Luren, 1998-2007
- 1998: Luren sings at Sangerfest in St. Charles, IL. Engagements during the year include Armstrong, Hesper, Preston and Volga, IA. The 130th anniversary of Luren is celebrated in October with a boat trip on the Julia Belle Swain at La Crosse. Luren presents their annual Christmas Concert at the UCC Church in Decorah.
- 1999: Luren sings the Norwegian national anthem at a program in Decorah for Crown Prince Haakon. In August Luren travels to Bayfield, WI, to present a concert under the Big Top at the Lake Superior Chautauqua. Other concerts include West Union, St. Olaf, Lime Springs, Ossian, IA. and Spring Grove, MN (Faith of Black Hammer). The Christmas Concert is presented at Ossian Catholic Church.
- 2000: Luren sings at Sangerfest in Madison, WI, at elder- hostels, at Fennimore, WI, Buck Creek and Alta Vista, IA.
- 2001: The Fifth Norway Tour in June took Luren to North Cape, far above the Arctic Circle, to sing “I Midnattsolen” at midnight! Other stops include Oslo, Harstad, Sortland, Svolvaer, Narvik, Kiruna (Sweden), Karasjok, Honningsvag, Alta and Tromso. Concerts are presented at Fairbank, Eldorado and Thompson, IA, and at Spring Grove, MN (the Bon Voyage Concert). Lanesboro hosts the annual Christmas concert and dinner.
- 2002: Luren sings at Sangerfest in Minneapolis, at elder-hostels, funerals, Westby, WI, Spring Grove, MN and La Crosse, WI, Decorah (Good Shepherd), Caledonia (Immanuel), Ossian (Stavanger), Calmar (Lutheran), Strawberry Point (Immanuel). The Postville Presbyterian Church hosts the Christmas Concert and dinner.
- 2003: Luren travels to Moorhead, MN to sing at the Hjemkomst Interpretive Center. Other engagements include Big Canoe and Strawberry Point, IA, with the annual Christmas Concert and dinner at Decorah Lutheran.
- 2004: Luren sings at Sangerfest in Sioux Falls. The year’s engagements also include Westby and Richland Center, WI, Preston and Albert Lea, MN, Readlyn, IA, and funerals and elder-hostels. In March, Luren joins Northern Lights and the Decorah Chorale in a concert honoring Professor Weston Noble of Luther College. The Christmas Concert and dinner are presented at Elgin Lutheran Church, Elgin, IA.
- 2005: A trip to Minneapolis brings Luren to “Den Norske Lutherske Mindekirken,” the Norwegian Lutheran Memorial Church, to sing for the centennial celebration recognizing the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden, and to enjoy a delicious Scandinavian dinner afterwards. In the Fall, a concert in Viroqua, WI helps Bethel Home and Services celebrate 50 years. The annual Christmas Concert is presented in the Steyer Opera House, with the dinner following in the Steyer banquet room.
- 2006: Luren hosts a very successful Sangerfest in Decorah, with concerts in Luther’s CFL, a banquet at Jewel’s Roller Rink, the ladies’ luncheon at the Steyer, and many other activities. Concerts are presented in Lanesboro, Rochester, and Richland Center, WI. St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Caledonia, hosts the Christmas concert and dinner.
- 2007: Luren and Nordlys (Northern Lights) present a joint concert in May, singing several SATB anthems. Other concert sites include Ossian and Dubuque, IA, Good Shepherd and First Lutheran, Decorah, Owatonna, MN, and Coon Valley, WI. The annual Christmas Concert and dinner are hosted at Decorah Lutheran.