Kathleen Roberge was promoted to Principal Attorney/Privacy Counsel at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota.

Hello, after several years teaching Spanish at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, I have decided to open my own language services business. Across Languages & Cultures is a one-person LLC that provides translation and interpretation services, Spanish, French, and English as a Second language lessons, and cultural and professional development workshops. We serve companies that employ and/or do business with foreign language speakers, as well as individuals who wish to learn or improve their language skills. All lessons and curriculum are customized and designed to fit the customers’ needs. Group and individual classes are offered at the clients’ convenience and on site. We plan to add foreign travel tours to our suite of services to better serve our current and future clients.

The classical album Winter Morning Walks, featuring the ACO, has been nominated for four awards after a series of successful live performances in the United States led to it being recorded in New York last year.

Australian audiences will have the chance to hear the “evocative, beautiful and memorable” music next year when Upshaw joins the ACO for its national tour.