEA CHANTY arr. Norman Luboff

varsity CHOIRHow Lovely are the Messengers ROMANTIC ERA ANTHEM Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Down in the Valley AMERICAN FOLK SONG arr. Linda Spevacek

Swing Down, Chariot TRADITIONAL SPIRITUAL arr. Andre Thomas

Congori Shango COSTA RICAN CALYPSO arr. Rolando Brenes

combined CHOIRSCan You Hear? Jim Papoulis

2016 SPRING CONCERT

F R E S H M A N & V A R S I T Y

varsity MEN’S CHOIR

Damon Barli VM O

Skye BirchNathan Bramwell VM

William Burglechner VM MColin CastleJoshua Choi VM

Roman Dain VM

Patrick DawsonIan Fidalgo VM O

Jeremiah FlynnLukas Fraase VM M Dan Gebur VM

Andrew GormanGarrett HanlonRobert Hansen VM O

Michael HenstromMatthew Jaeger VM

Sylvester Jah

Jemel JloplehAvery Karrow-LewisMontrael Kirk-WalkerDaniel LaumannXue LorTrygg Lysne VM

Smith MadsonDraevon May VM

Jacob MalcolmDain NelsonAnthony OwenAlec Pegg

Jacob PetersonMarquis PettisBenjamin Tiemens VM

Tyler Totten VM

Ryan WallaceDrake Wietstock VM

varsity WOMEN’S CHOIR

Anne-Marie AkinpeluEllie Anderson VM

Ally BankesKatie BesnerEva Birkholz VM

Gwendolyn BlackMargo BlumerKatherine Boese VM

Faith BooneHallie Brandt VM

Hannah BrownRachel BrownSophia (Sophie) CampionKpenkai Carter

Ingrid Cisneros Rivas VM

Ashley D’AvilarDuta Dago OZiona (Nana) DancyHanna DaudGrace DeshlerAlyssa EgstadEmma FinkaAlexis FlynnPrincess FreemanChristine GardeaAmber Gilbert VM

Katia Gutierrez PeraltaCaelyn Hane

Kaylee HansonMia HansonZoey HansonJade HavistoAmanda HinnenkampJustina Holte VM M

Emily HouleCourtney HoweLily HuHailey ImbachMolly JaegerEleanor JohnsonMaija JohnsonPrecious Kennedy

Lauren KretchmerShannon Ladendorf VM

Kari LindahlBailey Loso VM

Marta Luiken VM

Julia MacFarlane VM O

Amina McCaskillSiera McgregorSkylar Mielke VM O

Kelly Mikkelson OHannah MullanMacy NorbergEllen NouneuJulia Osborne

Natalie OvikianKristina PartykaKathryn PeploeFelicia Peterson VM

Lauren PriceWillow QuaintanceSaydee RiversSamantha RoenSophia RussellKeira ScanlanAnya Schmidt VM

Alicia Smit VM

Madison SobiechAdrianna Symicek

Stephanie Tapia-PonceChristiana Thayer VM

Ava ThompsonAnabela TorresPada VangNatalie WebsterSara WestbergKatherine WollerCassie (CassieMae) WoodAnna Wuollet VM

Chxer XiongTaylor YangAaliyah YoungMadeline Zenanko

freshman CHOIR

Erin AndersonKeili AndersonLucinda Anderson FM

Sarah AppelenDani Appleget FM

Fese AwandemRainey BakerSamantha BalintKayden BaltazarMae BarnesCarina BerniniAbigail BerthiaumeGraham Biggar FM

Jordan BloomKaley BohlinAmanda BramwellAlicia BrantSadie BresnahanNordell BrooksSarah BrownRachel BurbachEmilie BurnhamBrianna CampbellAnaiyah CarrLauryn CaulleyLauren ClarkJoseph Cmiel FM

Wilson CoykendallCarter CrawfordErin Dailey

Emily DaughenbaughCassandra DavisEdward DeputieMadelyn DickKaitlin DolanTanner DowZach DrinkwineChristopher EhlertHaven EricksonCaitlin EricksonJacey EricksonJulianna ErpeldingSennai Eskinder FM

