The Bemidji Area Church Musicians announces the 33rd season of the Summer Recital Series.
The Recital Series will be quite different because of the COVID19 restrictions on groups gathering.
The concerts will be recorded and then aired on Facebook page: BACMusicians or YouTube channel:BemidjiACM at 12:00 noon every Wednesday, beginning June 3, 2020.
The recitals will all be archived and available on the YouTube channel.Throughout the summer, recitals will feature our fine Bemidji church musicians, with presentations by a wide variety of performers.
The schedule will be announced week by week in the area media and the entire summer schedule will be available at the area churches. The BACM committee reserves the right to change the schedule as may be needed. The information is also available on the Bemidji Chamber of Commerce website.
Thirteen recitals are planned featuring musicians who serve regularly in several of the Bemidji churches, or guests with a connection to one of the churches. For the past 25 years, free-will offerings given at recitals have been used to grant scholarships to students beginning their college music career. The students make application and must demonstrate their involvement in church music and prepare an audition recording.
The award this year is $750 to $1000 applied to their second semester of college. The award may be extended to a second year, contingent upon the student performing in a recital in the summer series and giving evidence of successful college work and music study.
Bemidji Area Church Musicians has never charged for the concerts, however, a donation is requested. BACM provides college scholarships for college students majoring in music; church fellowships to secondary education students majoring in music and organ scholarships to young students currently studying piano that receive instructor recommendation.
Donations can be made online using the Facebook page (@BACMusicians) or YouTube channel (BemidjiACM) ). You can also donate by sending a check to BACM, 701 31st St NW Bemidji, MN. Thank you for supporting these vital programs!
The public is cordially invited to tune in to all of the recitals in the season. For further information call Kenneth Wold (751-2554), Carol L. Johnson (751-0415), or Shar Paquette (766-3211).
