Manitou Singers of St Olaf

Comprised of select women's voices from the first year class, the Manitou Singers is one of the most popular music organizations on the St. Olaf College campus. Despite a complete turnover in personnel each year, the 100-voice choir sings at the opening worship service of the college as well as at various campus functions throughout the year such as daily chapel and church services, the annual St. Olaf Christmas Festival, Family Weekend Concert and its own Spring concert in April. With a repertoire that ranges from sacred to secular to popular ballads, the Manitou Singers have broad appeal both on and off campus.

Director Sigrid Johnson is a member of the voice and choral faculty at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. She is the conductor of the Manitou Singers, a 95 voice first-year women's chorus at St. Olaf. Ms. Johnson holds a bachelor of music degree in voice performance from St. Cloud State University and a master of music degree in voice performance from the University of Michigan. Before her appointment at St. Olaf, she was on the music faculties of Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter and at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. Ms. Johnson is the Associate Conductor of the Ensemble Singers and the Symphonic Chorus for Philip Brunelle's Plymouth Music Series of Minnesota. The Plymouth Music Series, based in Minneapolis and now in its 30th season, presents both rarely heard and newly commissioned works for chorus and orchestra.

In January through March 1999, Ms. Johnson conducted the National Lutheran Choir of Minneapolis, a 75-mixed voice ensemble that promotes the tradition of Lutheran choral music in America. Ms. Johnson has served as Conductor of the Dale Warland Symphonic Chorus and the Associate Conductor of the Dale Warland Singers. She has prepared symphonic choruses for Neemi Jarvi, Sir Neville Mariner, David Zinman, Stanislaw Skrowaczewsky, Gerard Swartz, Edo de Waart, and Leonard Slatkin among others. Ms. Johnson maintains an active schedule as a guest conductor and clinician at state and regional music festivals and all-state music festivals, and has recently conducted a series of choral workshops in Australia. She is a member of the American Choral Director's Association (ACDA), Music Educator's National Conference (MENC) and Chorus America. In 1998 Ms. Johnson was conductor of the renowned St. Olaf Choir when the Choir's music director, Anton Armstrong was on sabbatical leave. She has also served as Associate Conductor of the St. Olaf Choir during its month-long tour of Australia and New Zealand in January 1997.

Discography

Repertoire For Women's Voices Vol 1

Lift Thine Eyes / Petite Mass Kyrie Gloria in excelsis Deo Sanctus Agnus Dei Study War No More Wings of Morning Vestigia Claire de Lune / Three Songs of Innocence The Shepherd The Echoing Green The Lamb Flow Gently, Sween Afton O Pastorelle, Addio May There Always Be Sunshine He's Gone Away Away from the Roll of the Sea Go Where I Send Thee

The Manitou Singers are a choir comprised of 95 first-year women at St. Olaf College located in Northfield, Minn. They are one of the unique manifestations of vocal traditions fostered at that school which is reknown for it¹s choirs. Conductor Sigrid Johns of leads this massive choir of sopranos in an marvelous repertoire of religious and secular music alike. Hymns, gospel tunes, and elements of the Mass find expression next to such works as Debussy's "Claire de Lune," "Three Songs of Innocence" by Robert Wetzler, or Allister MacGillivray's "Away From the Roll of the Sea." While a bit more than half of the songs are enhanced by spare instrumental accompaniment, mostly solo piano, the expression of a mass of angelic voices is the substance of this beautiful recording.

6563 CD $15.98

Repertoire For Women's Voices Vol 2

Kyrie Gloria Santus Benedictus Agnus Dei The Lord Is My Shepherd The Ships of Arcady Fly, Singing Bird / Three Folk Songs Dao Inang Sarge Shalom Chaverin Sakura In the Beginning I Will Sing with the Spirit Ave Maria I Am My Brother's Keeper Cantique de Jean Racine Cantate Domino Jehovah, Hear Our Prayer Ride On, King Jesus

Review pending.

6564 CD $15.98

Repertoire For Women's Voices Vol 3

Awake and Sing A Maid Peerless God Be In My Head How Excellent Thy Name Songs of Innocence Linden Lea Ah! Si mon moine voulait danser Missa Brevis in c minor Come, All Musicians, Come Ave Maria Go Down Moses Blessing

Review pending.

6807 CD $15.98

Repertoire For Women's Voices Vol 4

Tantum Ergo E'en So Lord Jesus Now Is the Summer Springing Lenten Litany Gloria Ubi Caritas Exaltation O Sacrum Convivium Little Fire The Lone, Wild Bird Chansom et choeur de Fees Heart We Will Forget Him

Sigrid Johnson conducts the Manitou Singers, comprised of 95 first-year female students at Northfield, Minnesota's St. Olaf College. The Singers have delighted audiences over the years with their beautiful and striking interpretations of treble choral literature. Included are Faure's "Tantum Ergo," Manz' "E'en So Lord Jesus," John Hilton's "Now Is The Summer Springing," How's "Lenten Litany," Jackson Berkey's "Gloria" and "Little Fire," "Leavitt's "Ubi Caritas," Scott's "Exaltation," de Victoria's "O Sacrum Convivium," "The Lone, Wild Bird," Mendelssohn's "Chanson et choeur de Fees" and Mulholland's "Heart We Will Forget Him." Piano accompaniment on most songs, but the beautiful voices of the young women are on center stage. Lovely and intricate music!

6808 CD $15.98

Christmas

Make A Joyful Noise Candlelight Carol The Road Ahead Gloria There Is No Rose of Such Virtue All My Heart This Night Rejoices Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day I Sing of a Maiden Sleep, O Lovely One Sanctus (from Missa Hosanna) Make We Joy The Journey of Mary Sing a New Noel How Far is it to Bethlehem? A la nanita nana Lullaby (from Hodie)

Sigrid Johnson conducts the Manitou Singers, comprised of 95 first-year female students at Northfield, Minnesota's St. Olaf College. The Singers have delighted audiences over the years with their beautiful and striking interpretations of treble choral literature. Included are Clausen¹s "Make a Joyful Noise," Rutter¹s "Candlelight Carol" and "Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day," "There Is No Rose of Such Virtue," Jackson Berkey¹s "Gloria," "Sanctus," "Make We Joy," "Sing A New Noel;" 17 songs in total. Orchestral accompaniment on most songs, but the beautiful voices of the young women are on center stage. Lovely and intricate music for Christmas!

6809 CD $15.98

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