Britta EvensonTyler Everson FM

Michael FargoSophia FarrantOliver Foreman FM

Danielle Fredrickson FM

Nolan FreyAnnie Frondell FM

Jacqueline GarciaJames Gimpl FM

Hunter Green FM

Kelsey Rae Grosnacht FM

Mikaylee HannuSara HansenJessa HansonNikki Harnett

Cayla HebertRyan HeidBecki HenkelGigi HermanLauren HillMadeline Himmer FM

Maria HoffmannElizabeth HornMaya HortonJack IversonJoseph JamisonQuincy Jensen FM

Isaiah JesterLuke JohnsonMegan JohnsonQuinn JohnsonEmily JohnstonMaxwell Kaelberer FM

Ashley (Lily) Kantor FM

Colette KehlenbeckAllyson KempfGrace KibortTammy KnightNatalie KohnSofie Koska FM

Taite KrogfusCarly KrsulElizabeth KulesaSeth KuretskyNicole Lanners

James LarsonGeena LawrenceMichael LeeMallory LithunJennifer LongJocelyn LopezLeah LorJulia LucykKathleen MartinezCelestine MassmannEvan Massop FM

Alazia McKinneyJack Meinert FM

Gabie MeisterBenjamin Mennenga FM

Abigail MichelAlexander MichelElizabeth MillerGabriel MillerSophia MillerAmyah MillnerKaitlin MoeAbby Moore-ReichNicole MustfulMasengo MutandaAdena NarineJoseph NetlandRae NewstromKatherine Nilsen FM

Joemah Norman

McKenna O’DonnellReilly OlsonReece ParsonsNora PearsonJordan PeggNathan PerttulaTyler PetersonGrant PhillipsCynthia PiersonEvan PorterAndrew PotvinEvan PowersCaitlin QuinnMadisen ReeceOlivia Rivera FM

Camryn RobertsAlison Roston FM

Julia RowlesLeah RuddMegan RuechelCalder SaariJennifer SabackyDanica Samuel FM

Bennett ScheibJake SchislerCole SchlotthauerKatherine SchmidtErin SchneiderMakayla SchneiderEmily Sillah

Abigail SobolColin SpellmanJade TangJillian TempestaSamuel Theisen FM

Abagail TollinTrevor Totten FM

Julie TranJessica TupyAustin UrevigPa Ying VangVanessa Vladimirova FM

Spencer VolkertSou VoravongsySelena VueJustin WaletzkiLogan Walker-CranstonGrace WietstockAddie WiggAnnika Wuollet FM

Maggie WuolletAngel XiongNouchee XiongBo YoumanJaylan YoungRachel Zhao

VM Varsity Madrigals M Manager FM Freshman Madrigals O Choir Officer

R O B B I N S D A L E A R M S T R O N G H I G H S C H O O L C H O I R S

2016 SPRING CONCERTCANTORI, CONCERT CHOIR & CHAMBER SINGERS

thursday MAY 26

stephanie trump DIRECTOR

tony rangel DIRECTOR

mindy eschedor ACCOMPANIST

alyssa laansma STUDENT TEACHER

C A N T O R I , C O N C E R T C H O I R & C H A M B E R S I N G E R S

Music from Scotland and IrelandHard Times Come Again No More arr. Mark Keller

Bandyrowe Susan Brumfield

Bonny Wood Green Stephen Hatfield

She Moved Through the Fair David Mooney

Jigs arr. J. David Moore

Mouth Music Keane/Faulkner

Loch Lomond Jonathan Quick

The Wind that Shakes the Barley arr. Dan Davison

Amazing Grace Stephen Hatfield

Music from Other TraditionsI Will Be Earth Gwyneth Walker

Uberlebensgross Stephen Hatfield

Hark, All Ye Lovely Saints Thomas Weelkes

Norwegian Lullaby arr. Gunnar Eriksson

Bohemian Rhapsody arr. Philip Lawson

Lineage Andrea Ramsey

We Are… Ysaye Barnwell

Horizons Peter Louis Van Dijk“HORIZONS” WAS WRITTEN AT THE REQUEST OF THE KING’S SINGERS AND IS A VERY POIGNANT REMINDER OF

THE INCREDIBLE POWERS OF OBSERVATIONS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN BUSHMAN IN THE EARLY 1700S. THE SONG LAMENTS AN AFRICAN PEOPLE NEARLY EXTERMINATED BY ENGLISH EMPIRE BUILDERS IN THE 18TH CENTURY.

