A short duet for two treble voices. The text is extracted from a Tudor-era poem. "Come, come, blessed bird, and with thy sugared relish help our declining choir now to embellish." Written and performed during the pandemic. Sung by Devon Guthrie and Abi Levis.
Art by Katie Thompson.

Come, Come, Blessed Bird

Composed for three treble parts, The Eumenides is a dramatic portrayal of the transformation of ferocious anger into measured justice. The Furies of Greek mythology represent a divine feminine Spirit, determined to seek justice and express herself with rebellious determination. 
Performed by Devon Guthrie, Abi Levis, and Lacey Benter.

The Eumenides

Dr. Jonathan Campbell received his Bachelor of Arts from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa in 1998. At Luther, Jon sang in the Nordic Choir for three years and studied conducting with Weston Noble. In 2002, Jon completed a Master of Sacred Music degree from Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota, where he studied choral conducting with Anton Armstrong and church music with Paul Westermeyer. Jon earned his Doctor of Musical Arts in choral conducting in 2015 at North Dakota State University where he studied conducting with Jo Ann Miller. From 2004-2012, Jon conducted the Honors Choirs of Southeast Minnesota Chorale. He served as interim director of Choral Activities at Winona State University in the spring of 2011. Jonathan recently served on the faculty at Augsburg University, Minneapolis, MN as conductor of the Cedar Singers male chorus and the Masterworks Chorale. 

In 2013 Jon’s anthem They That Go Down to the Sea in Ships won first prize at the Morningstar College Choral Composition Festival. He was also awarded a Faith Partner’s Residency from the American Composers Forum in 2013. His anthems are published by six nationally distributed publishing houses including Augsburg Fortress, Concordia, G.I.A., Morningstar Music, Graphite, and Falls House Press. In 2013 the Silver Winds flute quartet commissioned Dakota Summer, a work which was featured at both the 2015 and 2017 National Flute Conventions.

Jon regularly serves as a judge an adjudicator of choral ensembles, vocal soloists, and compositions. He is an active member of the American Choral Director’s Association, Association of the Lutheran Church Musicians, and American Composer’s Forum.

He has numerous compositions in print with leading publishers and is in demand as a professional tenor and conductor. He currently serves as Director of Music and Worship at Zion Lutheran Church, Anoka, MN. and is Artistic Director of the Minnesota Renaissance Choir.

The Eumenides

Jonathan D. Campbell

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