usf concert chorale

USF

Concert Chorale

story by samuel martin

After a one-year hiatus, the University of Sioux Falls Concert Chorale returned to

sing at the First Baptist Church’s worship service on Sunday, October 3rd, during home-

coming week. With a setlist of four worship songs that they had been working on since the

beginning of the fall semester, the choir sang at both the 9 AM and 10:30 AM church ser-

vice. Last year, the COVID-19 pandemic sidelined the Chorale’s performance at First Bap-

tist, an annual performance that has taken place since before Dr. David DeHoogh-Kliewer’s

tenure as director of the USF Concert Chorale and Collegiate Choir.

ah yes what a great photo

The four songs that made up the choir’s setlist for both worship service

performances included “Let There Be Light”, “Wake, Awake”, “Death Came

a-Knocking”, and “You Are Mine.” When asked what his favorite of the four

songs in the set, DeHoogh-Kliewer said, “‘Wake, Awake’ is definitely the song we’ve worked most diligently upon because it presents different challenges,”

although he followed up his statement by saying that, “choosing my favorite

(song) is like choosing my favorite child.” Music education major and Concert

Chorale bass section leader Court Anderson, however, was much more direct

in saying what his favorite of the four songs were. “My favorite one is probably

‘You Are Mine’, because it’s the one I connect with the most and it’s the most

challenging one in our set.”

photo courtesy of mercede odegaard