Five Sartell students were among nearly 450 others taking part in the 89th annual Christmas concert at Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn.
They are the following: Mary Ariola, daughter of Dean Ariola, a freshman in the Cantabile Choir; Miranda Garman, daughter of Christine and Robert Garman a freshman in the Cantible Choir; Curt Koopmeiners, son of Candice Koopmeiners, a sophomore in the Chapel Choir; Ben Maurer, son of Lisa and Mike Maurer, a junior in choir; and Alyssa Yapp, daughter of Tammie and Keith Yapp, a sophomore of Bel Canto Choir.
The concerts will be held in Memorial Auditorium at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4; 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5; and 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6. The musicians then travel to Minneapolis for concerts held at Orchestra Hall at 6 and 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10. The Concordia Christmas Concert is one of the best-known events in the Midwest, with thousands attending each year. The concerts are staged with exceptional lighting and a full-sized mural that will illuminate the theme, “Let Every Heart Awake and Sing.”
Carly Spoden, a junior accounting major from Sartell, is a member of the Accounting Club for the 2015-16 academic year at Southwest Minnesota State University-Marshall. The purpose of the Accounting Club is to supplement the education of the accounting students through practical experience, to promote the pursuit of accounting as a career, to develop the community’s understanding of the accounting profession and to aid SMSU students to a better understanding of the role of accountants.