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Peter Lunder
There are several in the FM Golden Notes who are willing to drive many miles to be able to be part of the band. Peter drives from Tower City. That is the kind of dedication we admire.
Peter joined us in 2017 which has been a really good year for growth for the Golden Notes. Peter has retired from his career as a public school teacher. Now this retired math teacher he can return to music.
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Teresa Buntrock
Teresa has been an active musician for years and is versatile enough to play numerous instruments. She is a another in our band who also serves as a pianist, piano teacher and a church organist. As a music teacher she is among those who can fill just about any music position that needs a boost. At this time she is boosting the percussion section.
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Candra (Candi) Tessman
Candi and her husband Brian share
the platform in Golden Notes performances.
Ms. Tessman produces a welcome and sonorous enrichment to the saxophone section.
We have to share the Tessman's with their families who take them away from us during some of the winter months.
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Walt Spiese
Walt has recently moved to Fargo from LaMoure, ND where he was a career pharmacist.
In this new retired-from-status he is proving to be a
very capable trombonist, a section that is sounding totally fantastic today. Walt served as president of the band in 2023.
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Terry Fortier
Terry has a Music Ed degree from NDSU where he played in the concert band, varsity band and wind ensemble. His primary instrument has been the tuba not the euphonium which he transitioned to just recently.
He has been active in the music community in the FM area for a long time. He was among the original members of the Lake Agassiz Concert band, playing with them for 5 years and then with the Vet's band for 5 years. He also played in various summer bands and all of this was with his primary instrument a tuba.
He joined Golden Notes in the beginning of 2018 with a brand new euphonium. Terry has been a great additon to the band's strong bass sound.
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Fran Fisher
Fran graduated from Edsel Ford High School in Dearborn, MI and graduated from
Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo. She was a librarian at NDSU for 36 years.
Now she enjoys retirement, playing music, and traveling when she can. Like many
others in the Golden Notes, she did not touch her flute for 25 years. She now
thoroughly enjoys her band mates and all of the wonderful music.
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Brenda Minard
Brenda grew up in Oakes, ND and played clarinet in the high school band. Fifty years
later she picked up her clarinet and joined the Golden Notes. Brenda got her degree in
interior design and worked in the furniture industry until her retirement.
Brenda has two sons and five absolutely perfect grandchildren. Summers are spent
at their lake home, and her hobbies include singing in the church choir, quilting,
and yoga. Brenda is also involved with the HOG chapter (Harley Owners Group).
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Christie O`Hara
Christie is married and has three daughters, one son, and thirteen grandchildren.
She grew up in northern Minnesota near the Canadian border. At age 8 her godmother
gave her a Tonette which is similar to a recorder, and she learned to play by ear. At
age 15 or 16 she was given a clarinet and played in high school and a bit in college.
After 30 years of not playing, she joined a local concert band and played with that group
for 25 years. She has played with the Golden Notes since 2023.
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My musical history includes playing bass and contrabass clarinet in both high school and college.
I have not played for 52 years. A few years before I retired from the office manager position
at the FM Opera, my brother bought a bass clarinet on eBay sight unseen and sent it to me.
I have been with the band since early 2023 and love every minute of it. I have four adult daughters
and four grandchildren who keep me busy beside church choir and band.
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Mary Schroeder
Mary played the flute in high school and college, and started playing 40 years later
with this band in 2006, with a flute her husband found at a local pawn shop.
Mary was a medical social worker for 18 years, and then an associate professor at
MSUM for 16 years, retiring in 2009. She and her husband live in Fargo with their
beloved cat Mickey for 8 months each year, and they snow bird in Arizona for the
rest of the year. Mary plays in the Green Valey Flute Choir when she is in Arizona.
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Rita Kaeding
Rita joined the band in November of 2021. She had retired in May of 2021 from teaching
high school math in Warwick, ND. After living in or near Devils Lake for most of her life,
Rita moved to Fargo to be near her two youngest grandchildren. Rita was a member of the
Devils Lake Elks community band for thirteen years. Prior to that, she had not played for
more than 30 years. Rita played bass clarinet in high school and college, and decided to buy
one when she discovered the notes were too high and too fast on her daughters
clarinet.
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Owen Hamre
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Yuki Skadberg
Yuki was born and raised in Japan and moved to Fargo in 2003. She joined the Golden
Notes in May of 2023 after attending the spring concert.
Yuki studied piano from first grade through high school. She also played trumpet in
elementary school and clarinet in middle and high school. Music has always been an
important part of her life and she is very grateful that she is now able to share
her music with the community.
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Katlyn Koiner
I was born in Fargo. I started playing clarinet in middle school and played through high school
and college. After graduating from UND, I played in community band in Grand Forks. I moved back
to fargo in 2020, and found the Golden Notes Band and joined in September of 2023.
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