The choir performs at the Parish Church of St. John the Baptist in Windsor, England. Submitted photo
Matilda Lawson stands in front of the Matterhorn in Zermatt, Switzerland. Submitted photo
Château de Fontainebleau near Paris, France. Submitted photo
Matilda Lawson’s bus group gathers in front of Big Ben at the Palace of Westminster in London. Submitted photo
The band performs in front of Windsor Castle in England. Submitted photo
A view from a lookout point the group hiked to in Switzerland. Submitted photo
Matilda Lawson visits the Cathedral of St. George in Dinkelsbühl, Germany, with her grandmother and her grandmother’s cousins. Submitted photo
Matilda Lawson stands in front of the Queen Victoria Memorial and Buckingham Palace in London. Submitted photo
This summer, I had the wonderful opportunity to participate in the Star of North Dakota music tour across six European countries from June 15 to July 3. The trip included 200 high school band and choir students from across North Dakota. Melah Mackall and I were the only participants from the Langdon area.
I played bass clarinet in the band and sang tenor in the choir. The band performed mostly hist…