History
Dr. John Westlund founded the Northern Kentucky Community Chorus in 1980, while teaching at Northern Kentucky University. Dr. Westlund also served as president of the Kentucky Chapter of the American Choral Directors Association. The Northern Kentucky Community Chorus has routinely sung two concerts each year, specializing in major works and biyearly productions of Handel’s Messiah. Dr. Westlund retired from NKCC in December of 2012. We appreciate his years of leadership and hope that this strong choral organization continues for many more years.
Stephanie Nash assumed the role of conductor in the spring of 2013. As a music educator, church musician and conductor, Stephanie brings a passion of choral music to this organization. She is honored to continue the traditions of the Northern Kentucky Community Chorus and lead them into the years to come.
Some of the choral works NKCC has performed over the past 35 years:
| J. S. Bach Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227 Magnificat in D Major, BWV 243 Mass in b minor, BWV 232 Johannes Brahms Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45 Benjamin Britten A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28 Norman Dello Joio To St. Cecilia Gabriel Fauré Requiem George Frederick Handel Dettigen Te Deum, HWV 283 Messiah, HWV 56 |
Franz Joseph Haydn Missa in Angustiis (Lord Nelson Mass) Morten Lauridsen Lux aeterna Felix Mendelssohn Elijah, Op. 70 Paulus, Op. 36 W. A. Mozart Krönungsmesse, KV 317 Francis Poulenc Gloria Ottorino Respighi Lauda per la Natività del Signore |
John Rutter Gloria Magnificat Mass of the Children Requiem Te Deum Camille Saint-Saëns Oratorio de Noël, op. 12 Franz Schubert Mass No. 2 in G Major, D. 167 Ralph Vaughan Williams Dona nobis pacem Five Mystical Songs Antonio Vivaldi Gloria Jonathan Willcocks Come Rejoicing |