St. Mark's Lutheran Church musicians kick off BACM summer recital series

Madelyn Haasken, The Bemidji Pioneer, Minn.
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Jun. 1—BEMIDJI — Musicians with St. Mark's Lutheran Church rang in the 36th season of the Bemidji Area Church Musician's summer recital series on Wednesday.

The recital featured Kate Reiss on the violin, John Kirk on the trombone, Kyle Riess on the trumpet, and a flute trio comprised of Erin Riess, Katrina Stewart and Kiki Schnackenberg.

Kirk, a 2023 Bemidji High School graduate who performed excerpts from the Bordogni Complete Vocalises for Trombone, has been awarded a BACM scholarship for college music study for the fall of 2023.

Here's a look at the upcoming BACM schedule:

* June 7: First City Handbell Choir, Carol L. Johnson and Vicki L. Stenerson, co-directors; Jennifer L. Johnson, vocalist at St. Bartholomew's Episcopal, 1800 Irvine Ave. NW.

* June 14: Maddy Lawrence, organ at Trinity Lutheran, 150 Second St. NE, Laporte.

* June 21: Trinity Musicians at Trinity Lutheran, 123 29th St. NE.

* June 28: St. Philip's Musicians at St. Philip's Catholic, 702 Beltrami Ave. NW.

* July 5: Free Church Musicians at Evangelical Free, 115 Carr Lake Road SW.

* July 12: First Baptist Musicians at First Baptist, 1555 Paul Bunyan Drive NW.

* July 19: Lois Simonson, piano; Kari Miller, flute; Sanna Gustafson, saxophone; Janet Pederson, violin at Evangelical Covenant, 5405 Highway 2 West.

* July 26: Glenn Seibel, euphonium; Wayne Hoff, piano at United Methodist Church, 924 Beltrami Ave. NW.

* Aug. 2: Abbi Cobb, violin, piano; Emily Mathew, piano at Church of Christ, 692 Mag Seven Court SW.

* Aug. 9: Beverly Everett, organ at First Presbyterian, 501 Minnesota Ave. NW.

* Aug. 16: New Salem Musicians at New Salem, 7491 Island View Drive NW, Turtle River.

* Aug. 23: Wayne Hoff, Carol L. Johnson, Piano and Organ recital; Jennifer L. Johnson, vocalist at Aardahl Lutheran, 2920 Van Buren Ave. SE.

* Aug. 30: Sarah Carlson, organ at First Lutheran, 900 Bemidji Ave. N.