Christmas at the Cathedral

By Matt Weesner,

Published December 21, 2022 at 8:39 AM CST

On a special In the Moment, we bring you highlights from a 2021 holiday concert. Listen now to Dakota Choral Union presents Christmas at the Cathedral.

On Dec. 18, 2021, singers from around the state performed in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Rapid City. The Dakota Choral Union presents Christmas at the Cathedral included excerpts from Bach's Magnificat in D Major and Handel's Messiah Part 1.

The concert featured:

Special guest soloist Joshua Zabatta
Katie Zerbst
Marguerite Anderson
Gwen Hoops
Teresa Spiess
Gina Plooster
Lindsey Nielsen
Members of the Black Hills Symphony Orchestra
DCU's Kantorei

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Matt Weesner

Matt Weesner is a former SDPB Radio Program Director, and has been playing music on the radio for more than 20 years. Weesner started hosting On Record back in early 2004, because at that time, there wasn't as much Americana (rock, country, folk, blues) music on the air. His favorite part of hosting On Record is the chance to talk with South Dakota musicians. He loves learning about what goes in to all of the music that has been -- and is being -- made here at home. Outside of radio, Matt is also a professional jazz and blues pianist -- he's played with Little Scotty and the Big Tones (Scotty Spenner), and when schedules align, the Poker Alice band lets him sit in. He and his wife, Teresa, have three above-average kids: Tanner, Mackenzie and Brianna.

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Lori Walsh

Lori Walsh is the host and senior producer of In the Moment.

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