From left to right; Matthew Leidholm ’10, Carol Land ’80, Adrianna Klocke ’20, Mary (Heinzen) Cooper ’07, Katie Carpenter ’15, and Tom Land ’80
Staying in tune with the community by Tonya (Sickel) Fehr ’92
Whether they graduated 40 years ago or as recently as 2020, several University of Jamestown alumni, who were each a part of the choir, continue to use their gifts of music to serve their community. Husband and wife team, Tom and Carol (Prentice) Land ’80, along with Katie Carpenter ’15, Matthew Leidholm ’10, Mary (Heinzen) Cooper ’07, and Adrianna Klocke ’20 are six of more than 70 members who participate in the Bismarck-Mandan Civic Chorus, a non-profit community choir whose mission is to foster and develop the art of choral music for its members and surrounding communities. The members give back to their community by performing at special events throughout the year. They even host a “run-out” concert—one that is performed for rural communities that would otherwise have limited exposure to professionallevel choral music. Each of these events is meant to keep them in tune with the community they serve. In a choir, many different voices become the music. And each voice participates for a different reason. As a group, these six alumni recognize that they
