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Luverne Instrumental Department proudly presents

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Spring 2016 Concert
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Lori Sorenson

The Luverne Instrumental Music Department presented its 2016 Spring Concert Friday night, April 29, in the Cardinal Gym.
The annual event included performances by the fifth-grade band, under the direction of Angie Swenson, and by the sixth-grade, seventh- and eighth-grade, and high school bands, all under the direction of Richard Owen.
Owen presented the 2016 band awards and scholarships during Friday’s event.
The Tony Maiello Award for marching band excellence went to Will Mumme.
The David A. Buffington Memorial Award was presented to Emma Verbrugge and Anika Gust. The award was established in memory of a former LHS trombone player and is given to students who demonstrate character, loyalty and dedication.
The Carl Nash Award for outstanding contributions to the band program by a junior was awarded to Sam Ykema and Mitchell Graber.
The Louis Armstrong Jazz Award, a national award for outstanding jazz band performance, was given to Ryleigh Beers.
Cole Bosch was selected to receive the John Philip Sousa Award, the most prestigious award for high school instrumentalists.
The Papik Family Music Scholarship was presented to Taylor Nelson. The $300 scholarship is given in honor of Gary and Janine Papik’s three children who all were in band and choir all four years of their high school careers.
Nelson also received the Mary Goheen Scholarship award.
Outgoing senior band members presented Owen with a gift and expressed their appreciation for his instruction. “I believe every one of us has become a better person because of Mr. Owen,” said senior Katerina Siebert.

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