The reason this is special is that Bob (BJ) Johnson has been the St. Olaf choir manager for 34 years now. He's Stan and Sosie's classmate from Alexandria and we both sang with him in high school choir. We went on Bob's first choir tour ever, to Chicago. Bob has been organizing domestic and international choir performance tours for St. Olaf ever since. In high school, Bob's signature solo was "Little David Play on Your Harp," sung in a fine tenor at our annual Christmas concert. That's why this is special to us.
Last Friday night Bob appeared on Channel Two with the St. Olaf choir director in a preview appearance to talk about the past 100 years. You can dip into their conversation by following this link to a streaming video of that show. If you want to skip the first part of the show, look on the right side index for the portion about 100 years of Christmas at St. Olaf and to hear B.J.
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| Stan got a shave from other members of the 1965 JHS Barbershop quartet, which included Bob "BJ" Johnson in the plaid shirt. (Others are Bruce Phelps and Randy Gaugert) |