Wake, Awake F.M. Christiansen

awards

celebration OF THE CLASS OF 2016

Alleluia Ralph Manuel

2016 SPRING CONCERT

2016 SPRING CONCERT

cantori CHOIR

Grace Almstrom Emma Banashak Jackie Barry Samantha Bartelt Ellie Bawek Morgan Bey Lily Birkeland Katie Blien Mikaela Boone Jill Chavan

Anne Colwell Angela Crelly Rebeccah Davison Amy Devins Liz Donnelly Emma Fox Anika Friederich Christa Gorman Rachel Gratz Ally Gruel

Erin Gustafson* Maggie Hanson Olivia Hanzak Annabelle Holman Alexis Hurst Mollie Iverson Anna Keller Ellie Kinney Hailey Koenen* Ingrid Larson

Kirah Loeffler Kaitlin Lucyk Julia Lutz Audrey Malcolm Vaia Mandravelis Hayley McCormick Kathryn Mickelson Karle Mills Pam Moore Elissa Ness

Cora Norberg Elle Obermeyer Kristina Ostdiek Ellee Petersen Maddy Porter Mikayla Ramsey Jenna Rowles Andrea Ruddy Katherine Sariego Amanda Schedler

Gabrielle Schultz Sami Schutz Allyson Spartz Chila Suedel Diana Tapia Maryann Waithera Samantha Weiss

* Presidents

concert CHOIR

Kara Andersen

Sam Appleget

Alec Barberg

Saul Beam

Talor Blustin C ▲ B

Jack Bolduc

Mikaela Boone

Katie Braunwarth

Emilie Bukowski C S P

Olivia Bunde

Grace Busse C ▲

Huy Cao

John Chancellor C ★

Kham Chanthachack

Bryce Conlan

Jaclynn Connors C

DeAngelo Davenport

Thomas Eickelberg

Colton Erickson

Sewit Eskinder C ❍

Henry Foreman C ❍

Julia Fox

Joseph Freeman C

Ben Gallup C M

Klare Geiger

Natalie Gill

Nicholas Gonrowski

Emily Gratz

Rachel Gratz

Amanda Gravdahl

Solveig Haines C ❍ M

Ella Halverson

Rachel Hammer C

Sophia Handzel

Diego Hernandez-Woods

Kjell Hokanson

Annabelle Holman

Kyle Hotzler C ❍

Tyler Hubbell

AJ Jacobson

Alexa Johnson C ▲ A

Nael Kaligis

Hanna Kantor

Meagan Kluver

Dean Koopman

Daniel Larson

Nou Lor

Khang Lu

Abigail Lundquist

Lukas Lysne C ❍

Josiah MacFarlane C

Leyla Mahabadi

Finlay Mason

Jordyn Massop C ❍

Claire McManus ★

George Mennenga

Carly Nelson

Jacqueline Nguyen

Josi Nilsen C ❍

Sophia Norwood

Matthew O’Donnell

Elle Obermeyer C

Elliot Olson C

Julie Oman

Odera Onwualu

Mary Owen

Brennan Palony C ❍

Sam Parsons C ❍

Thomas Paun

Moriel Peng

Teresa Pezan

Evan Pomish

Anna Rabe

Ben Rabe

Natasha Rice

Sam Roeder

Julia Roston

Emily Roth C ▲ ★

Jenna Rowles

Hannah Rudd

Scott Ruechel

Gabe Russell

Xiomara Santos

Blake Scheib

John Scheldrup C ▲ ❍ T

Alex Schneider

Austin Schoenberg

Abby Shiff C

John Slack

Ellie Spadaccini C

Sangeitha Thaylalan

Nick Tiemens C

Isabela Torres

Nicklaus Trump C ❍ ▲

Sydnie Tupy

Ben Unger

Olivia VanKrevelen

Hailey Weber

James Young

Joey Zheng

C Chamber Singers ▲ 15-16 MN All-State ❍ 15-16 All-Conference P President ★ Officer SATB Section Leader M Chamber Managers

