Music

How medical technology and prayers helped Nachito Herrera rebound from the coronavirus. Read more about Piano Virtuoso Nachito Herrera Excited to Play Again After Recovering from Coronavirus

Four White Bear Lake Area high school students joined together to form Ember Island, a folk/classic rock band. Read more about Meet Ember Island, White Bear Lake's High School Supergroup

MacPhail’s reach extends far beyond Minneapolis to offer music education programs through community and school partnerships developed to serve the needs of learners in all life stages. Read more about MacPhail's White Bear Lake Partnership Brings Music to All Children

HealthRHYTHMS allows seniors to enjoy the art of drumming. Read more about Wellness Program Helps Seniors Keep Calm and Drum On

The White Bear Area Senior Program has a music program for elders starring the unique instrument that originated in Hawaii—the ukulele. Read more about Local Seniors Learn 'Magical Instrument' at Ukulele Bears Class

GoJohnnyGo Records is a real, live record store in White Bear Lake. Read more about GoJohnnyGo Records Offers Retro Finds in the Digital Age

In White Bear Lake and other Minn. locations, the nonprofit MacPhail Center for Music offers music therapy to help people with autism and other diagnoses reach goals centered on bettering non-musical abilities.
  Read more about MacPhail’s Music Therapy Helps People with Autism Thrive

Since 1988, audiences of all ages have attended a local concert in support of the community’s educational leaders. The annual Mahtomedi Music Faculty Concert is not only a fantastic way for educators to exhibit their musical endowments, but all proceeds go to a great cause as well. Read more about The Gift of Song

Over the years, the long, rich history of White Bear Lake has been told in books, articles and anecdotes passed on—with varying degrees of veracity and accuracy—from generation to generation. Century College music instructor Shirley Mier has told the story in a new way, in the form of a four-movement composition she debuted last spring, called Of Lakes and Legends. Read more about Composing the History of White Bear Lake

Piano teacher Elizabeth Evans Richter would not be the person nor musician she is today without her late grandmother Evelyn, who set up Richter’s first piano lesson with a kind-hearted neighborhood teacher when Richter was 9 years old. Many years later, it was Evelyn who bought her granddaughter her first piano. Richter has played the piano for 34 years, and for the last 24 of them, has taught piano from the heart. Read more about Elizabeth Evans Richter Balances Piano With Hard Work and Fun