On Saturday, November 5th, 2016, two members of the Spirit of Tolton Singers, Nathan Holtmeyer and Serena Berrey, participated in the NEMO All-District Choir Concert and Clinic held at Moberly High School. The all day clinic prepared the students for that night's concert. This year's conductor and clinician of the 11/12 choir was Dr. Peter A. Eklund. Dr. Eklund serves as the Director of Choral Activities at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where he heads the Masters and Doctoral choral conducting programs and conducts the flagship mixed choral singers - University Singers, and conducts the nationally renowned Varsity Men's Chorus.
Selections for this year's concert included: Song of Triumph by Dale Grotenhuis, Exultate justi in Domino by da Viadana, Baba Yetu by Christopher Tin, Lullaby by Daniel Elder, and Praise His Holy Name by Keith Hampton.