C A N T O R I , C O N C E R T C H O I R & C H A M B E R S I N G E R S

As freshman entering Armstrong, we looked at taking choir as just another routine class, an activity to fill your day or a need to fulfill your graduation requirements. We have learned its true value over the past four years. Each year has brought us new challenges, opportunities, and the pursuit of excellence. Striving for excellence is taught from Day One by our amazing Armstrong Choir Directors. While other schools may see choir as just another class, this thought rarely crosses the mind of a student involved in the Armstrong Choir Department. We are given so many opportunities to go above and beyond what a typical class period can normally offer, whether it’s participating in solo and ensemble, sharing our talents on choir tours throughout the Upper Midwest, being a part of recitals, showcasing our work in concerts, or singing national anthems at pep fests, sports games, and academic ceremonies. With the opportunity to attend class each day, we wake up each morning knowing that we will do something productive alongside almost one hundred of our peers. The work ethic expected of us in class allows for enormous amounts of fun, as well as focused, motivated work, culminating in concerts like the one this evening. Each year begins with intense preparation for an amazing Fall Festival at what is arguably one of the best venues in the Midwest, Orchestra Hall. Following this Fall Festival we begin preparation for our Winter Concert, followed by our Large Ensemble Contest after Winter Break. As we compete against other choirs, we let loose our competitive side as we show off all the hard work we’ve put in over the past months. Early Spring brings us to Solo and Ensemble and our Spring Concert, the last concert of the year, that for some of us may be the last time we showcase how we have grown musically over the past four years. Many of us seniors stand among the choir where lifelong friendships have been formed through hard work and dedication as we journeyed together in our pursuit of choral mastery. As we move on to the next chapter, we will not close the book but rather will keep the tremendous experiences we had close to our hearts. We now know that music is the catalyst for our imagination and expression. We bring joy to others through our collective voices singing as one.

Thank you to everyone who has been a part of our many magical musical moments because a choir is nothing without its support system. On that note, a heartfelt and overdue thanks to our amazing directors, Mrs. Trump and Mr. Rangel, and to our funny, valuable, and talented accompanist, Mindy. A special thanks to our parents who have supported us on our busy, yet inspiring choir journey, which is being capped off with amazing AHS Choir memories that we will carry with us for the rest of our lives.

“A L L I T TA K E S I S O N E S O N G T O B R I N G B A C K A T H O U S A N D M E M O R I E S . ” – U N K N O W N

On Behalf of the 2016 Senior Choir Class, Emilie Bukowski, Concert Choir President

As parents, it’s a joy and privilege to have our students sing in the Armstrong High School choirs. Our kids gain wonderful experience and grow their musical ability as they traverse from 9th–12th grade in choir. They learn the blessing of sharing that gift with others, whether it’s their families, community or tour audiences. Music lifts everyone’s spirits and our students realize how it brings people together! Ms Trump and Mr Rangel teach them that music comes from the heart and that it also takes hard work. All the choirs have an incredible work ethic and they see the fruit of their own labor as their pieces come together. Many of these songs will be remembered by our kids for years and the life lessons they learned along the way while creating music will go even further. On behalf of the choir parents, I can confidently say that the choir experience at Armstrong High School has a positive and lasting impact! We and our sons and daughters are better because of it. Thank you Ms Trump and Mr Rangel!

Beth Hammer Choir Booster Co-President

senior CLASS STATEMENT choir boosters STATEMENT

letterMadeline Himmer (‘19)Ellie Anderson (‘18) Eva Birkholz (‘18) Katy Boese (‘18) William Burglechner (‘18) Joshua Choi (‘18)Roman Dain (‘18)Lukas Fraase (‘18) Daniel Gebur (‘18) Kaylee Hanson (‘18)

Justina Holte (‘18) Shannon Ladendorf (‘18) Bailey Loso (‘18) Julia MacFarlane (‘18) Skylar Mielke (‘18) Felicia Peterson (‘18) Anya Schmidt (‘18)Christiana Thayer (‘18)Anna Wuollet (‘18) Angela Crelly (‘17)

Sophia Handzel (‘17)Kyle Hotzler (‘17)Josi Nilsen (‘17)John Chancellor (‘16) Annabelle Holman (‘16)Lukas Lysne (‘16)Jordyn Massop (‘16)Anna Rabe (‘16) Chila Suedel (‘16)

second barTalor Blustin (‘16) Emilie Bukowski (‘16) Grace Busse (‘16)Solveig Haines (‘16) Alexa Johnson (‘16) Josiah MacFarlane (‘16)John Scheldrup (‘16)

first barSewit Eskinder (‘17) Henry Foreman (‘17)Elliot Olson (‘17)Brennan Palony (‘17)Nick Tiemens (‘17)Nick Trump (‘17)

