MOORHEAD, Minn (KVRR) – Minnesota State University Moorhead’s jazz band performs with a percussion pro. Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and former Journey drummer Steve Smith sit in with the ensemble for a performance at Hansen Theatre on Thursday. After hopping on a 5:00 A.M. flight on Wednesday, Smith participated in a drum clinic open to the public, a…
FARGO, N.D.– The morale of the students was lowering when we couldn’t be singing or playing. That’s absolutely happening with the teachers because they just want to be making music with their kids,” Performing Arts Curriculum Specialist Ainsley Rentfrow said. Students at Fargo public schools weren’t able to perform without proper PPE, but now they have the reassurance to make…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. — A Fergus Falls band teacher who made national headlines for his creative work is back again with a patriotic salute. Scott Kummrow plays a five part performance of Yankee Doodle Dandy all by himself. He says his marching band has played this song for the past two decades and wanted to create his own version. Kummrow…
ADA, Minn. — As the school year nears it’s close for seniors Ada-Borup, the school’s band director who’s seen two decades worth of seniors walk through his doors wanted to make sure this class wouldn’t be forgotten. “So my take was to take these performances, these videos they uploaded putting them together so in a way we can kind of…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. — It’s a new take on a one-man band. Fergus Falls High School band teacher Scott Kummrow performed “Pomp and Circumstance” for his graduating seniors. The Fergus Falls teacher played over 22 different parts in the song including conducting himself. The video has been going viral with over 13,000 views and continues to grow. Kummrow says he…
FARGO, N.D. – Every other year, some of the best musical talents in the Heartland gather for a once–in–a–lifetime trip. Among them is Cameron Bitz. He does electrical work in Williston, North Dakota, but it isn’t his work with currents that grabs your attention. It’s his electrifying voice. “It’s something I’ve been doing since I was about 4 years old,…
FARGO, N.D. NDSU’s Wind Symphony is taking its talents across the Atlantic. The orchestra will spend 10 days in Budapest, Hungary, Bratislava, Slovakia and Prague in the Czech Republic. As many as 45 students and a few alumni from the Gold Star Band will make the trip. The ensemble will perform at a joint concert with the Prague Castle Guard…
FARGO, N.D. — Music lovers can enjoy a week full of concerts at NDSU. The Wind Symphony performed first and the rest of the week will be followed by the NDSU band, jazz band and symphony orchestra through Wednesday. Tickets are $5 for adults, $2 for students and free for NDSU students. Students say one of the best parts about being…
FARGO, N.D. — Welcome week celebrations are wrapping up at NDSU and the class of 2022 took their signature NDSU picture. The class lined up so their bodies formed the letters NDSU while a picture was taken from the top of a building. For the last time as a class, students heard from the student body president and vice president…
WEST FARGO, N.D. — Bands from across the country are in town for the Christian music festival Thrive Fest at the Red River Valley Fairgrounds. One attendee, Tia McBee, says she wasn’t expecting it all when she won tickets. “I wasn’t even going to answer the phone, but something just told me, answer the phone,” she said. She says the music…
