Star of the North
Star of the North Commissioning Corner
Celebrating MN Choral Composer Creativity: Resources and Celebration By Laura Krider For this past fall’s...
Singing for Our Lives: Building Community, Voice, and Belonging Through Choral Music
By Bri Bergstrom In a world that often feels hurried, fractured, and loud in all...
Singing to Remember: The Emergence of Memory Choirs
By Kennedy Niska For many living with dementia or Alzheimer’s, the world can become an...
Singing for Our Lives: Dementia-Friendly Choirs in Southeast Minnesota
By Stephanie Schumacher Over the past few years, I’ve had the pleasure of attending several...
FMC Endowment Fund
Winter 2026 Update Jamie Andrews, Executive Director FMC SCHOLARSHIP FUND SCORECARD (since 1997) Number of...
Inside ACDA
Winter 2026 by Jamie Andrews, Executive Director IDEA Fund In 2023, ACDA-MN launched the Inclusion,...
ACE Inspiration Awards – Winter 2026
By Richard Carrick Photo: Richard Carrick honors Don Schraufnagel in absentia It’s my honor to...
In This Issue: Star of the North
March 2026 By Richard Carrick It has been a profoundly challenging time to be a...
Star Program Spotlight – Winter 2026
By Aurora Deuel, Dan Price, and Nicole Thietje Student Editors: Ella Schoenbauer, Riley Walker, and...