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Community Chorus Forms In The North Fork

KVNF - Mountain Grown Community Radio | By Laura Palmisano

Published August 3, 2015 at 12:56 PM MDT

Stephanie Helleckson, North Fork Community Chorus

The North Fork Valley now has a community chorus. KVNF's Laura Palmisano spoke to Stephanie Helleckson, the music director and conductor, of the new vocal group.

The North Fork Community Chorus has about 30 members. They practice at the Blue Sage Center for the Arts in Paonia. The chorus will hold its first concert on Saturday, August 22 at 7 p.m at the Blue Sage.

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Laura Palmisano

Laura joined KVNF in 2014. She was the news director for two years and now works as a freelance reporter covering Colorado's Western Slope. Laura is an award-winning journalist with work recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists, Colorado Broadcasters Association, and RTDNA. In 2015, she was a fellow for the Institute for Justice & Journalism. Her fellowship project, a three-part series on the Karen refugee community in Delta, Colorado, received a regional Edward R. Murrow Award.

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