ST. JOSEPH — Carlos Lugo’s piano performance is a multisensory experience.
The Andrews University student spends most Sundays at St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church in Benton Harbor as a church pianist.
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Carlos Lugo, a pianist at St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church in Benton Harbor, is raising money to participate in the Interharmony International Music Festival.
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Venezuelan pianist Carlos Lugo recently rehearsed at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in St. Joseph.
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