Northern State to hold concert

The Northern State University Concert Choir, Chamber Singers and Vocal Jazz Ensemble will perform a concert during its upcoming winter tour. The tour begins on Dec. 2 and will conclude with a final performance at the First Presbyterian Church in Aberdeen at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 3. The ensembles are directed by Dr. Timothy Woods, and will be joined by NSU’s Dr. Darci Bultema, soprano, and Mr. Michael Skyles, tenor.

On Wednesday, the ensembles will perform at James-town High School at 1:15 p.m.

Woods serves as the director of choral activities, voice, music history, conducting and vocal techniques at NSU, Aberdeen, S.D.. He is the conductor of the Collegiate Choir, Chamber Singers, and Vocal Jazz Ensemble and teaches music history, vocal pedagogy, choral conducting, and applied voice.

Soprano Bultema, assistant professor of applied voice, music appreciation and opera, has performed on the operatic stage in a variety of roles, such as La Contessa in “Le nozze di Figaro,” Donna Elvira in “Don Giovanni,” Cleopatra in Handel’s “Giulio Cesare,” Clorinda in La “Cenerentola,” The Female Chorus in Britten’s “The Rape of Lucretia,” and Lavinia in Bononcini’s “Camilla.” Originally from North Dakota, Bultema has performed with companies across the U.S. via Florida Grand Opera, Tulsa Opera, Natchez Opera, Peabody Opera, and the Fargo-Moorhead Civic Opera.

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