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LSC Expands Music Offerings with Choir, Voice; Hires Carolyn Rynex to Conduct Programs 

For immediate release June 21, 2006 

(Duluth, Minn.) -- Lake Superior College (LSC) will expand its music classes with several new courses.  A new music ensemble, the College Choir, will provide students and community members the opportunity to sing and earn college credit. The choir will rehearse Tuesdays from 3 p.m. to 4:50 p.m., beginning August 29.  There will be at least one public performance of the group at Lake Superior College. 

Carolyn RynexCarolyn Rynex has been hired by LSC to conduct the choir, teach general music courses, and provide private vocal lessons.  Rynex is a recent graduate of the University of Minnesota Duluth's (UMD) master's program in vocal performance, where she studied with Rachel Inselman.  Originally from Illinois, Rynex has more than twenty years of experience teaching voice, piano, and choir to all ages. She is also the music director at St. Andrew's by the Lake, Duluth, and an adjunct instructor of voice at UMD and at the Fond du Lac Community and Tribal College, Cloquet.  Rynex is an active part of the Twin Ports music community, having performed as a soloist with the Arrowhead Chorale and the recent joint University of Minnesota production of La Boheme

Students or community members interested in the College Choir or other music and performing arts classes may see the Lake Superior College Web page at www.lsc.edu .  For more information, contact Student Services at enroll@lsc.mnscu.edu

LSC is a member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system.  With more than 5,000 students enrolled this past spring semester, LSC is Northeastern Minnesota's largest two-year college.  LSC provides a wide range of programs and services, including liberal arts and science courses for transfer, technical programs intended to provide occupational skills, continuing education, and customized training for business and industry.  LSC is also the leader in Internet-delivered courses and programs in Minnesota.