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THE F. MELIUS CHRISTIANSEN ENDOWMENT FUNDWhite THE MISSION COMMITTEE The F. Melius Christiansen (FMC) Endowment Fund was established in 1996 by the (member status as of December 31, 2019) American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota (ACDA-MN) to guarantee a vibrant future for choral music in the state of Minnesota. Its mission is to provide Rolf Anderson Melanie Kjellberg financial support to Minnesota choral directors for professional development and Daniel Digre Jennifer Krinke Marie Spar Dymit Kathryn Larson graduate education, to encourage young musicians in the state of Minnesota to Rikka Estenson BlackKarla Miller pursue choral as a career, to provide need-based financial support for Nancy Grundahl Mark Nelson, Chair students of ACDA-MN members who are selected for the ACDA-MN state honor Stephen Grundahl Bruce Phelps, Past Chair program, and to provide financial support for administration of the FMC Paula Holmberg Allycia Smith Endowment Fund Committee activities. Robin Hughes Michael Walsh Jon Kietzer CMYK 100-30-0-20 Molly Brandt, Director of Development THE INSPIRATION Bruce W. Becker, Executive Director The Endowment’s namesake, F. Melius Christiansen (1871-1955), was a Norwegian immigrant who is considered the ‘father’ of a cappella singing in North America. THE F. MELIUS CHRISTIANSEN Christiansen founded the St. Olaf Choir in Northfield, Minnesota, and shaped it into ENDOWMENT FUND EMERITUS arguably the best-known collegiate choir in the world. The FMC Endowment Fund MEMBERS recognizes Christiansen’s inspirational contributions to the choral art that are still (member status as of December 31, 2019) evident today.

Steven Albaugh Charles Hellie Linda M. Armstrong Robert C. “BJ” Johnson+ Steven O. Boehlke Wayne M. Kivell THE IMPACT Paul Brandvik Diana J. Leland Thanks to the generosity of people like you, we provided 54 people with more Lawrence Burnett Howard C. Lerohl+ than $24,311 in scholarships from ACDA-MN’s FMC Endowment Fund in 2019. David Docter Carl H. Lipke More impressively, since 1997, 473 Minnesota choral directors and their students, Katherine G. Doepke Larry McCaghy along with college/university undergraduate and graduate students, have been the Richard Edstrom Robert D. Mix recipients of $265,813 in these scholarship categories. A. B. Engen+ Ronald A. Nelson+ Geneva S. Eschweiler+ Robert L. Peterson Summer Dialogue...... 173 Murrae N. Freng+ Tim Peterson Summer Dialogue Student Conducting Workshop ...... 65 Barbara A. Geier Linda M. Smith Graduate Study...... 65 Mary Kay Geston Roger H. Tenney ACDA Regional and National Conference ...... 80 Janice Gilbertson Axel Theimer World Symposium on Choral Music ...... 5 Lauretta P. Graetz+ Michael Wolsted Honor Choir Registration Scholarships ...... 81 Curtis E. Hansen+ Next Direction Student Leadership Conference...... 4 Thomas Wm. Hassig Total...... 473

We are deeply grateful to members of ACDA-MN and other supporters of THE F. MELIUS CHRISTIANSEN choral music whose faithful giving has allowed us to invest in the choral life of ENDOWMENT FUND Minnesota through the FMC Endowment Fund. Scholarship descriptions and the ADVISORY BOARD 2019 recipients are listed on pages 4 and 5.

Anton E. Armstrong Philip Brunelle Carol Barnett There is one word to perfectly describe my experience at the conference: inspiring. René Clausen Learning from the greatest teachers in the country and hearing from around Sigrid Johnson the world gave me hope for my future as an emerging choral conductor. —Isaac Mark Neppl, (student) University of Minnesota-Duluth Stephen Paulus+ National Conference Scholarship Recipient Jake Runestad Kathy Saltzman Romey Jeffrey Van Dale Warland Throughout the conference there were times that I laughed, cried, was speechless, and most of all, inspired. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to learn many +In Remembrance new things about the world of music. —Emily Moser, (student) Minnesota State University-Moorhead COVER: FMC COLLAGE WITH PHOTO BY DAVID BEALE, UNSPLASH National Conference Scholarship Recipient

2 FMC ENDOWMENT • 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 FINANCIAL STATEMENT for the year January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019

