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Violinists, from left, Liz Jennings of Shoreview, Cecilia Garcia Gand of Argentina, now North Dakota, and Katherine Bendon of Indianola, Iowa rehearsed this week for Friday's performance. The concert will include ensemble and orchestral pieces. (Jean Ruzicka / Enterprise)

Borderline Philharmonic concert Friday

For nearly four decades, classic music drifts across the waters of Hoot Owl Lake, come August. Musicians arrive by invitation only to rehearse throughout the week for a Friday performance,...

entertainment / events / music Wed, Aug 10, 2011 - 1:00pm

Dr. James Christian Nissen. (Submitted photo)

Grandson of former Park Rapids pastor to perform Sunday on St. Johns organ

Performing at St. Johns Lutheran Church at 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 14 on the Berghaus pipe organ will be Dr. James Christian Nissen, a native of Ann Arbor, Mich. Nissen...

entertainment / music Wed, Aug 10, 2011 - 1:00pm

Country music star Blake Shelton belts out a tune during his WE Fest main stage performance Thursday night in Detroit Lakes, Minn. Brian Basham / Forum Communications Co.

Shelton, Daniels and Paisley get WE Fest crowd going despite high temps

DETROIT LAKES, Minn.

entertainment / music Fri, Aug 05, 2011 - 7:17am

Kari Nelson poses with country music star John Rich. Nelson often performs with him. (Courtesy photo)

Roseau native builds country music career in Nashville

Kari Nelson is an undeniably talented fiddler and an incredibly focused musician in a beautiful package. She's gone from performing in Nashville honky tonks to touring with country star John...

entertainment / music Fri, Aug 05, 2011 - 7:13am

Performing for the noon hour concert series from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4 at Calvary Lutheran Church will be saxophonist Brian Perez, left, a lecturer of woodwinds at the University of Maryland Eastern Shores and pianist Jordan Pollard of the San Antonia Jazz Workshop and teacher at the Music Arts Center. They will play a mix of original compositions as well as jazz standards. Perez and Pollard, who studied together at University of Minnesota Duluth, will be playing together for the first ti...

Some jazz for lunch

entertainment / events / music Wed, Aug 03, 2011 - 1:00pm

Bobby Dorcy Jr. and Pete Larson, both of Maple Grove, Minn., construct a gazebo-like structure Tuesday in Lake Sallie Campground at Soo Pass Ranch in Detroit Lakes. Brian Basham / Forum Communications Co.

New Jumbotron, VIP upgrades at WE Fest this year

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. - The final preparations are being put together for this year's WE Fest, but the country music festival's owner is already building for the future. Rand Levy...

entertainment / music Wed, Aug 03, 2011 - 8:06am

"Music Man" performers include, from left, David W. Konshok, Alan Zemek and Brinn Krabbenhoft. The Northern Light Opera production opens Friday, July 29, performances to be staged in the Park Rapids Area High School auditorium. (Submitted photo)

76 trombones led the big parade

Yes, we've got trouble. Right here in River City... And the Park Rapids audience is about to come face to face with the con man himself, Harold Hill (David W...

entertainment / music Sat, Jul 23, 2011 - 1:00pm

The Park Rapids Area Community Band will present its spring concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 8 in the Park Rapids Area High School auditorium. The band, under the direction of Dr. Russell Pesola, is comprised of musicians from a wide geographical area. The concert, free and open to the public, will feature a variety of music. Refreshments will follow the concert. The organization is supported, in part, by a grant provided by the Region 2 Art Council. (Submitted photo)

Strike up the band

entertainment / music Sat, May 07, 2011 - 1:00pm

The Park Rapids Area High School band, under the direction of Jared Larson, will perform a spring concert at 7 p.m. Monday, May 2 in the auditorium. The concert will include lighter selections, such as "Phantom of the Opera" and music from Led Zepplin. Admission is free. The public is welcome. (Jean Ruzicka / Enterprise)

Strike up the band

entertainment / music / local Wed, Apr 27, 2011 - 1:00pm

Audition dates set for summer production of 'The Music Man'

Northern Light Opera Company announces auditions for 'The Music Man,' to be presented the last weekend in July and first weekend in August at Park Rapids Area High School Auditorium...

entertainment / music Sat, Mar 26, 2011 - 1:00pm

Todd Green performs original music on over 30 acoustic string, flute and percussion instruments from around the world, inspired by the cultures of the Middle East, Central Asia, Far East and South America. (Submitted photo)

Todd Green to perform Thursday, March 31

entertainment / music Sat, Mar 26, 2011 - 1:00pm

Jonathan Oblander demonstrates some of the features of the organ at St. Johns Lutheran Church in Park Rapids. The organ was constructed by Berghaus Organ Company in Illinois, where Oblander is an employee. Go to www.parkrapidsenterprise.com to hear audio clips of Oblander playing the organ. (Anna Erickson / Enterprise)

Music fills St. Johns Lutheran sanctuary

St. Johns Lutheran Church in Park Rapids is now filled with the rich tones of a new, custom-built organ. An "unveiling" of the instrument was Thursday evening at the church...

news / local / music Sat, Mar 19, 2011 - 1:00pm

Fargo Star competition

Fargo Star 2011: Wahpeton singer surges into lead

We've been pleased and a bit surprised at the voting turnout for this year's Fargo Star, mostly because it's been unprecedented, with more votes this year than any of the...

entertainment / music Thu, Mar 10, 2011 - 7:31am

Tom Brosseau will be a guest Sat. on Garrison Keillor's "A Prairie Home Companion," a radio show heard by more than 4.3 million listeners weekly.

Grand Forks' Brosseau to be guest on 'A Prairie Home Companion'

Singer/songwriter and Grand Forks native Tom Brosseau will be a guest Saturday on Garrison Keillor's iconic radio show "A Prairie Home Companion" which will air live beginning at 5 p.m...

entertainment / music Thu, Jan 13, 2011 - 7:37am

Park Rapids summer resident releases second CD of songs

A couple of years ago, retired Grand Forks businessman Judd McKinnon recorded some of his favorite songs to give to his children and grandchildren. That went so well that he's...

entertainment / music / local Wed, Jan 12, 2011 - 8:13am

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