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By Lori SorensonOctober 08, 2025Janine Papik, Luverne, was recognized this summer with the Advocate for Choral Excellence Award for her contributions to choral music in her community. The award was presented by the Southwest District of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) during the annual conference at Concordia College in Moorhead. “It’s a reflection of our great choral tradition here in Luverne,” Papik said…
By Mavis Fodness, reporterMarch 19, 2025Luverne Elementary first-graders sing “A Fabulous Day” (below) to open their “Cock-a-Doodle Dandy” program Friday afternoon in the performing arts center. Under the direction of Kira Degerness, the 79 students told the story of the barnyard dilemma where the rooster keeps all the animals awake, but silencing the rooster makes them late for the county fair. Hazel Arends sings “Standing Side…
November 26, 2024Who (or what) that shadowy figure is who’s playing the piano in the school music room after dark is solved during the six-song performance in “Phantom of the Music Room” by Luverne Elementary fourth-graders. The Friday afternoon performance in the performing arts center featured 86 students under the direction of Kira Degerness and Morgan Van Holland.
By Lori Sorenson, editorMay 04, 2021There’s a reason music therapy is popular in nursing homes. Songs have a way of stirring memories that carry us back in time, often to happy moments of our youth. Today’s 85-year-olds still enjoy the “big band” sounds that they once danced to, and 75-year-olds may smile to hear Elvis Presley or Johnny Cash. I’ve thought about which songs would stir happy memories when I’m older and needing some…
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