{"id":19705,"date":"2014-12-17T11:15:29","date_gmt":"2014-12-17T17:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/?p=19705"},"modified":"2014-12-17T11:15:29","modified_gmt":"2014-12-17T17:15:29","slug":"bemidji-choir-includes-59-students-and-alumni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/2014\/12\/17\/bemidji-choir-includes-59-students-and-alumni\/","title":{"rendered":"2014-15 Bemidji Choir includes 59 BSU students and alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bemidji State University&rsquo;s renowned Bemidji Choir includes 59 students, 25 of whom are majoring in something other than music, for its 2014-15 performance season.<\/p>\n<p>The choir, under the direction of Professor of Music Dr. P. Bradley Logan, provides BSU students with an outlet for their music talents and brings choral music to audiences in Bemidji and beyond. Membership in the choir is by audition; it rehearses daily and is one of the most active student groups on campus.<\/p>\n<p>The Bemidji Choir, founded in 1937 by Carl O. Thompson, has gained an international reputation for excellence. It has represented the United States five times at the international choral festival, The Europa Cantat: in France, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland and Spain. They have appeared in the Israel Festival and at the Zimriya, World Festival of Choirs in Israel. They have also performed at national and regional conventions of the American Choral Directors Association and the Music Educators National Conference. Every three years The Bemidji Choir undertakes a foreign tour. In addition to concerts, tours and recordings, the choir has produced Bemidji State&rsquo;s Madrigal Dinners and Opera Nights for more than four decades.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact<br>\n<\/strong>&bull; Dr. P. Bradley Logan, Professor of Music; (218) 755-2918, plogan@bemidjistate.edu<br>\n<span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.6;\">&bull; Laura Holm, Department of Music; (218) 755-2915, lholm@bemidjistate.edu<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong> Bemidji Choir members, by hometown<\/strong><br>\nBemidji |56601| Cooper Blackwood, senior, science; tenor<br>\nBemidji |56601|Bob Boland, senior, music; tenor<br>\nBemidji |56601| Miranda Carlson, junior, music education; soprano<br>\nBemidji |56601| Meghan Dougherty, freshman, music; soprano<br>\nBemidji |56601| Isaiah Greer, freshman, business administration; bass<br>\nBemidji |56601| Mallory Herbert, alumna; tenor<br>\nBemidji |56601| Chelsea Knutson, junior, biology; soprano<br>\nBemidji |56601| Kevin Harder, freshman, exercise science; tenor<br>\nBemidji |56601|NikkiLee Nolden, sophomore, music education; alto<br>\nBemidji |56601| Amy Peterson, junior, elementary education; soprano<br>\nBemidji |56601| Josh Sorenson, sophomore, music education; tenor<\/p>\n<p><strong>Minnesota<\/strong><br>\nAnoka |55303| Ali Lekkas, junior, elementary education; soprano<br>\nAtwater |56209| Luke Maurer, junior, Spanish; tenor<br>\nBagley |56621| Mark Flaherty, freshman, music; tenor<br>\nBlaine |55434| Gwendolyn Erickson, senior, music; soprano<br>\nBovey |55709| Tia Ellies, senior, music education; soprano<br>\nBrainerd |56401| Diana Fellman, junior, psychology; alto<br>\nBrainerd |56401| Megan Tschida, junior, business administration; soprano<br>\nBuffalo |55313| Justine Green, freshman, elementary education; alto<br>\nClarkfield |56223| Andrew McCormick, junior, music education; bass<br>\nCrookston |56716| Mitchel Wright, sophomore, science; bass<br>\nDuluth |55803| Cailyn Coen, freshman, psychology; alto<br>\nFarmington |55024| Katie Aaron, freshman, elementary education; alto<br>\nFergus Falls |56537| Samantha Velde, freshman, music education; alto<br>\nGaylord |55334| Sonja Sprandel, senior, English education; alto<br>\nGrand Rapids |55744| Miranda Fierek, senior, music education; soprano<br>\nHawley |565649| Danielle Nicholson, sophomore, English; soprano<br>\nHibbing |55746| Marie Bozovsky, freshman, elementary education; soprano<br>\nHibbing |55746| Andrea Rupp, junior, environmental studies; alto<br>\nHibbing |55746| Christine Wilson, sophomore, music education; soprano<br>\nLaporte |56461| Ben Poulton, sophomore, general studies; bass<br>\nLeSueur |56058| Luke Barnard, sophomore, music; tenor<br>\nLino Lakes |55014| Jessica Meierhofer, senior, psychology; alto<br>\nLittle Canada |55109| Callie Dunbar, senior, social work; alto<br>\nMankato|56001| Kathryn Freyberg, sophomore, business administration; alto<br>\nMentor |56736| Katilynn Meine, sophomore, music education; soprano<br>\nMerrifield |56465| Paul Richard, freshman, music education; bass<br>\nMonticello |55362| Collin Dessellier, senior, music education; tenor<br>\nMorris |56267| Tristan Michaelson, senior, biology; bass<br>\nOrtonville |56278| Maggie Ragan, senior, music education; alto<br>\nPaynesville |56365| Cody Lieser, junior, psychology; bass<br>\nPipestone |56164| Alex Abrahamson, freshman, biology; bass<br>\nPrinceton |55371| Hannah Jenson, freshman, music education<br>\nPrior Lake |55372| Zach Fistrovich, sophomore, art and design; bass<br>\nRedwood Falls |56283| Derek Bebeau, sophomore, music education; bass<br>\nRoseville |55113| Mathew Perry, sophomore, music, tenor; Chamber Singers<br>\nSlayton |56172| Molly Bass, senior, music education; tenor<br>\nStaples |56479| Lynnea Iverson, senior, music education; soprano<br>\nStillwater |55082| Gwen Peltier, non-degree-seeking student; soprano<br>\nSt. Paul |55102| Annalise Aakhus, junior, music education; alto<br>\nTheif River Falls |56701| Leandra Craigmile, sophomore, music education; alto<br>\nThief River Falls |56701| Lorrisa Skalsky, senior, music education; soprano<br>\nThief River Falls |56701| Tanner Wang, senior, music education; bass<\/p>\n<p><strong>Oregon<\/strong><br>\nFlorence |97439| Andreu Reed, sophomore, general studies; bass<\/p>\n<p><strong>Texas<\/strong><br>\nBedford |76021| Caitlin Rogers, senior, music; alto<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wisconsin<\/strong><br>\nChippewa Falls |54729| Kyle Baldeshwiler, sophomore, music education; bass<\/p>\n<p><strong>Switzerland<\/strong><br>\nSchupfheim | Sandra Emmenegger, non- degree-seeking student, music; alto<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bemidji State University&rsquo;s renowned Bemidji Choir includes 59 students, 25 of whom are majoring in something other than music, for its 2014-15 performance season. 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