Chamber Singers Present World Premier of Bow Summit

Canadian University College's Chamber Singers, under the direction of Dr. Wendolin Munroe, performed the world premiere of Bow Summit, a composition with words by CUC professor Dr. John McDowell and music by former CUC professor Dr. Kenneth Logan.  (Please see video below.)  Their performance was part of a recital presented Sunday evening, March 16, by Dr. Logan, now a professor of music at Andrews University where he teaches organ, church music and music composition.  The printed program can be viewed here. 

Dr. Logan taught at CUC in the early 1990s and was the driving force behind the acquisition and installation of the 45-rank, three-manual Casavant pipe organ in the College Heights Seventh-day Adventist Church.  The organ was installed in 1997 after a successful campaign that raised over $450,000. 

Bow Summit
by Dr. John McDowell

Where air is shallow--breathe often and deep.
Pull in all the space you can while your lungs fill;
watch the sky curve a blue bowl over Bow Summit.
Have it all enter lung and blood--light, air:
your every bone braced, your body
aquiver with prayer: What will it take to always
be this, alive with the ache of light and air
so refined to glory?  Ice, just at the point
of melting, collects the forgiveness of earth
released again from the swirls of grey winter storms.
Where you stand is holy ground: fall down and listen,
ear to earth, fingers and toes outstretched.  Look
up!  God's hand outstretched, writing glory! glory!

Dr. Kenneth Logan and Dr. John McDowell shared with the audience details about what inspired them to write the words and music for Bow Summit.

Sunday evening's concert was a most satisfying event for Dr. and Mrs. Wilfred
Tetz and Drs. Denise and Larry Herr who worked with Dr. Logan to raise
funds for the organ back in the 1990s.  Dr. Wendy Markosky, CUC's current
organ professor is to Mrs. Tetz's right.