Soprano |
Tenor |
| Julianna Emanski | Denton, TX | John Grau | Blaine, MN | |
| Amber Wellborn | Plano, TX | James Franklin | Huntsville, TX | |
| Natalie Campbell | Sioux Falls, SD | Tim Campbell | Sioux Falls, SD | |
| Tess Mattingly | Denton, TX | Ben Kornelis | Sioux Center, IA | |
| Deanna Wehrspann | Sioux Falls, SD | Zachary Colby | Minneapolis, MN | |
| Ashley Ballou-Bonnema | Sioux Falls, SD | Brett Epperson | Council Bluffs, IA | |
| Samantha MacDonald | Minneapolis, MN |
Alto |
Bass |
| Deb Vogel | Rock Valley, IA | Brandon Hendrickson | Vermillion, SD | |
| Elizabeth Johnson Knight | Flower Mound, TX | Tim Worthington | Sioux Falls, SD | |
| Kelley Sundin | St. Paul, MN | Tim Bruett | Minneapolis, MN | |
| Elsa Tapio | Parkston, SD | Trevor Neal | Denton, TX | |
| Tami Hayzlett | Sioux Falls, SD | Tom McNichols | New York, NY | |
| Joseph Hubbard | Chicago, IL | |||
Artistic Director/Founder
Brian A. Schmidt is a conductor and composer with a passion for expanding the choral arts. As a composer, his award-winning works have been sung by choirs across the country and his latest commissions have placed him among some of America’s most respected composers.
As a conductor, Brian founded and directed the Dakota Men’s Ensemble. During his six years with them they appeared as a demonstration choir at the National Convention of American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) in 2005 - and as a performing choir at Regional and State ACDA conventions in 2006.
Brian is currently completing graduate degrees in choral conducting at the University of North Texas (UNT) under the direction of Dr. Jerry McCoy and Dr. Richard Sparks. He recently completed a year in the prestigious Priddy Fellowship program for arts leadership at UNT.
photo by Tom Dempster
