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WASO to deliver state premiere of musical

May 19, 2013 in Worthington Daily Globe

Next Thursday’s concert program also features Haydn symphonyWORTHINGTON Thursday evening’s spring concert of the Worthington Area Symphony Orchestra (WASO) will make history. Continue Reading

Making music

May 10, 2013 in Worthington Daily Globe

District 518 band and orchestra perform Monday and Tuesday nightWORTHINGTON Hundreds of student instrumentalists will toot their own hornsand serenade on their stringsduring 2012-13 spring finale concerts Monday and Tuesday evenings at the Worthington High School (WHS) gymnasium. Continue Reading

Twin Ports orchestra comes to Two Harbors

March 7, 2013 in Lake County News-Chronicle

Thanks to a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra will be bringing its music to Two Harbors. Continue Reading

Youth orchestras set auditions Sunday, Monday

August 24, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

The Northern Valley Youth Orchestras, a non-profit youth music organization for students of orchestra, strings and chamber music based in Grand Forks, has set auditions for its 2012-2013 season. Continue Reading

GF native chosen for Minnesota Orchestra honor

August 18, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

Grand Forks native Matt Peterson, who lives in Stockholm, Sweden, is among seven emerging composers selected as participants in the Minnesota Orchestra’s 12th annual Composer Institute. Continue Reading

Stringing along: District 518 orchestra program thrives

August 7, 2012 in Worthington Daily Globe

WORTHINGTON While it may not be news that school orchestras generate less excitement on a weekly basis than, say, high school football teams, the District 518 orchestra programwith a rich 116-year history gives community music supporters plenty to cheer about. Continue Reading

Video: Minnesota Orchestra Performs at Middle School

May 24, 2012 in West Central Tribune

A brass quintet made up of members from the Minnesota Orchestra perform at the Willmar Middle School during a day-long session of visiting with classes at the school. Continue Reading

Class of 2012: Anna Tims strings together an activity filled senior year

April 6, 2012 in Worthington Daily Globe

WORTHINGTON For Anna Tims, high school has been a diverse mixture of pursuits.
You might spot her toting a violin case through the halls of Worthington High School, or toting a gun case (not through the school halls, of course) headed for the gun range as a member of the Worthington Trojan Trap Shooting Team. Continue Reading

THE LIST: Honors orchestra … ‘Touched and Untouched’ … Cabaret … Joe Diffie

March 2, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

Honors orchestra Grand Forks student
musicians: Thirteen seventh- and eighth-grade students from Grand Forks were selected by audition for the annual Middle Level Honors Orchestra festival in Devils Lake. Continue Reading

An evening of Russian music

February 9, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

A Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra concert Saturday night, “A Russian Winter,” will feature a cello solo by a native Romanian musician who teaches at UND and some of the most romantic music ever written by Russian composers. Continue Reading