Dr. P. Bradley Logan, Director of Choral Activities at Bemidji State University, Lake Bemidji, MN, conducts the venerable (founded in 1937) Bemidji Choir and Chamber Singers in 'Come Close to Me,' their eighth excellent, finely-crafted album in our Singers.com catalog. Favorites among the 20 selections are David Cerwien's lovely 'Gloria in Excelsis Deo, Jakob Handl's 'O Admirabile Commercium,' Antonio Lotti's 'Crucifixus,' a pair by Z. Randall Stroope, 'I Am Not Yours' and 'Winter,' Eric Whitacre's 'Sleep,' a pair by Morten Lauridsen, 'Soneto de la Noche' and 'Sure On This Shining Night' (both from 'Nocturnes'), Eric Barnum's 'Jenny Kiss'd Me,' Musikanten's 'Three Kyrie's ' and Aaron McDermid's 'Come Sing Me to Heaven,' and three by the Chamber Singers, 'As Long Ago, 'As Once We Met' and 'Summer Days Are Here,' all by Daniel Gawthrop.' There is some piano accompaniment. All these songs were recorded at live performances by these talented groups. Treat yourself to this beautiful, inspirational music from some of our favorite Collegiate ensembles!

'There's Room For All is another stellar collection of classic Christian inspirational songs, with a handful of nice secular selections, from Dr. P. Bradley Logan's Bemidji Choir, Women's Chorus, Musikanten and Chamber Singers, from Minnesota's Bemidji State University. Favorite religious tunes are Jacob Handl's 'O Magnum Mysterium,' Palestrina's 'Alma Redemptoris Mater,' Roland Martin's 'Ave Maria: O Auctrix Vitae,' Joshua Nice's 'Peace I Leave With You,' the traditional 'By and By,' the Chamber Singers' Exultate Deo' and Jesse Padgett's spiritual 'Plenty Good Room.' Secular favorites are Kenneth Neufeld's 3 selections from 'Twelfth Night,' 'O Mistress Mine,' 'Come Away Death' and 'I Am Gone, Sir;' Women's Chorus's 'Remember,' by Donna Schultz, Musikanten's 'Ward the Pirate' by Ralph Vaughan Williams, and the Chamber Singers' 'This Marriage,' by Eric Whitacre. There's not a weak cut in 'There's Room For All,' so enjoy this wonderful collection from the shores of Lake Bemidji with confidence!

Founded in Minnesota in 1937, the 39-strong mixed-voice Bemidji Choir has been directed since 1998 by the renowned Dr. P. Bradley Logan, who also directs the BSU Chamber Singers, a 14-voice ensemble chosen by audition from the Choir. On 'Beneath' we hear 6 songs by the full choir, 8 by the Chamber Singers and then 7 more by the choir. Sacred music like Peter Phillips' 'Surgens Jesus,' Johann Michael Bach's 'Sei, lieber Tag, wilkommen,' 'The Lamb' and 'The Tiger' by Eric Barnum, 'Come, Love We God,' and 'Hark, Hark What News the Angels Bring' coexist nicely with traditional and folk music like Edwin Fissinger's 'Nelly Bly,' 'This Endris Night' and 'Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair,' Bob Chilcott's 'The Gift to be Simple' and Jonathan Quick's 'Loch Lomond.' Sweet, beautiful music that touches the heart, sung with feeling by the wonderfully-led Bemidji Choir!

From the 5000 students enrolled at Bemidji State University, on 76 acres of wooded campus on the shore of Lake Bemidji, MN, comes one of the best student choirs we've heard, The Bemidji Choir, founded in 1937. 'almost Acappella' is a best-of CD, including 22 songs, from Palestrina's 'Exultate Deo' and a group of 5 rose-related songs (Wm. Billings' 'The Rose of Sharon,' Howells' 'A Spotless Rose,' Leighton's 'Of A Rose is All My Song,' John Paynter's 'The Rose' and the English Carol 'TheRose'), Poulenc's 4 'Motets for the Season of Lent,' Benjamin Britten's ''Five Flower Songs,' the spiritual 'Done Made My Vow to the Lord,' and finishing with a pair of piano-accompanied tunes by Gioacchino Rossini, 'I Gondolieri' and 'La Passaggiata.' Spirited, wonderful music, from one of the best in the world!

Founded in 1937 by Carl O. Thompson, the 41-strong, mixed-voice Choir, comprised of undergraduate students at Bemidji (MN) State University, has earned an international reputation for excellence. Touring internationally every three years, representing the US in international choral festivals like 'The Europa Cantat,' the Choir regularly appears at local and national ACDA conventions. Included on 'Love like Spring' are 16 cuts by the whole Choir, and 5 by the Choir's elite Chamber Singers. Particularly nice are Palestrina's 'Alma Redemptoris Mater,' Robert Kreutz' powerful, surprising 'Spring Grass,' 'Silent, O Moyle,' and four 'Songs of Innocence' by Earl George, 'Piping Down the Valleys Wild,' 'The Shepherd,' 'Infant Joy' and 'Laughing Song.' By the Chamber Singers, we really liked Thomas Morley's 'Shoot False Love, I Care Not' and 'April Is In My Mistress' Face,' and the harmonious 'Of the Father's Love Begotten.' 'Love like Spring' is a joy from start to finish!

