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Opening Convocation 2020
August 24, 2020 @ 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Opening Convocation 2020
Virtual Program
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Order of Exercises
Prelude
Prelude in C Major BWV 545 by J. S. Bach (1685-1750)
Welcome
Dennis M. Hanno
President
Wheaton Anthem (Verses 1 and 3)
Led by Artie Street ’21
A Song for the Sesquicentennial 1984,
words and music by Carlton T. Russell,
Professor of Music Emeritus
Greetings
Zachary Irish
Interim Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students
Abaigeal Lypps ’21
President, Student Government Association
Dennis M. Hanno
President
Keynote Address:
“If Not Now, When?”
Renée White
Provost
Closing
Dennis M. Hanno
President
Wheaton Anthem (Verses 4 and 5)
Led by Artie Street ’21
With past and present members of Voices United to Jam and Chamber Singers: Yifei (Veronica) Yin ’21, Deanna Biddy ’17, Ian Hamilton ’21, Amanda Gerken-Nelson ’07, Michael Vallerie ’21, Jill Hirst ’21, and Elyse Hendrickson Seltzer ’07
Postlude
Marche Triomphale by Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933)