History
The Northland Community Choir (NCC) was organized in 1974 as a group of fifty choir members from ten Platte County churches that joined together to participate in the Union Thanksgiving Service at Park Hill Baptist Church. The choir came together again in the spring on 1975 to perform Handel’s Messiah, led by John Baker of Park Hill Baptist. NCC participated in the Thanksgiving services in 1976 and 1977 under the leadership of David Hodges.

Initially, the choir’s spring concerts involved the performance of a major choral work, such as Handel’s Messiah in 1975 and 1977. NCC’s 1976 concert featured The Conversion of Saint Paul from Mendelssohn’s oratoria Paulus, directed by Dr. Don Brown of William Jewell College. In 1978 the choir joined Dennis Herron and the Northland Symphony to perform Bach’s Magnificat.

2016 - 2018 OFFICERS
President - Anna McKee
Vice President - Marla Zaragosa
Secretary - Melissa Green
Treasurer - Carole Bredeson
Paul Erickson, Director

Paul comes to Northland Community Choir with Bachelor's Degrees in Vocal and Piano Performance from the University of Georgia, and a Master's Degree in Aesthetics, Music and Literature and a Master's Degree in Piano Performance from the University of Missouri, Kansas City Conservatory of Music. He has studied at the Staatliche Hoschschule Fur Music at Stuttgart, Germany under the auspices of the Fulbright Scholar Program and received a Ministerial License with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Some of Paul's current and previous experience includes:
  • Director for choirs at Central United Methodist Church; Hillside Christian Church; and, currently, Parkville Presbyterian Church
  • Musical consultant and audition pianist for the Missouri Repertory Theater and The Coterie
  • Musical Advisor/Facilitator to productions at CYT (Christian Youth Theater Kansas City)
  • Music Director for The Northland Chamber Ensemble and the Chalice Choral
  • Founder of the Keyboard Conversations musical outreach series
  • Adjunct Faculty at UMKC's Conservatory of Music -- which included Instructor/Pianist/Coach/
  • Music Director for UMKC Opera Productions
  • Faculty with UMKC's Academy of Music in Piano and Voice
  • Music Director for This is the Rill Speaking by Lee Hoiby with Opera du Jour Production
  • Music Director/Composer/Arranger for When Bluebell Sang with the Paul Messner Puppets
  • Co-Director of the Center-City Youth Academy at Linwood United Methodist Church

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Past Directors:
David Hodges, 1974-1977
John Baker, 1975
Dr. Don Brown, 1976
Dennis Herron, 1978
Dr. Richard Weymuth, 1979-1980
Robert Bucker, 1981
Dr. Jesse Peterson, 1982
Timothy Houfek, 1983
Janice Ragland, 1984-1997
Jerry Valet, 1990 and 1998-1999
Janice Ragland, 2000-2003
Kara Marks, 2003-2004
Adam Wade Duncan, 2004-2006
Robert Lamar Sims, 2006-2009
Noel Fulkerson, 2009-2010
Suzanne Hatcher, 2010-2012
 Paul Erickson, Current
Past Notable Performances:
Conversion of St Paul, Mendelssohn
Coronation Mass, Mozart
Creation, Haydn
Earth Shall Be Fair, Ward
Gloria, Vivaldi
Gloria, Wells
Gospel Magnificat, Robert Ray
Hymn of Praise, Mendelssohn
Liebeslieder, Brahms
Lord Nelson, Haydn
Mass in C, Opus 86, Beethoven
Mass No. 4 in C Major, Schubert
Mass in G, Schubert
Missa Sancti Nicoli, Haydn
Messiah, Handel
Ninth Symphony, Beethoven
Porgy and Bess, Gershwin
Psalm 95, Mendelssohn
Regina Coeli, Mozart
Rejoice in the Lamb, Britten
Requiem, Durufle`
Requiem, Faure
Requiem, Mozart
Requiem, Rutter
Requiem Mass in C Minor, Cherubini
Serenade to Music, Vaughn-Williams
Testament of Freedom, Thompson
The Seasonings, P.D.Q. Bach
Wedding Cantata, Pinkham