The 42-strong, mixed voice Bemidji (MN) Choir, founded in 1937, has a well-deserved reputation for excellence. Comprised of undergraduate students at Bemidji State University, and directed by Dr. P. Bradley Logan, the choir has represented the U.S. in international choral festivals, toured extensively and appeared at numerous ACDA national and regional conventions. 'O Light of Light' features the Choir and two elite groups within it, the Men's Chorus, who sing Paul Brandvik's 'Shall I Compare Thee To a Summer's Day' and 'Your Love Surrounds Me' by Andrew Miller, and the Chamber Singers have 6 pieces, including Edwin Fissnger's 'Adoro Te Devote,' two by Wm. Hawley, 'Vita de la Mia Vita' and 'Ore, Fermate Il Volo,' and Eric Barnum's 'She Walks In Beauty.' 26 songs in total, all a cappella. Some favorites are the four 'Quatre Motets Sur Des Themes Gregoriens,' by Durufle, the title cut, by David White, Moses Hogan's 'This Little Light of Mine,' Jean Berger's 'Glory Be To God,' Eric Whitacre's lovely 'I Will Wade Out,' the traditional songs 'Little Potato' and 'Honor, Honor' and the Wm. Dawson-arranged spiritual 'Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit.' A varied and beautiful collection of sacred and traditional Christian music from the spirited and talented collegiate singers of the Bemidji Choir!

Dr. Logan directs Bemidji, MN's Bemidji State U's Bemidji Choir, Chamber Singers and MusiKanten in this lovely Winter/Christmas collection. Beginning with 16 selections by the Choir, including Andrea Gabrieli's 'Magnificat,' Thomas Weelkes' 'When David Heard,' the 3-part 'Nocturnes' by Hildor Lundvvik, Edwin Fissinger's 4-part 'Prairie Scenes,' Eric Whitacre's 'A Boy and a Girl' and Benjamin Britten's 'A Hymn to the Virgin;' 'Snow' continues with 3 pieces by MusiKanten, Tomas Luis de Victoria's 'Judas, Mercator Pessimus,' Lauridsen's 'Dirait on' and Biebl's 'Ave Maria;' and concludes with 6 selections by the Chamber Singers, including Wm. Hawley's 'Siepe, Che Gli Orti Vaghi' and 'Dolcissimi Colori,' David Conte's 'Ave Maria' and Orlando di Lasso's 'Bonjour, mon Coeur.' The beautiful, highly-trained voices easily handle this difficult, sometimes eclectic material. 'A Diamond Glint on Snow' is a very special collection of sacred and secular music from the longstanding, excellent tradition (founded in 1937) of the Bemidji Choir, Chamber Singers and MusiKanten.

With an international reputation for excellence going back to its founding in 1937 by Carl O. Thompson, and now under the direction of Dr. P. Bradley Logan, the mixed-voice Choir, Chamber Singers and all-male MusiKanten bring us a rich and varied collection on 'Awakening.' The Bemidji Choir begins with 7 a cappella religious songs, Gerald Finzi's 'My Spirit Sang All Day,' Wm. Byrd's 'Cantate Domino,' Alexander Gretchaninoff's soaring 'Our Father,' Michael Rue's 'Go Lovely Rose,' Frank Ticheli's 'There Will Be Rest,' Brahms' 'Schaffe in mir, Gott (Psalm 51)' and 'Something Has Spoken to me in The Night.' Three dramatic 'Shakespeare Songs' by Ralph Vaughan Williams follow, Marie Pooler's lovely 'Still With Thee,' Joshua Nice's 'Words of Love,' Joseph Martin's title tune and the rousing spiritual 'Daniel, Daniel, Servant of the Lord.' The men's chorus MusiKanten gives us a spirited, richly-harmonied a cappella 'Drunken Sailor,' and then are four pieces from the Chamber Singers, including Jan Sweelinck's beautiful 'Chantez a Dieu nouvelle (Psalm 96),' Monteverdi's 'Ah Dolente Partita,' John Farmer's 'Fair Phyllis I Saw,' and Thomas Morley's 'I Love, Alas, I Love Thee.' 'Awakening' shows off the rich a cappella vocal talents of these three veteran, well-directed ensembles, and it is a joy to listen to throughout!

Pride of Bemidji, Minnesota, home of Bemidji State University, the 65-strong, mixed-voice Bemidji Choir, the men's chorus Musikanten and the elite 14-16 strong Chamber Singers brings us their 7th beautiful recording, directed by Professor of Music P. Bradley Logan. Founded in 1937 by Carl O. Thompson, the ensemble has toured extensively and gained a national and international reputation for excellence. Most of these 22 selections, 14 by the Choir, 2 by Musikanten and 6 by the Chamber Singers, are sacred tunes like John Beck's 'Gloria,' Orlando Gibbons' 'Hosanna to the Son of David,' Georg Schumann's soaring 'Herr, wie lang,' Edwin Fissinger's spiritual 'Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel,' and the traditional 'Mary Had a Baby.' 'Die Rose stand im Tau' and 'Dulaman' by Musikanten and Tchaikovsky's 'The Crown of Roses,' Robert Young's 'Herself is a Rose Who Bore the Rose,' and John Joubert's 'There is No Rose of Such Virtue' by the Chamber Singers are all favorites. Another fine collection by one of America's best choirs.

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