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THE FALLS HISTORY PROJECT
2005
How has music impacted the
history of Black River Falls? That is the central question
driving the 2005 Falls History Project. This year's FHP
intern, Kirsten B., is centering her research on Black River
Falls during the 1960s by focusing on two things: music
education at BRFHS and local performing groups that were active
during the 1960s in our region.
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THE 2004-05 INTERVIEWS HERE!
03 October 2006
THE 2004-05 PARTICIPANTS
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| Larry P.
Hansen taught vocal music in BRF from 1968 until his
retirement in 2001. He was interviewed on November 10,
2004. |
Kirsten
Bjerke, a senior at BRFHS, was our project intern in
2005. Her passionate interest in music led to the idea
for this year's project. |
Richard
Camlek came to BRF in 1967 and taught instrumental music
until 2000. He was interviewed on November 11, 2004. |
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| Kirsten
interviewed Margaret Severson on December 17, 2004.
Margaret taught music in Black River for her entire career
and also helped to establish the Falls Players. |
Exploring the
music history of Black River Falls in the 1960s included the
wonderful story of the Exiles, a local rock band. Dick
Deno was a member of the Exiles and shared his story with us
in a November 30th interview. |
Axel Dressler
was interviewed on November 18, 2004. Axel emigrated
to America from Germany as a young boy and taught
instrumental music in Black River for over a generation. |
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| FHP Intern
Kirsten B. interviews Dick Camlek about teaching music
in the 1960s. |
The Exiles were a 1960s rock
band. Members included Phil Semke, Dick Deno, Dave
Picha, Kerry Brown, and Greg Fleming. |
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