On Nov. 3, the Bemidji State University Department of Music presented it’s annual Choir Fall Festival featuring performances by the Bemidji State Musikanten, Varsity Singers, Chamber Singers and The Bemidji Choir.<\/p>\n
Musikanten, a men’s chorus, is co-directed by Bemidji State seniors Ron Lovelace and Charlie Stier. Musikanten performed pieces by Jay Althouse, W.A. Mozart, and Joyce Eilers Baca. The chorus also performed arranged works by Brazeal Dennard and Richard Barnes.<\/p>\n
The Varsity Singers under the direction of Steve Rezenicek, adjunct instructor of music, sang five pieces including compositions by John Farmer, Quirino Gasparini, William Hawley, and Ola Gjeilo.<\/p>\n
The Bemidji State Chamber Singers, who serve as the Royal Court for the annual Madrigal Dinners, performed seven pieces by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Josquin des Pres, Kevin Memley, Daniel Elder, Dan Forrest, Z. Randall Stroope, and Stacy Gibbs. The Chamber Singers is an auditioned ensemble under the leadership of Dr. P. Bradley Logan, professor of choral music, and student director Charlie Stier,<\/p>\n
Under the direction of Logan, the Bemidji Choir performed “Aya Ngena,” a traditional Zulu folk Song arranged by Ruth Morris Gray. The Bemidji Choir is also an audition choir that rehearses daily and seeks to provide students from the general student body with an aesthetic experience through the medium of choral music.<\/p>\n
For more information contact Laura Holm, (218) 755- 2915, lholm@bemidjistate.edu<\/p>\n
Participants listed below by hometown<\/p>\n
Bemidji |56601| Miranda Carlson, sophomore, music teacher certification, Chamber Singers, Bemidji Choir, soprano
\nBemidji |56601| Meghan Dougherty, freshman, undeclared, Bemidji Choir, soprano
\nBemidji |56601| Bethany Duerst, sophomore, music education; Varsity Singers, alto
\nBemidji |56601| Raziya Ferrell, freshman, music, Varsity Singers, alto
\nBemidji |56601| Vicki Frisch, sophomore, social work, Varsity Singers, alto
\nBemidji |56601| Courtney Guck, Senior, elementary education, Bemidji Choir, alto
\nBemidji |56601| Kenzie Hanson, freshman, elementary education, Varsity Singers, alto
\nBemidji |56601| Mallary Herbert, senior, business administration, Chamber Singers, Bemidji Choir, alto
\nBemidji |56601| Jake Kaehne, previous degree; Bemidji Choir, bass
\nBemidji |56601| Chelsea Knutson, sophomore, biology, Bemidji Choir, soprano
\nBemidji |56601| David Lancaster, junior, marketing communication, Varsity Singers, tenor
\nBemidji |56601| Erin Larson, freshman, undeclared, Varsity Singers, soprano
\nBemidji |56601| Steven Mayer, sophomore, undeclared, Musikanten, Bemidji Choir, Bemidji Choir, tenor
\nBemidji |56601| Nikkilee Nolden, freshman, music teacher certification, Bemidji Choir, alto
\nBemidji |56601| Caitlin Orgon, freshman, nursing, Varsity Singers, soprano
\nBemidji |56601| Amy Peterson, sophomore, elementary education, Bemidji Choir, soprano
\nBemidji |56601| Maggie Ragan, senior, music teacher certification, Chamber Singers, Bemidji Choir, alto
\nBemidji |56601| Marc Seabrook, sophomore, accounting; Musikanten, Bemidji Choir, tenor
\nBemidji |56601| Kyra Shepard, freshman, elementary education, Varsity Singers, alto
\nBemidji |56601| Josh Sorenson, freshman, music, Musikanten, Bemidji Choir, tenor
\nBemidji |56601| Charlie Stier, senior, music teacher certification, Musikanten, Chamber Singers, Bemidji Choir, tenor
\nBemidji |56601| Lori Winston, freshman, undeclared, Bemidji Choir, alto<\/p>\n
