On the family farm, near Barney, North Dakota: Philip's aunt, Lillian Lillestol Johnston (visiting from Seattle, WA), Philip, and his parents, along with cousins Beverly (later Janssen), Jacob, Duane and Jerome Lillestol, children of Philip's father's brother, who had the neighboring farm.
Philip Lillestol - High School Vocal Quartet, Wyndmere, North Dakota, 1942
Philip Lillestol - High School Graduation, Wyndmere, North Dakota, 1942
The town of Barney, ND is the red star between Wyndmere (high school & 1945 recital) and Wahpeton, ND (memorial service) / Breckenridge, MN (1950 recital). Like Fargo/Moorhead, Wahpeton and Breckenridge are separated by the Red River. Population from 2000 census: Barney, 69; Wyndmere, 533; Wahpeton, 8,586; all in Richland County.
1945 Recital Cover, Wyndmere, North Dakota
1945 Recital Program, Wyndmere, North Dakota
Philip and his sister Lois around 1947, Duluth, Minnesota
Article from Duluth News Tribune about 60th Reunion of Class of 1947 from St. Luke's Nursing School including Philip's sister, Lois Price, July 2007
Philip, organ prelude and groomsman (3rd from right) at sister Lois' wedding, September 26, 1948
Lillestol - University of Minnesota Recital, March 7, 1950
Lillestol - professionally done photo, perhaps around the time of his BA degree and University of Minnesota Recital, March 7, 1950
Scott Hall - location of Philip's 1950 University of Minnesota Recital (entrance being renovated - summer, 2007)
Scott Hall - location of Philip's 1950 University of Minnesota Recital
Scott Hall - entrance to what used to be the recital hall (now offices)
Tiles above former entrance to the recital hall, Scott Hall
Foyer, Scott Hall
Tile above bench in foyer, Scott Hall
Breckenridge, Minnesota Recital Cover, May 27, 1950
Breckenridge Recital Program, May 27, 1950
Philip w/cousin Beverly Janssen in Minneapolis, Minnesota, 6/23/50
Philip leaving for Paris, 1950
Philip in Paris, 1951
Philip in Paris, Close-up
Norbert Dufourcq's Histoire de la Musique class at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, 1950-1951, with Philip (4th from left, back row) and his pals, Laurence Boulay (3rd from left, front row) and Huguette Dreyfus (3rd from right, front row).
Huguette Dreyfus, more recent photo, from a French Google search by Robert Laudon
Philip near Innsbruck, Austria
Philip's Note - on back of Innsbruck Picture
Music Building at St. Thomas, where Philip was an Instructor in Piano from 1952 to sometime in 1961-1963
June Getsug Banet outside St. Thomas Music Building. Philip's studio was at the upper left (2nd floor).
St. Thomas Directory, 1961-1963, showing Philip began teaching there in 1952. He was not listed in the 1963-1965 Directory, so he stopped teaching at St. Thomas sometime during 1961-1963.
Waiting Area outside Philip's studio at St. Thomas
View into the room that was Philip's teaching studio at St. Thomas
Philip Lillestol Home, 1952-1954, 1314 - 8th Street SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mrs. Rice letter to Philip, daughter Sarjae, June 17, 1954
Music Building at University of Minnesota where Philip taught
Entrance to Music Building at University of Minnesota
Music Building at University of Minnesota now closed to public
Philip and a friend rented this house (924 - 18th Ave. SE., Minneapolis) from Robert Laudon's mother during the 1955-1956 school year.
432 SE 4th Street, Philip's home during the 1956-1957 school year
Janet Soderstrom, MMTA 10-Piano Winner 1957, 14-15 year old division, article from Columbia Heights Record, April 11, 1957
Lillestol - Master of Arts Diploma, August 22, 1957
Hamline University Bulletin, 1958-1960, showing Philip started teaching there in 1957. He is in the Hamline Directory for the 1957-58 and 1958-59 academic years, but not the years before or after, so taught there only those two years. His studio was in the Drew Fine Arts Building, Rm. 113 for '57-'58, and Rm. 112 for '58-'59.
Drew Fine Arts Building, Hamline.
Drew Fine Arts Building, Hamline. Rm. 113 (left) was Philip's teaching studio for '57-'58, and Rm. 112 (right) for '58-'59.
Lillestol - Hamline Faculty Recital, Bridgman Hall in Old Main, December 2, 1958
Old Main, Hamline University. Bridgman Hall, where Philip's 1958 recital took place, is on the 2nd floor.
Bridgman Hall, Old Main, Hamline University, where Philip's 1958 recital took place.
Chiuminatto Letter, December 1958
Lillestol - St. Thomas Faculty Recital, December 16, 1958
Philip Lillestol Home, 1957-2001, Florence Court
June Getsug Banet in entryway to Florence Court apartment
Hallway outside Florence Court apartment
Stairway outside Florence Court apartment
Bannister outside Florence Court apartment
Reinforced Apartment Door, Florence Court
Close-up of reinforced Apartment Door, Florence Court
Hinge on entryway door, Florence Court
Lillestol at sister's, Duluth, Minnesota, 1960
Philip's Parents, Peter and Blanche, on their 40th Anniversary, 1961, & the homestead, near Barney, North Dakota
June Getsug Performance, St. Paul, Minnesota, May 22, 1963
Schubert Club winners - Tony White & Christine Dahl, 1964
Letter from Philip to Frank Trnka, 8/10/66
Frank Trnka at Cambridge, Minnesota High School Graduation, 1967
1972 MTNA State Winners
1972 Paul Halvorson Concerto Performance
1972 Frank Trnka Concerto Performance
Wendy Williams, Minnesota Music Teachers' Association Concert, June 10, 1973
Dale Korogi, Minneapolis Music Teachers' Forum Scholarship Winner, 1975
Wendy Williams, Minneapolis Music Teachers' Forum Scholarship Winner, 1975
Thomas Valente, Minneapolis Music Teachers' Forum Scholarship Winner, 1976
Kathy Reed, Minneapolis Music Teachers' Forum Scholarship Winner, 1977
Memorial Service Program, Wahpeton, North Dakota, December 27, 2001. Duane, Jake and Jerome Lillestol are the cousins from 1st photo of this album. Arlene Lillestol (organist) is Duane's wife.
Philip's Gravestone, Homestead Lutheran Church, near Barney, North Dakota
Homestead Lutheran Church, built 1908, near Barney, North Dakota (Homestead Township, 133-51-Section 1, S.W. 1/4, Richland County, ND)
