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Paul Brandvik remembered as much more than a choir director

On Tuesday, Paul Brandvik died at age 88, and a celebration of life is set for 11 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 2 at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 700 Snelling Ave.
Brandvik's tenure from 1967 to 1998 included directing Bemidji State University choral activities, leading the Bemidji Choir internationally, and starting the Madrigal Dinners in 1969.
His published and arranged work includes more than 50 choral works, and Paul Brandvik was inducted into the Minnesota Music Educators Association Hall of Fame.
Former students have responded that messages of appreciation have buoyed the Brandvik family, and at least 40 alumni singers from the Bemidji Alumni Choir will perform at next week's celebration of life.
Many former BSU students say Brandvik shaped their careers and the BSU choral community, with Garrett Lathe founding a 200-voice Youth Chorale and long-term pedagogical influence enduring.

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Paul Brandvik remembered as much more than a choir director

ST. PAUL — Paul Brandvik directed choirs for 31 years at Bemidji State University. But former students say they learned much more than music from the legendary teacher, who died on Tuesday, Dec. 16, at the age of 88. “For him, there wasn’t a separation between good music and good people,” said Garrett Lathe, a 1996 BSU graduate who studied and sang under Brandvik. “He was commanding; he could just hold the room. You just felt his presence, his g…

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