FMC Endowment Fund Balance as of December 31, 2018: $876,609 F. Melius FMC Endowment Fund Balance as of December 31, 2019: $936,299 Christiansen 150th Anniversary INCOME Concerts CONTRIBUTED November 21, 2021 Individual Donations $39,622.33 Hall , Minnesota Foundation and Corporate Donations $ 4,500.00 TOTAL CONTRIBUTED $44,122.33 Two special choral concerts, scheduled for November 21, 2021 at 2:00 pm and 6:30 pm, EARNED will feature six distinguished Minnesota choirs Investment Income $125,152.61 celebrating the 150th birth anniversary of F. Melius Christiansen, the father of a cappella choral singing in America and founder of the TOTAL INCOME $169,274.94 St. Olaf Choir. In addition, these choirs will perform the world premiere of a new piece commissioned for this event by noted Minnesota René EXPENSE Clausen, former conductor of The Concordia Choir- Moorhead. Administrative Operating Costs $17,842.37 Endowment Fund Scholarships featuring Summer Dialogue $2,870.00 The Augsburg Choir Student Conducting Workshop $1,546.00 The Concordia Choir-Moorhead Christus Chorus of Concordia University-St. Paul Student Symposium $526.07 The Gustavus Choir National Conference $4,115.32 St. Olaf Choir Graduate Study $10,000.00 National Lutheran Choir Alice T. Larsen Memorial Scholarship $1,500.00

Honor Choir $3,134.00 All proceeds from the event will be used to ensure the vitality of choral music in Minnesota Next Direction $ 600.00 by providing financial support to promising Total Scholarships $24,291.39 Minnesota choral directors and their students wishing to further their professional training and TOTAL EXPENSE $42,133.76 experience.

Tickets will go on sale at Orchestra Hall in September, 2021.

I was grateful for the opportunity to further my Gifts to the F. Melius Christiansen learning without the added pressure of finances Endowment Fund getting in the way. This conference positively impacted me in more ways than I can express. Your gift to the F. Melius Christiansen Endowment Fund supports Thank you for offering me this moment. choral music excellence in Minnesota today and in the future. ACDA of —Kendra Penke, (student) St. Cloud State University Minnesota is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization and all gifts are tax- National Conference Scholarship Recipient deductible. For more information or to make an on-line contribution, please visit: acda-mn.com or mail your contribution to:

Your support will help to ease the financial burdens FMC Endowment Fund that post-secondary education presents. Thank you Bruce W. Becker, ACDA-MN Executive Director for your dedication to providing assistance to future 13288 Downey Trail generations of Minnesota choral directors. Apple Valley, MN 55124 —Bailey Geist Schlottmann (graduate student) [email protected] Northern State University We greatly appreciate your generosity and support. Thank you! Graduate Study Scholarship Recipient

FMC ENDOWMENT • 2017 ANNUAL REPORT 3 FMC SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS 2019 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

ACDA-MN’s F. Melius Christiansen Endowment Fund provides need-based financial support for students of ACDA-MN members who are selected for the ACDA-MN state honor choir program each year to help pay honor choir registration fees. Scholarships were awarded to 26 students in 2019.

SUMMER DIALOGUE SCHOLARSHIPS Scholarships to attend this four-day ACDA-MN annual professional development conference are available to conductors with up to two years of experience and to conductors with any length of experience who have never attended a previous Summer Dialogue. The 2019 Summer Dialogue scholarship recipients were:

Peter Fourniea - Rochester Lourdes Schools Matt Kiminski - student graduate, Saint John’s University Kyung Ko - Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Circle Pines; Caritas Leah Mockenhaupt - Sartell Middle School Kennedy Niska - student graduate, Concordia College-Moorhead Dylan Sauder - student graduate, University of Northwestern-St. Paul Nathan Thelen - Staples-Motley Public Schools Vinay Thomas - graduate student, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities (L-R front) Kyung Ko, Leah Mockenhaupt, Kennedy Niska, Peter Fourniea (L-R back) Vinay Thomas, Nathan Thelen, Dylan Sauder, Matt Kiminski

SUMMER DIALOGUE STUDENT CONDUCTOR WORKSHOP SCHOLARSHIPS Scholarships were awarded to nine Minnesota collegiate students for participation in a two-day conducting workshop during ACDA-MN’s Summer Dialogue conference. The 2019 student conductors were:

