Dr. Jean Hellner presented at the Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study International Conference

Dr. Jean Marie Hellner presented a paper on conductor-composer F. Melius Christiansen at the annual national meeting of the Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study which took place in Minneapolis April 24-26. Her paper, “F. Melius Christiansen as a Composer: His Legacy in Choral Music Today” explored the indelible mark he made on choral music and performance practices in the United […]

Dr. Kenyon Williams gets Highland 5th graders excited about percussion

April 28, 2025, KROX On Thursday, April 24, fifth grade students from Highland put on a  drum performance at Crookston High School with the help of a grant secured by Highland’s music teacher, Kristine Dickson.  The grant brought in a resident musician for a month, Dr. Kenyon Williams, the Director of Percussion at Minnesota State Moorhead. “He has traveled around the world and […]

Clay LaRocque Capstone Recital on May 4

Sunday, May 4 | 2 p.m. | Gaede Stage, Roland Dille Center for the Arts Clay LaRocque will be performing original compositions, along with colleagues from the Minnesota State Moorhead Commercial Music program, at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 4 on the Gaede Stage. You must RSVP to attend at mnstate.edu/tickets.