STAR OF THE NORTH

Finding our Voice

Happy October, everyone, and welcome to a new year with the Star of the North. This season, each issue is a variation on the [..... More]

By Richard Carrick|2022 FALL, In This Issue|

Larry Bach

By Jaclyn Schmeichel An Interview with Larry Bach Share about your journey to becoming a choir director. Did you always want to direct choirs? Actually, my first [..... More]

By Jaclyn Schmeichel|2022 FALL, Legacy|

The Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota

By Garrett Lathe Top Photo: YCCM performing Requiem for the Living in 2017 The Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota is a community youth choir that draws singers [..... More]

By Garrett Lathe|2022 FALL, Star Program|

Inside ACDA-MN

By Jamie Andrews 2022 STATE CONFERENCE Sing On… Sing On… The 2022 ACDA-MN State [..... More]

By Jamie Andrews|2022 FALL, Inside ACDA-MN|

Light Beyond Shadow

Luke Warren As an example of finding your voice and using it, we are printing a moving [..... More]

By Luke Warren|2022 FALL, Guest Features|

Ēriks Ešenvalds and The XV Latvian Song and Dance Festival

Ēriks Ešenvalds and his music was featured at The XV Latvian Song and Dance Festival that was held in [..... More]

By Peter Durow|2022 FALL, Guest Features|

Finding and Re-Finding Our Vocare

Elisabeth Cherland When I was teaching 7-12 vocal music in Custer, South Dakota something strange and unsettling [..... More]

By Elisabeth Cherland|2022 FALL, Guest Features|

FMC Endowment Fund Update

FMC SCHOLARSHIP FUND SCORECARD (since 1997) Number of scholarships and grants awarded: 557 Dollar Amount Awarded: $321,094 [..... More]

By Bruce Becker|2022 FALL, FMC Endowment Fund|

A Summary – Six New Pieces

Recently, composer Kyle Pederson led a session devoted to works by other Minnesota composers, several of them commissions. He [..... More]

By Kyle Pederson|2022 FALL, Commissioning Corner|