Adam Giebner - University of Minnesota-Duluth Kelly Heinonen - Concordia College-Moorhead Rachel Hickman - University of St. Thomas Colt Lien - Concordia College-Moorhead Michael McKenzie - Gustavus Adolphus College Emily Moser - Minnesota State University-Moorhead Aaron Musser - St. Olaf College Becca Tutewohl - Concordia University-St. Paul (L-R front) Bethany Wollman, Rachel Hickman, Becca Tutewohl, Kelley Heinonen, Bethany Wollman - North Central University Emily Moser, Emily Feld (accompanist); (L-R back) Michael McKenzie, Adam Giebner, Sigrid Johnson (clinician), Colt Lien, Aaron Musser

ACDA CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIPS Watching groups from all over the world perform Scholarships to attend ACDA regional or national conferences was a highlight for me. are awarded annually to graduate students and undergraduate Many of the performances juniors and seniors. Additionally, scholarships are awarded to brought me to tears and choral directors who are within their first six years of teaching some made me jump out and/or conducting. Scholarship recipients who attended the 2019 of my seat in applause. ACDA National Conference in Kansas City, MO were: —Evan Byler, (student) Bemidji State University Evan Byler - Bemidji State University (student) National Conference Emily Moser - Minnesota State University-Moorhead (student) (L-R) Emily Moser, Gary Ruschman, Mark Neppl, Scholarship Recipient Mark Neppl - University of Minnesota-Duluth (student) Evan Byler, Kendra Pinke Kendra Penke - St. Cloud State University (student) Gary Ruschman - St. Timothy Lutheran Church, St. Paul; OVAtion

4 FMC ENDOWMENT • 20192018 ANNUAL REPORT FMC SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS 2019 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

GRADUATE STUDY SCHOLARSHIPS Scholarships to pursue part-time or full-time graduate study in choral music are available to conductors who have completed a minimum of two years of conducting experience and are current members of ACDA-MN. The 2019 graduate study scholarship recipients were:

Samuel Grace - Indiana University Jacobs School of Music Isaac Lovdahl - North Dakota State University Bailey Geist Schlottmann - Northern State University Samuel Grace Isaac Lovdahl Bailey Geist Schlottmann

The FMC Endowment Fund makes life-changing opportunities This scholarship means a great deal to my family and me. We are available for choral directors in our great state by providing leaving our jobs and our extended families behind by relocating monetary assistance, ample occasions for professional to pursue this dream. This award will make this entire experience development, and countless chances to learn more about our possible for us, and we are so grateful for the support! craft. The financial support will allow more time to fully engage —Samuel Grace (graduate student) with my studies. Indiana University Jacobs School of Music —Isaac Lovdahl (graduate student) North Dakota State University Graduate Study Scholarship Recipient Graduate Study Scholarship Recipient

ALICE T. LARSEN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP I am so honored to be the recipient Established in 2016 for the 85th anniversary of Alice T. Larsen’s of the Alice T. Larsen Memorial birth, a scholarship was named in her memory by former students Scholarship Award. I am so excited at St. Olaf College through ACDA-MN’s F. Melius Christiansen to begin my graduate degree, (FMC) Endowment Fund. The Alice T. Larsen Memorial Scholarship and you have helped make that is awarded to an ACDA-MN woman conductor who is pursuing a possible. graduate degree in choral conducting or music education. The 2019 —Brianna Velzke Bergstrom recipient was: (graduate student) University of St. Thomas Bri Velzke Bergstrom - University of St. Thomas

Contributions to the ATL Memorial Scholarship may be given on-line at: acda-mn.com or via the mail at: FMC Endowment Fund (Attention: ATL Scholarship) at 13288 Downey Trail, Apple Valley MN 55124.

