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About Us
Gospel Gold is a traditional
four part
male quartet from Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The
quartet was formed by experienced singers to promote and perform a
variety of gospel music with a special focus on the old hymns and
anthems of our faith. We believe that the gospel hymn writers were
inspired men of God and the words of these songs can bring comfort and
joy to believers and lead nonbelievers to salvation. Each one of us is
committed to Christ and feel that He has called us to this ministry. Our
sincere prayer is that we can be a blessing to those who hear us and
give honor and praise to our Lord.
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Doug Kraayenhof sings tenor for Gospel Gold and joined our group
in 2015. He has singing experience in his church, in the theater,
and in a 1970s trio called Gospel Revue.
Doug and his wife, Nancy, live on a small farm west of Hills,
MN where they raise sheep, miniature Belted Galloway cattle, and
alpacas. He calls this hobby farming. Doug and Nancy have three grown children and five grandchildren.
Besides farming and singing, Doug is active in several
community theaters in the tri-state area and has also done some TV
commercials. Other interests include antique tractors and
motorcycles.
Birthday: May 5
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Dennis Wollman sings lead for us and is a retired pharmacist. He and his wife, Carol, live in Freeman
and attend Bethlehem Reformed Church. They have 3 children and 6
grandchildren..
Dennis has experience as a soloist, has sung
and recorded in a duet , and currently sings with the Minnehaha
Mandskor. His dedication and love of music is evident by the miles
he puts on traveling to rehearsals and singing events.
Besides singing, Dennis enjoys fishing and
gardening and frequently shares his abundant produce with the
community.
Birthday: December 28 |
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Bill Schoep sings baritone for Gospel Gold
and joined our group in 2016.
He enjoys singing both bass and baritone and presently also
sings at First Reformed Church and with the Minnehaha Mandskor.
Bill and his wife, Mary, grew up in the Sioux Center, IA area and
farmed for 10 years after marriage.
They moved to Sioux Falls in 1983 where Bill earned a
Bachelor’s degree from National College of Business.
He was employed at Sioux Valley Hospital in the Information
Technology department as a Senior Programmer/Analyst.
After working there for 15 years, he started his own
computer consulting business, which he still operates out of their
home.
Besides singing, Bill enjoys lawn work, playing piano, and has a
toy tractor collection.
Birthday:
October 31
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Bob Viet sings the bass and is a retired
farmer. He was the third generation to farm the family farm north
of Monroe where he was born and raised. After 45 years of farming
with his wife Theola, they retired in 2008 and moved to Sioux
Falls in 2010. They have 4 children and 11 grandchildren.
Bob comes to us with a lot of singing
experience having sung in various choirs, quartets, trios, duets
and soloing in area churches. He currently sings in the choir at
First Reformed Church as well as with the Minnehaha
Mandskor.
Bob says he is enjoying his retirement with
more time to sing and spend with the grandchildren. He also likes
to work with metal so with a plasma cutter and wire welder,
he makes things such as planters, windmills, and tricycles.
Birthday: October 26 |
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Our accomplished pianist is Terry Walter and
comes to us from Sioux Falls where she and her husband, Don
Cooper, own Mi-Star Enterprises, a
property management business and Love My Storage, a self-storage
complex. She also teaches private piano and woodwinds.
She has a wealth of experience in playing,
singing, arranging and directing. Earning her BA in Music from
Augustana College in Sioux Falls, SD, she also attended the
University of Iowa majoring in saxophone performance. She was a
municipal band member for 14 years and wrote over 50 band
arrangements for the group. She has also directed the Minnehaha
Mandskor from 1996 to 2019.
Besides music, she enjoys baking, knitting,
tennis and traveling.
Birthday: March 5 |
Anita Preheim is our sound technician, handles bookings and
manages our website. She brings a lot of experience from her work
with Master's Voice for 22 years and her work as secretary and
bookkeeper for Preheim Lawn & Landscape. You will
find her lending a hand wherever help is needed from making
contacts and keeping records to driving the bus.
She has three children and eight grandchildren and loves to spoil
them. She also enjoys photography, gardening, computers, and arts and
crafts, but family and music top the list.
Birthday: April 22 |
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