MINNESOTA<\/strong> Brainerd |56401| Diana Fellman, sophomore, psychology, Bemidji Choir, alto ARIZONA<\/strong> KANSAS<\/strong> NORTH DAKOTA<\/strong> OREGON<\/strong> TEXAS<\/strong> WISCONSIN<\/strong> SWITZERLAND<\/strong> On Nov. 3, the Bemidji State University Department of Music presented it’s annual Choir Fall Festival featuring performances by the Bemidji State Musikanten, Varsity Singers, Chamber Singers and The Bemidji Choir. Musikanten, a men’s chorus, is co-directed by Bemidji State seniors Ron Lovelace and Charlie Stier. Musikanten performed pieces by Jay Althouse, W.A. Mozart, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12818"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12818\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18588,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12818\/revisions\/18588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nAnoka |55303| Ali Lekkas, sophomore, elementary education, Bemidji Choir, soprano
\nAtwater |56209| Luke Maurer, junior, music, Musikanten
\nBadger |56714| Anders Lunde, junior, undeclared, Varsity Singers, bass
\nBagley |56621| Alexandra Theis, freshman, psychology, Varsity Singers, soprano
\nBagely |56621| Taylor White, sophomore, chemistry, Varsity Singers, bass
\nBagley |56621| Andrew White, sophomore, music, Varsity Singers, bass
\nBaxter |56425| Brooke Nelson, freshman, biology, Varsity Singers, alto
\nBovey |55709| Tia Ellies, junior, music, Bemidji Choir, soprano
\nBrainerd |56401| Megan Tschida, sophomore, pre-physical therapy, Bemidji Choir, soprano<\/p>\n
\nBrainerd |56401| Scott Smith, senior, mass communication, Bemidji Choir, bass
\nBuffalo |55313| Austin Oberlander, freshman, music, Bemidji Choir, bass
\nCottage Grove |55016| Janelle Johnson, freshman, nursing, Varsity Singers, soprano
\nChanhassen |55317| Julia Sorenson, freshman, music, Varsity Singers, alto
\nChippewa Falls |54729| Kyle Baldeshwiler, freshman, music, Bemidji Choir, bass
\nCloquet |55720| Morgan Bartlett, senior, creative and professional writing, Varsity Singers, alto
\nCloquet |55720| Emily Keller, freshman, elementary education, Varsity Singers, alto
\nCoon Rapids |55433| Anna DeJong, senior, music, Bemidji Choir, alto
\nCrosby |56441| Rebekah Pitassi, sophomore, english, Varsity Singers, soprano
\nCrookston |56716| Mitch Wright, freshman, biology, Bemidji Choir, bass
\nEden Prairie |55347| Delaney Fletcher, freshman, psychology, Varsity Singers, soprano
\nEden Prairie |55347| Kristy Romo, senior, creative and professional writing, Varsity Singers, alto
\nEveleth |55734| Zach Barnes, junior, psychology, Varsity Singers, tenor
\nFaribault |55021| Kat Anderson, senior, social studies, Bemidji Choir, alto
\nFergus Falls |56537| Matt Donoho, sophomore, mass communication, Musikanten, Bemidji Choir, tenor
\nGaylord |55334| Sonja Sprandel, sophomore, elementary education, Bemidji Choir, alto
\nGrand Rapids |55744| Miranda Fierek, senior, music teacher certification, Bemidji Choir, soprano
\nGrand Rapids |55744| Allison Laughlin, senior, music, Bemidji Choir, alto
\nHibbing |55746| Miranda Morris, freshman, psychology, Varsity Singers, soprano
\nHibbing |55746| Christine Wilson, freshman, music teacher certification, Bemidji Choir, soprano
\nLaporte |56461| Nickel Wilcox, freshman, undeclared, Varsity Singers, soprano
\nLaporte |56461| Loir Roed, sophomore, undeclared, Chamber Singers, Bemidji Choir, soprano
\nLaporte |56461| Ben Poulton, freshman, undeclared; Bemidji Choir, bass
\nLe Sueur |56058| Luke Barnard, freshman, music, Musikanten, Chamber Singers, bass, Bemidji Choir, tenor