NEXT DIRECTION STUDENT LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIPS The ACDA Next Direction Student Leadership Conference brings together talented and engaged high school students from all across the country who are interested in pursuing a career in choral music. Students are encouraged by their high school directors to apply for the scholarship award. The 2019 recipients were: Joshua Kainz - St. Michael Albertville High School Joseph Osowski & Brandon Berger, Directors Joshua Kainz Jack Slavik Jack Slavik - Andover High School Melanie Kjellberg & Shaun Halland, Directors The four days I spent at this conference were transformational in I want to thank you for allowing me to attend this wonderful how I view a future leadership career in choral music.I left this leadership camp. The experience reinforced the many reasons why conference with a deeper passion for music and the security in I wish to enter the field of music education. knowing that this is what I want to do for the rest of my life. —Joshua Kainz (student) St. Michael Albertville High School —Jack Slavik (student) Andover High School Student Leadership Conference Scholarship Recipient StudentFMC Leadership ENDOWMENT Conference • 20192018 ScholarshipANNUAL REPORT Recipient 5 THE F. MELIUS CHRISTIANSEN ENDOWMENT FUND HONOR ROLL Donors to the F. Melius Christiansen Endowment Fund of the American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota from January 1, 2019, to December 31, 2019.

LEGACY CIRCLE Peter & Karla Myers Nancy L. Winder John Habermann Brecke Plourde Individuals and families who have Sharon Olson Rebecca Wyffels Donald & Sonja Hagestuen Laura Potratz made a planned gift to ACDA-MN’s FMC Popplers Music Inc., Susan C. Zemlin Robert Hahn Anthony J. Priest Endowment Fund are honored with Don Langley & Paul Nelson Gary Irvin Zinter Daniel Hampton Carol Ramsey membership in the Legacy Circle. Paul & Abigail Pribbenow Suzanne Hartwick Randi Rexroth Ronald K. & Carol B. Rydell CONTRIBUTOR Jonah Heinen Joanna Richards LEGACY CIRCLE MEMBERS Tesfa’s BBQ Fundraiser (Gifts up to $99) Kelly Heinonen Joy Robbins Bruce W. & Paula M. Becker Mark & Stephanie Trump Mark & Sarah Abelsen Mark Hemingway James Rodde Richard & Zoma Edstrom Bernie & Janet Wagnild Dariush & Margaret Akhavan Rachel Hickoran Kathy & Patrick Romey Thomas Wm. Hassig Wayne M. Kivell Michael Walsh Bret Amundson Emma Hohulin Michael Rouse Melanie & Jeff Kjellberg Anonymous (1) Janet Holdt Jonathan Rydberg Michael & Donna Wolsted SUSTAINER Linda M. Armstrong Sharon Holets Charles & Karen Sagedahl (Gifts of $100-$249) Patti Arntz Nicholas Hollermann Dylan Sauder MAESTRO Neil J. Anderson Becky Asche Lydia Holsten Timothy & Heidi Sawyer (Gifts of $5,000 or more) Rolf & Laurie Anderson Christopher Aspaas Duane C. & Ann Hoven Robert Schlidt Murrae & Helen Freng Estate Katie Moran Bart Paul K. Aspaas Michael Jeffrey Erin Schmidt Michael & Donna Wolsted Ann Behrens Miriam Augsburger Dwight Jilek Carol J. Schneider Dione J. Peterson Belling Elaine Aune Amy Johnson Melanie Schwartz GUARANTOR David & Marilyn Bengtson Dawn Ballentine Elijah Johnson Michael Sellheim (Gifts of $1,000-$2,499) Jane & Robin Blomquist Carol Barnett Joel & Karen Johnson Joseph M. Shaw Anton E. Armstrong Steven O. & Margaret A. Boehlke Deveny Beaton Paul E. & Mary B. Johnson Elizabeth Shepley Bruce W. & Paula M. Becker Philip & Carolyn Brunelle Ben Beaupre Jill Kadrmas Sheila K. Shusterich Lawrence Burnett John & Katha Chamberlain Michelle Bendett Bridget Keenan Mary Sletten Stansbury Daniel Digre Erik P. Christiansen Linda Benge Siri Keller Diane Steen-Hinderlie Janice Gilbertson Marilyn Cooper Jeanne Bengston Matt Kiminski Wyatt Steinke Jerstad Family Foundation, Richard L. Duncan Tyler Berg Kristin Kivell Ruth E. Stevens Sandra Jerstad Marie Spar