You're invited - 50 Years of Lutherie
Thursday and Friday, May 15 & 16, 2025
This year Minnesota State College Southeast is honoring 50 years of teaching lutherie - the art of string instrument repair. We invite alumni, past faculty, prospective students, and anyone interested in music to Red Wing to celebrate our Guitar Repair & Building and Violin Repair & Making programs at special events in May 2025.
50 Years of Lutherie
Minnesota State College Southeast
308 Pioneer Road, Red Wing, MN
Thursday, May 15, 2025
11 am to 1 pm:
Reception and Open House
Campus and lab tours every half hour
Lunch available for purchase
Anniversary cake, coffee, and lemonade
Bookstore open for t-shirt sales
Open acoustic jam session
Historical program photos slide show
Program recognizing past faculty at 12:00 noon
Alumni are invited to bring an instrument they have made for display; contact Tim (treede@southeastmn.edu) if interested
1 to 4 pm:
Student Guitar Show
Display of student-made flattop, archtop, and classical guitars plus mandolins, electric guitars, and basses
Acoustic instruments will be played in concert by professional guitarists Mike Cramer, Phil Heywood, and Chris Silver
Friday, May 16, 2025
10 to 11:30 am
Student Violin Showcase
Display of this year's student-made violins played in concert
Informal reception to follow - cookies and lemonade
The favor of a reply is requested so we know how many to expect and can prepare name tags.
Call for old photos
Do you have old photos from when you were a student at Southeast? We would love to have copies of them for a video and slide show we are making. Please reach out to Katryn Conlin, kconlin@southeastmn.edu
Photo: String Instrument Repair Class of 1975, Instructor Larry Frye, center (in blue shirt)