From the time she started taking violin lessons as a girl in Blooming Prairie, it was Lisi Wright's desire to play in an orchestra. "I wanted to be a professional violinist," she recalled. Well, she ...

Opening night of Gaetano Donizetti's "L'Elisir d'Amore" took place as scheduled Monday night with a strong cast and a nearly perfect orchestra. Unfortunately, it did not happen in the Glensheen rose ...

Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski Altoona Youth Orchestra members (from left) Emma Lunglhofer, 15, Kelsey Crider, 15, and Jade Lopez-Oakes, 16, rehearse at Altoona Area High School in preparation for ...