The Fergus Falls Concert Association was organized in 1938. It is one of the oldest continually operating Concert Associations in the country.
The first concert series, 1938-1939, consisted of three concerts, and the ticket prices were $3.00 for adults and $1.50 for students.
The first two years the concerts were held at the Methodist or Federated Churches. In 1940 they were moved to the Washington Junior High School Gymnasium, and in 1953 they were moved again to the Roosevelt Senior High School Gymnasium. In 1970 the concerts were moved to the Middle School Auditorium, the present location. It has since been renamed the Kennedy Secondary School Auditorium.
In the early years the concert series featured some well-known artists. That included Kirsten Flagstad, James Melton, Jerome Hines, Leonard Warren, Helen Jepson, and Leontyne Price. Some were past their prime. Others were just starting their careers but they were in Fergus Falls.
The father of the Fergus Falls Concert Association was Fenwick Fetvedt. He was one of the original organizers of the Association and he was on the first Board of Directors. He served as secretary for the first 30 years and he never missed a meeting. He later served as president. Fenwick retired from the Board in 1980 after serving 42 years. He passed away in 1995.
In July 2010, Virginia Mouritsen passed away. She was the last surviving member of the first Board of Directors of the concert association when it was organized in 1938.
The Fergus Falls Concert Association was formed to present concerts by outstanding artists from all over the world at an affordable price for the benefit of the people of Fergus Falls and the surrounding communities.
The mission of the Association at its inception is still valid today: the advancement of the social, musical, educational and cultural interests.
dinner with a discount on concert nights
FFCA Members, and members of reciprocity Concert Associations—Show your membership card to enjoy dinner with a discount on concert nights at one of these participating locally-owned restaurants.
FERGUS FALLS CONCERT ASSOCIATION
P.O. Box 711
Fergus Falls, MN, 56538-0711
Jeanne Jensen, Board President: 218-731-3303
Anne Worner, Membership co-chair: 218-736-6082
Concert Venue
Fergus Falls Kennedy Secondary School Auditorium
(former Middle School)
601 East Randolph,
Fergus Falls, MN 56537
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Life Church
901 Cty Hwy 116
Fergus Falls, MN 56537
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Fergus Falls Concert Association Awards Scholarship to Savannah Sandoval
The Fergus Falls Concert Association awarded its 2025 Performing Arts Scholarship to Savannah Sandoval, a senior at Kennedy Secondary School in Fergus Falls. Savannah has played the French Horn in the school band since 8th grade. In addition, she has played in the Community Band, in the Concert Band at MState, and has been invited to play with the Civic Orchestra. Savannah has chosen to use her scholarship award to purchase her own instrument instead of using a school instrument so that she can participate in performing groups outside of school and to continue to do so after she graduates from high school.
In her application for the scholarship, Savannah expressed the joy that she derives from helping younger band students as they learn to play the French Horn, and from sharing her love of music.
The FFCA Performing Arts Scholarship is unique in that it is awarded to a student in 9th, 10th, and 11th grade, to be used for a specific purpose outlined by the student.
The scholarship is awarded to a student who has displayed accomplishment and potential in instrumental or vocal performance in the FFCA membership area. The membership area includes schools in Fergus Falls, Battle Lake, Underwood, Ashby, Elbow Lake, Rothsay, Pelican Rapids, and home-schooled students in those communities. These scholarships are made possible through the FFCA Endowment Fund. For information on how to donate to this Endowment Fund, email fergusfallsconcerts@gmail.com