CHOIR LETTER AWARDS

2016 SPRING CONCERT

Talor Blustin (‘16), AHS Best of SiteKaty Boese (‘18)Jenelee Buehring (‘18)William Burglechner (‘18)Grace Busse (‘16), AHS Best of SiteJohn Chancellor (‘16)Jacylnn Connors (‘16), AHS Best of SiteSewit Eskinder (‘17)Lukas Fraase (‘18)Ben Gallup (‘16)Solveig Haines (‘16)

Annabelle Holman (‘16)Alexa Johnson (‘16), AHS Best of SiteBailey Loso (‘18)Abby Lundquist (‘16)Elle Obermeyer (‘16)Elliot Olson (‘17)Brennan Palony (‘17), AHS Best of Site,

6AA Honorable MentionJosiah MacFarlane (‘16)Julia MacFarlane (‘18), AHS & 6AA Best

of Site

Leyla Mahabadi (‘16)Claire McManus (‘16), AHS Best of SiteSkylar Mielke (‘18)Anna Rabe (‘16)Gabe Russell (‘16)John Scheldrup (‘16), AHS Best of SiteAnya Schmidt (‘18), AHS Best of SiteChristiana Thayer (‘18)Nick Tiemens (‘17)Nicklaus Trump (’17)Sydnie Tupy (‘17)

solo superiors AT REGION 6AA

Ellie Anderson (‘18) & Bailey Loso (‘18)Solveig Haines (‘16) & Jordyn Massop (‘16)Alexa Johnson (‘16) & Rachel Hammer (‘16), AHS & 6AA Best of SiteClaire MacManus (‘16) & Grace Busse (‘16)Josiah Macfarlane (‘16) & Julia MacFarlane (‘18)Josie Nilsen (‘17) & Jacqueline Nguyen (‘17)Julia Roston (‘16) & Abby Lundquist (‘16)

Samantha Parsons (‘16), Natalie Gill (‘16) & Elizabeth Spadaccini (‘17)William Burglechner (‘18), Katy Boese (‘18), Lukas Fraase (‘18) &

Kelly Mikkelson (‘18)John Scheldrup (‘16), John Chancellor (‘16), Talor Blustin (‘16) &

Lukas Lysne (‘16), 6AA Honorable MentionChamber Singers, AHS & 6AA Best of Site

ensemble superiors AT REGION 6AA

A C K N O W L E D G E M E N T S

District 281 Vocal Music Faculty

Nicole Messier, Adam Reinwald, Nathan Bird, Sandy Schoenecker . . . . . . AHS Voice Faculty

David Dahl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Principal

Patti Weldon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Activities Director

Lori Sundberg, Chris Meisch, John Cook . .Assistant Principals

Sara Prindiville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fine Arts Coordinator

Molly Olson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Administrative Assistant

Molly Kern. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Auditorium Manager

Todd Burkholder, Colin Woelfle, Kevin Martin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AHS Instrumental Music

The Armstrong Choir Boosters . . . . . . . . . . . . Beth Hammer & Jeanne Spadaccini, President

Westmark Productions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sound Recording

Laurie Spartz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Program Designer

District 281 Video Crew

“OUR DEEPEST GRATITUDE TO THE ARMSTRONG CHOIR BOOSTERS FOR THEIR CONTINUOUS SERVICE AND DEDICATION TO THIS PROGRAM AND ITS SINGERS.”

S P E C I A L T H A N K S T O

DR. RENE CLAUSEN & THE CONCORDIA CHOIR

DR. JOANN MILLER & THE NDSU CONCERT CHOIR

PAUL MASON, BAGPIPER

MIKKO COWDERY & FRIENDS

JERRY RUBINO

TIM TAKACH

CRAIG CARNAHAN

ELLIE KINNEY, IRISH DANCE

EMILY ROTH, LEXIE ROSCKES, ISABELLA HALEK, SUMMIT

DANCE SHOPPE

C A N T O R I , C O N C E R T C H O I R & C H A M B E R S I N G E R S