Dymit Bri Bergstrom Jesse & Marjorie Knight Douglas Strandell Lynne Waldeland Gordon & Rikka Estenson Zane Biles Aaron Knudsvig Noel & Lois Stratmoen Arne Everson Virginia Bergquist Bowles Matt Knutson Tony Streng BENEFACTOR Bryan Fisher Molly Brandt Aaron Kohrs Caroline Swanson (Gifts of $500-$999) Erin Gaffaney Brian Brokofsky Jonathan Kopplin Walter Tambor Accolades Tours for the Arts, Joel & Karen Gotz Philip Brown Matthew Krage Laura Tempel Janet Tollund, Vice President Stephen F. Griffin Ruth J. Buss Deborah Lamb Gillian Teoh-Berbee Armstrong High School Choir Boosters Paul E. Groth Donna Butler Katie Ferrier Lamere Amelia Tesdahl Virginia Coburn Roe & Beverly Thompson Hatlen Zachariah Carlson Chris Larson Nicole Thietje ECS Publishing Group, Mark Lawson, David & Kristine Henderson Jeremy Carvell Lisa Lozito Vinay Thomas President O. C. Hognander, Jr. Carol Carver Sarah Ludwig Leon Thurman Richard & Zoma Edstrom Paula & Andrew Holmberg Marilyn Cathcart Phyllis & William Lyders Daryl Timmer Carolyn Jennings David & Carol Hubert Fredrik & Mary Christiansen Jody Martinson Janet Tollund Wayne M. Kivell Robin Hughes René Clausen Patricia Mason Roger Towler Melanie & Jeff Kjellberg Ramona Halverson Jacobsen Eric Conway Mary Ann Matson Richard & Jane Trapp Diana J. Leland Marc Jaros Carson Covey Michael McDeid Laree M. Trollinger Larry & Faith McCaghy Timothy & Susan Johnson Kira Degerness Michael McGaghie Hana Trump Minneapolis Window Shade Company, Margaret Kirkegaard Jimmy Deignan Bryan McGinnis Upsala/Swanville (USA) Community Mark Trump Ulrike Kohler David & Rita Docter Melanie McIvor Chorus Wealth Financial Consultants, Jennifer Krinke Gregory J. & Kari E. Douma Kellen McMillen Marcia Van Camp Caroline Emswiler, Financial Kathryn Larson Peter J. Durow Jena Menke Thomas Wadsworth Advisor Meredith & Henry Leck Susan Engfelt David & Katherine Mennicke Sarah Waller Westmark Productions, Mark Lerohl Mari Espeland Cassandra J. Midboe Jocque Warner Douglas & Mary Kay Geston Carl H. & Jean C. Lipke Lenora Evans Erynn Millard Daniel Weinhagen Deborah Loon Stumbras Chad Felton Bradley Miller Frank Wells PATRON Duayne & Dianne Malewicki Alex Ferderer Jenna Mkhwanazi Karin & Scott Werdahl (Gifts of $250-$499) Gay S. Nelson Peter Fourniea Leah Mockenhaupt Chris & Jill Westermeyer Allied Concert Services, Mark L. & Ardis C. Nelson Ann Frank Charles Moe Mary & Mark Whitlock David & Paul Folin Neal Peterson & Deanna Thompson Sue Franke-Clark Robert & Rosalie Moninger Carole Whitney Matthew Culloton Bruce & Candace Phelps Chad Garrels Emily Moser Glen Wiese Katherine G. Doepke Roshan Nicholas Rajkumar Andrew Gaylord Shawn Neisen Madison Wilts Jason & Jessica Etten Richard & Jennifer Robbins Alex Gerleman Mark Neppl Philip & Jane Wold Groth Music, Melanie Peterson, Rodney Rothlisberger Adam Giebner Rylee Newton James Wolter President Jeff & Janice Rubin Sarah Gilbertson Kennedy Niska James Yao Stephen & Nancy Grundahl Kathryn R. E. Russell Lana Gilster Brandon Nordhues Emma Youngquist Diane Heaney G. Phillip Shoultz III Nancy Jo Goettl David & Carol Nordli T.J. Zemlin Charles & Anita Hellie Michael & Carol Smith Martha Graber Sarah O’Banion Mark S. Johnson Chet Sommers Seana Graber Brian & Shelley Ohnsorg Jon Kietzer Jerome Upton Jere Graetz Andrew Parr Teri Larson Dale & Ruth Warland Carly Grandner Scott Perau Karla J. Miller Douglas & Nancy Watkins Ronald & Mary Freng Gunderson Gervaise M. Peterson

6 FMC ENDOWMENT • 2019 ANNUAL REPORT SPECIAL TRIBUTES The F. Melius Christiansen Endowment Fund is grateful for the many gifts received ‘in memory of’ or ‘in honor of’ friends, family members and colleagues. The following special tributes were made from January 1, 2019, to December 31, 2019. If you wish to make a tribute, please email [email protected] or phone 952.270.7489.

