When Heritage Singers’ veteran member Steve Beaudoin was asked years ago to join the group, he was skeptical. “I was asked for many years to join but I thought, ‘I can’t sing with those guys. These guys are professionals.’ God, was I wrong. We are just a bunch of guys from various ...
Declan Bourquin of Minot will perform as the child soprano soloist, and Hannah Penn, mezzo-soprano, will join the Minot Chamber Chorale for its special performance of Kim Andre Arnesen’s “Requiem for Solace,” Sunday at 3 p.m. in Ann Nicole Nelson Hall at Minot State University. Directed by Dr. Emerson Eads, director of Choral Activities at Minot State University, the concert is free to the public. A freewill offering to support the arts in Minot will be accepted. The Scandinavian Heritage Association is this season’s sponsor for the concert, which marks the 200th anniversary ...
When the COVID pandemic looked to be easing a bit in 2022, pent-up desire to travel brought plans to visit friends in Leavenworth, Washington. In recognition of my earliest travel on a locomotive with my grandmother at age four, it seemed high time to give the rails another go. Rita agreed to take the trip on Amtrak. The manager of the Minot depot secured an on-board accommodation for us that included windows on both sides of the train and bunk beds for the scheduled 26-hour tour across four states. Once onboard, Rita retrieved a jar of Lysol wipes from her bag. Before the train rolled ...
BISMARCK – The State Historical Society of North Dakota has announced three area teens among the six finalists in its second annual “Teen Takeover” contest. The contest showcases the voices and ideas of North Dakota teenagers. The 2025 “Teen Takeover” finalists are: Zoe Joy, ...
The Minot Symphony Association has completed fundraising to meet a $10,000 challenge grant offered in 2024 through Minot Area Community Foundation’s Chuck and Madge Westlie Fund, the foundation announced this week. With the funds raised, a new set of Adams Professional Generation II ...
Aashur Olson, of New Salem, regularly performs with the Bismarck Symphony Orchestra as well as the Olson Brothers Trio. Recently he was the featured solo violinist with the Minot Symphony Orchestra. Olson was this year’s winner of the Young Artist Competition hosted by MSO each year. Olson, a senior student, performed “Saint-Saens’ Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso” on violin. “I grew up being homeschooled and part of the curriculum was watching orchestra videos. I think that is where I first started to take an interest in the violin.” Olson said. To prepare for ...