\nLengby | 56221 | Arica Jolicoeur, undeclared; Varsity Singers, soprano
\nLester Prairie |55354| Gwen Pelzel, senior, music, Chamber Singers, Bemidji Choir, soprano
\nLino Lakes |55014| Benjamin Israelson, sophomore, music, Musikanten, Chamber Singers, Bemidji Choir, bass
\nLino Lakes |55014| Jessica Meierhofer, senior, psychology, Bemidji Choir, alto
\nLittle Canada |55109| Callie Dunbar, sophomore, music, Chamber Singers, Bemidji Choir, alto
\nMankato |56001| Kathryn Freyberg, freshman, nursing, Bemidji Choir, soprano
\nMonticello |55362| Collin Dessellier, junior, music teacher certification, Musikanten, Chamber Singers, Bemidji Choir, tenor
\nMontevideo |56265| Liz Albers, senior, design technology, Bemidji Choir, soprano
\nMontevideo |56264| Anna Jo Christians, sophomore, elementary education, Bemidji Choir, alto
\nMora |55051| Shantanna Schoch, freshman, accounting, Varsity Singers, alto
\nMorris |56267| Tristan Michealson, junior, biology, Bemidji Choir, bass
\nMountain Iron |55768| Matt Bothwell, junior, exercise science, Varsity Singers, bass
\nNevis |56467| Brian Bass, sophomore, mass communication, Varsity Singers, bass
\nNisswa |56468| Zach Hanson, sophomore, english, Varsity Singers, tenor
\nNorth Saint Paul |55109| RJ Duell, senior, environmental studies, Varsity Singers, bass
\nOttertail |56571| Joseph Ahlfs, sophomore, industrial technology, Musikanten, Bemidji Choir, bass
\nPaynesville |56362| Cody Lieser, sophomore, psychology, Musikanten, Chamber Singers, Bemidji Choir, bass
\nPelican Rapids |56572| Hope Livdahl, freshman, nursing, Bemidji Choir, alto
\nRamsey |55303| Leah Gnitka, junior, nursing, Varsity Singers, alto
\nRedby |56670| Bridget Strong, freshman, elementary education, Varsity Singers, alto
\nRedwood Falls |56283| Derek Bebeau, freshman, music teacher certification, Chamber Singers, Bemidji Choir, bass
\nRoseville |55113| Matt Perry, freshman, undeclared, Musikanten, Chamber Singers, Bemidji Choir, tenor
\nSt. Paul |55105| Fayte Moua, sophomore, pre-optometry, Varsity Singers, alto
\nSt. Paul Park |55071| Ron Lovelace, senior, music; Bemidji Choir, bass
\nSlayton |56172| Molly Bass, sophomore, music teacher certification, Bemidji Choir, alto
\nStaples |56479| Lynnea Iverson, junior, music, Bemidji Choir, alto
\nThief River Falls |56701| Tanner Wang, junior, music, Musikanten, Bemidji Choir, bass
\nThief River Falls |56701| Lorrisa Craigmile, freshman, music teacher certification, Chamber Singers, Bemidji Choir, soprano
\nThief River Falls |56701| Leandra Craigmile, freshman, music, Bemidji Choir, alto
\nVirginia |55792| Brooke Thomas, senior, music, Varsity Singers, soprano
\nWaconia |55387| Lauren Huggett, freshman, sport management
\nWalker |56484| McKay Wise, sophomore, psychology, Varsity Singers, soprano<\/p>\n
\nChandler |85226| Emily Cooper, senior, music teacher certification, Bemidji Choir, soprano<\/p>\n
\nLenexa |66216| Amanda Boring, senior, mathematics education, Bemidji Choir, soprano<\/p>\n
\nStanley |58754| Kristal Aho, sophomore, music teacher certification, Varsity Singers, soprano<\/p>\n
\nFlorence |97439| Andreu Reed, freshman, undeclared, Bemidji Choir, bass<\/p>\n
\nBedford |76021| Caitlin Rogers, senior, music, Bemidji Choir, alto<\/p>\n
\nGrantsburg |54840| Kaylynn Anderson, junior, elementary education, Varsity Singers, soprano
\nPhillips |54555| Alexa Schillinger, senior, biology, Bemidji Choir, soprano
\nPrescott |54021| Stepanie Serres, junior, social work, Varsity Singers, soprano<\/p>\n
\nRahel Niklaus, senior<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"