In honor of ACDA-MN Member In honor of David C. Dickau In honor of Kathleen Anderson In honor of Andrew Last In honor of Mark Sedio Colleagues Katie Ferrier Lamere Johnson Jimmy Deignan Paul & Abigail Pribbenow Deborah Lamb Carol Ramsey In honor of Katherine C. Doepke In memory of Howard Lerohl In memory of Jack Silker In memory of Joyce L. Anderson Diana J. Leland In honor of Robert C. (BJ) Johnson Paula Holmberg Bruce W. & Paula M. Becker Bruce W. & Paula M. Becker Bruce W. & Paula M. Becker Rebecca Wyffels Diana J. Leland In honor and memory of Duluth Area In memory of J. J. Sletten Choral Directors In memory of Robert C. (BJ) Johnson In memory of Howard & Diane Lerohl Mary Sletten Stansbury In honor of Anton Armstrong Neal Peterson & Deanna Thompson Anton Armstrong Mark Lerohl Andrew Parr Carol Barnett In memory of Maxine Mosley Sletten In memory of Connie Eitreim Katie Moran Bart In honor of Carl H. Lipke Mary Sletten Stansbury In honor of Patti Arntz Lydia Holsten Bruce W. & Paula M. Becker Bruce W. & Paula M. Becker Melanie Schwartz Dione J. Peterson Belling In memory of W. G. Sletten In memory of Geneva Eschweiler Marie Spar Dymit In honor of Lisa Lozito Mary Sletten Stansbury In honor of Gregory Aune Bruce W. and Paula M. Becker Ronald & Mary Freng Gunderson Bruce W. & Paula M. Becker Elaine Aune Paula Holmberg Paula Holmberg In memory of Chet Sommers Diana J. Leland Tim & Susan Johnson In memory of Oscar Lyders Rolf & Laurie Anderson In honor of Gregory & Julie Aune Dale & Ruth Warland Diana J. Leland Phyllis & William Lyders Bruce W. & Paula M. Becker Bruce W. & Paula M. Becker Lisa Lozito Diana J. Leland In memory of Jacqueline Anne Fisher Karla J. Miller In honor of Pat Mason Rodney Rothlisberger In memory of Richard J. Aune Bryan Fisher Joseph M. Shaw Dwight Jilek Elaine Aune Noel & Lois Stratmoen In memory of Inga Sommers In memory of Murrae & Helen Freng Scott & Karin Werdahl In memory of Ole Joseph Midboe Chet Sommers In honor of Lyle & Dione Peterson Freng Family Cassandra J. Midboe Belling Charles & Karen Sagedahl In honor of Robert & Sigrid Johnson In honor of Brian Stubbs Paul K. Aspaas René Clausen In memory of Thomas Nee Elijah Johnson In honor of Janice Gilbertson David & Marilyn Bengston Joel & Karen Johnson In honor of The Reverend Paul Bittner Rebecca Wyffels In honor of Andre J. Thomas Douglas & Nancy Watkins In honor of Sigrid Johnson In honor of Lee Nelson Erynn Millard In honor of Madeline Gilje Anton Armstrong Erin Gaffaney In memory of Molly Brown Marilyn Cooper In memory of The Rev. Conrad Andrew & Paula Holmberg In memory of Carol Kittok In memory of Weston Noble & Swanhild Thompson In honor of Brittany Gilje Murphy Jeremy Carvell Jesse Knight Roe & Beverly Thompson Hatlen In honor of Steven O. Boehlke Marilyn Cooper Sarah Gilbertson In memory of Gloria Mortenson In memory of Connie Pederson Nord In memory of Taylan, my student In honor of Seana Graber Knutson Gary Irvin Zinter Bri Bergstrom In memory of Darwin Bruesewitz Bruce W. & Paula M. Becker Duane C. & Ann Hoven Bradley Miller In memory of Dick Olson In honor of Jerome Upton In memory of Lauretta P. Graetz In memory of Roger Kolsrud Sharon Olson Bruce W. & Paula M. Becker In honor of Joan Buckley Bruce W. & Paula M. Becker Paul E. Groth Robin & Jane Blomquist Jere Graetz In memory of Harry Opel In honor of Dale Warland In honor of Jon Lahann Richard & Zoma Edstrom Diana J. Leland In memory of F. Melius Christiansen In honor of Nancy Grundahl John Habermann Laree M. Trollinger Diane Steen-Hinderlie In honor of Ken & Pat Paul In honor of Dale & Ruth Warland Sarah Waller In memory of Alice T. Larsen Joel & Karen Gotz John & Katha Chamberlain In memory of Olaf C. Christiansen Anton Armstrong Ann Behrens In honor of Dr. Gerald Gurss Christopher Aspaas In memory of C. J. Peterson In honor of Karin Werdahl Laree M. Trollinger Stephen F. Griffin Dione Peterson Belling Gervaise Peterson Bruce W. & Paula M. Becker Virginia Bergquist Bowles In memory of Paul J. Christiansen In honor of Sonja Hagestuen Ruth J. Buss In honor of Robert L. Peterson In memory of Lola Peterson Wiese Laree M. Trollinger Rebecca Wyffels Marie Spar Dymit Bruce W. & Paula M. Becker Glen Wiese Susan Engfelt In honor of René Clausen In memory of Curtis Hansen Lana Gilster In memory of Marcia Lynn Pyle In honor of Kay Wilson Bruce W. & Paula M. Becker Ronald K. & Carol B. Rydell Donald & Sonja Hagestuen Neil J. Anderson Becky Asche Carly Grandner Ramona Halverson Jacobsen Wyatt Steinke In memory of Karen Hansen Margaret Kirkegaard In memory of Margaret Russell In memory of Al Zinter Bruce W. & Paula M. Becker Ulrike Kohler Kathryn Russell Gary Irvin Zinter In memory of James Coburn Teri Larson Virginia Coburn In honor of Gladys Antle Hayes Meredith & Henry Leck In honor of Judy Sagen In honor of Susan Zemlin Sue Franke Clark Lisa Lozito Steven O. Boehlke Bruce W. & Paula M. Becker In memory of John Cooksey Mary Ann Matson Leon Thurman In memory of Richard & Kathryne Gay S. Nelson In memory of Leland B. Sateren Hoffland Anthony Priest James Rodde In memory of Roger W. Coventry Gordon & Rikka Estenson Carol Schneider Seana Graber Diane Steen-Hinderlie In honor of Randy Schafer In memory of Kenneth Jennings Lynne Waldeland Bruce W. & Paula M. Becker In honor of Jeffrey Dahl Anton Armstrong Karin Werdahl Bruce W. & Paula M. Becker Ann Behrens Nancy L. Winder In honor of Robert V. Scholz Carolyn Jennings Deborah Loon Stumbras Anton Armstrong In memory of Tanya Desatoff-Stupin Bruce W. & Paula M. Becker Jeanne Bengston In memory of Hollis Johnson In honor of Teri Larson Joel & Karen Johnson Roshan Nicholas Rajkumar

