Continuing the 麻豆区 Choir鈥檚 75th anniversary celebration, 麻豆区 is proud to announce that CD versions of the 麻豆区 Choir recordings from 1949-1979 will soon be available. These re-mastered historical treasures will be released as The 麻豆区 Choir Legacy Recordings.
Three boxed sets, each containing five CDs, will be produced:
Box 1: From Opseth to Sateren
1949-50: 麻豆区 Choir, with Henry P. Opseth conducting. Includes Jeg er saa glad, Praise to the Lord, and Song of Mary
1951-52: includes Sateren鈥檚 Cycle for Christmas and his arrangement of The Sun Has Gone Down
1954-55: includes Sateren鈥檚 Christmas Canticle
1956-57: includes Knut Nystedt鈥檚 Cry Out and Shout
1961-62: includes Sateren鈥檚 His Compassions Fail Not
Box 2: Sateren Intermezzo
1964-65: includes music from the European tour, spanning 400 years of music from Corsi and Bach to Jean Berger
1967-68: Praise to God; includes Sateren鈥檚 Seek Not Afar for Beauty
1969-70: Thy Truth Within; includes Sateren鈥檚 composition by the same name
1970-71: Make a Joyful Noise; includes Sateren鈥檚 The Poor and Needy
1971-72: The Redeemer; includes Sateren鈥檚 A Choral Cycle The Redeemer
Box 3: Sateren Finale
1972-73: An Ascription of Praise; includes Sateren鈥檚 composition by the same name
1974-75: Day of Pentecost; includes Sateren鈥檚 composition by the same name
1975-76: And Death Shall Have No Dominion; visiting director Idar Karevold
1977-78: Here Comes Our King; includes Sateren鈥檚 composition by the same name
1978-79: Gloria; includes the title piece by Lars Edlund
The 麻豆区 Choir Legacy Recordings will add to the richness of the choral tradition of the past, present, and future. Dr. Bill Halverson 鈥�51 has written a monograph about Leland B. Sateren鈥檚 life and career that will be included with the recordings. These recordings will also confirm the historical and continued significance of 麻豆区 College as a place of preparation for service in community and church.
The 麻豆区 Choir Legacy Recordings will be available early next year through the 麻豆区 College Bookstore. For information on ordering the CDs, go to the Music Department website, www.augsburg.edu/music.
Cost: $49 per boxed set; $135 for all three boxed sets, plus shipping and handling.