NCC Mission and Purpose Statements
Northland Community Choir is committed to providing a place for people to come together to sing and to appreciate quality choral music. NCC is a choral ensemble whose members cultivate an environment of learning and growth in an atmosphere of sharing and acceptance. The choir’s purpose is to enrich the spirit, musical appreciation and well-being of its members and the community at-large.
History
NCC was organized in 1974 as a group of fifty choir members from 10 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 of 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 the 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.
NCC has been blessed with fine musical directors throughout its history, including the following:
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-Present
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Through the years, NCC has performed such sacred and contemporary works as:
Conversion of St Paul, Mendelssohn Coronation Mass, Mozart Creation, Haydn Earth Shall Be Fair, Ward Gloria, Vivaldi Gloria, Wells 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 Ninth Symphony, Beethoven Porgy and Bess, Gershwin Psalm 95, Mendelssohn Rejoice in the Lamb, Britten 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
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