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CALENDAR UPDATE Mark your 2021 choral calendars for a special concert observing the 150th birth anniversary of F. Melius Christiansen celebrated by The Augsburg Choir • The Concordia Choir-Moorhead Christus Chorus of Concordia University-St. Paul • The Gustavus Choir St. Olaf Choir • National Lutheran Choir Sunday, November 21, 2021 • 2:00 pm and 6:30 pm Orchestra Hall • Minneapolis

Remember a Loved One • Honor a Mentor • Acknowledge a Friend

A gift to the F. Melius Christiansen Endowment Fund is a lasting way to remember or honor loved ones, musical mentors, friends, or colleagues. Your contribution will help sustain the distinguished legacy of exemplary choral music in Minnesota.

A Special Gift...A Lasting Legacy Plan a special gift that will make a difference for many years to come. Designate the F. Melius Christiansen Endowment Fund as a beneficiary in your will or trust. The following statement will ensure that your gift is appropriately directed: I bequeath ____% of my estate (or a specific fund) to the FMC Endowment Fund of the American Choral Directors Association, a 501 (c) (3) non-profit corporation located at 13288 Downey Lane, Apple Valley MN 55124.

Download a bequest and estate planning form (PDF) from this web page: http://acda-mn.com/fmc-planned-giving/ For further information contact: Bruce W. Becker, Executive Director [email protected] 952.270.7489

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