Crossings Concert: Musical Migrations with Laura Loge and Steve Luksan

Thursday, September 11 8:30 pm-9:30 pm

• a. Join Vesterheim for a FREE online livestreamed concert, “Crossings Concert: Musical Migrations with Laura Loge and Steven Luksan”.

• b. Register online on vesterheim.org/folk-art-school/. Click on “Free events”. Please, also, register on the ScandiClub website so that we know who is from the Club (or is related to the Club).

• c. This experience is sponsored by the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum and Folk Art School, which is a partner with Crossings 200, celebrating 2025- the 200th anniversary of Norwegians emigrating to the US.

Join Vesterheim and Luther College for an evening of song commemorating the 200th anniversary of organized Norwegian migration to North America! Soprano Laura Loge and pianist Steven Luksan will share a recital blending classical music, historically popular music (some very silly), and nostalgic chestnuts their grandparents used to sing. With repertoire ranging from the well-known to nearly-forgotten gems researched by the performers, this event is certain to delight music lovers and Norwegian history aficionados alike!

Laura Loge Biography: Soprano Laura Loge has been hailed for her “luminous stage presence” and “characterful and versatile voice.” Opera roles include Violetta (La Traviata), Musetta (La Bohème), Micaëla (Carmen), Ännchen (Der Freischütz), Lisa (La Sonnambula), La Fée (Cendrillon), Lucy (The Telephone), Pousette (Manon), Guadalena and Ninetta (La Perichole), Rosalinda (Die Fledermaus), Second Lady (Magic Flute), Goddess Diana (Iphigénie en Aulide), Suor Genovieffa (Suor Angelica) and Miss Silverpeal (The Impresario).  She has performed as the soprano soloist in Mozart’s Requiem, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony and Incidental Music to Egmont, Nielsen’s Symphony no. 3, Fauré’s Requiem, Grieg’s Songs for Soprano and Orchestra and Peer Gynt, Schumann’s Mass and Requiem, Handel’s Messiah, and Verdi’s Requiem. She regularly presents recitals of Nordic art song which has performed across the United States, in Norway, including in Edvard Grieg’s villa. She has released two CDs, Breaking the Language Barrier, and Songs & Piano Music of Edvard Grieg, Op. 33 & 66. Her third album, Der skreg en fugl, featuring world premier recordings of songs by Norwegian women, will be released on Chandos in 2025. Laura is the Artistic Director of of the Nordic Chamber Music Series in Seattle, Music Series Manager at Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, and the President and Founder of the Northwest Edvard Grieg Society.