Benjamin Bagby
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Benjamin Bagby, born February 20, 1950, in Evanston, Illinois, is an American singer, composer, and harpist. He was educated at Oberlin College and the Schola Cantorum in Basel. In 1977, Bagby founded the ensemble Sequentia with Barbara Thornton, focusing on medieval music repertoires. The group released numerous recordings, many on Deutsche Harmonia Mundi, specializing in the works of Hildegard of Bingen during the 1980s and 1990s. Sequentia performed music from various musical centers including Santiago de Compostela, Aquitaine, and Notre-Dame de Paris. Bagby's compositions contributed to recreations of ancient epics like Beowulf and the Icelandic Edda. His version of Beowulf, first performed in the 1990s, was documented on DVD from a show in Copenhagen. Bagby has given international presentations including at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools.
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- Ora pro nobis, beate Nicolae by Benjamin Bagby
- Natus est rex featuring Benjamin Bagby
- Gaudia debita by Benjamin Bagby
- Descendit de celis featuring Benjamin Bagby
- Lux refulget featuring Benjamin Bagby
- Uterus hodie featuring Benjamin Bagby
- EDDA / Veit ek at ek hekk by Benjamin Bagby
- O dulcis electe (Responsory to St. John the Evangelist) by Benjamin Bagby
- O speculum columbe (Antiphon to St. John the Evangelist) by Benjamin Bagby
- EDDA / Reidr var tha Vingthorr by Benjamin Bagby
- De monte lapis scinditur by Benjamin Bagby
- O splendidissima gemma (Antiphon to Maria) by Benjamin Bagby
- O cohors milicie floris (Antiphon to the Apostles) by Benjamin Bagby
- O spectabiles viri (Antiphon to the Patriarchs and Prophets) by Benjamin Bagby
- EDDA / Senn voro aesir allir a thingi by Benjamin Bagby
- O victoriosissimi triumphatores (Antiphon to the Martyrs) by Benjamin Bagby
- O vos imitatores excelse (Responsory to the Confessors) by Benjamin Bagby
- Kyrieleison by Benjamin Bagby
- O vos angeli (Responsory to the Angels) by Benjamin Bagby
- O gloriosissimi lux (Antiphon to the Angels) by Benjamin Bagby
