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Frank Boggs -- The Splendor of Sacred Song
The message inside the CD cover reads... Generously endowed with natural ability, Frank has diligently prepared himself for the high place he occupies in the field of sacred music. He holds the Bachelor of Arts Degree from Baylor University, a B.S.M. from Southern Baptist University, Fort Worth, Texas, and a Masters of Music Education from Columbia University. He has appeared extensively as concert soloist, radio and television artist, soloist for large evangelistic meetings, both in the United States and abroad. The first recording artist for Word Records, Frank has recorded 24 albums. He was honored to be the soloist at the Service of Prayer and Dedication for Queen Elizabeth II on the eve of her coronation at the Royal Albert Hall, London. He was the first soloist ever to sing at Keswick, the world famous Bible conference in England's Lake District. He was soloist at Billy Graham crusades, and at Dr. Graham's International Congress on Evangelism in Amsterdam, 1986. Every Sunday night Frank and Jan Warren co-host "Heartsong", a one hour broadcast on the Moody Broadcasting Network in some 90 cities. For four years he was soloist on "The Baptist Hour" on over 400 radio stations and for five years on "In Touch", the TV ministry of Dr. Charles Stanley. For eight years Boggs sang under Maestro Robert Shaw in the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus and Chamber Singers. He has also studied with Dr. Finley Williamson, Norman Luboff, and John Rutter. For twenty three years Frank was Director of Choral Music at the Westminster Schools in Atlanta. In 1987 he founded and still directs The Cobb Festival Chorus, a civic chorus of eighty voices who often sing with the Cobb Symphony Orchestra. The chorus has toured London, England and in 1997, Vienna and Salzburg, Austria. Since 1956, he has been married to Doris Lyon. They have two daughters, Elizabeth and Catherine, and three grandsons: Joshua, Karl and Franklin (his-namesake). The Director/Arranger... Paul Mickelson played the organ in the early Billy Graham crusades. His talent as as a conductor, composer, arranger is unexcelled. An early Music Director for Word Records, he now lives in California and has his own label, Supreme Records. The Orchestra... The Concert Orchestra of London is a professional, recording orchestra assembled from three of London's symphonies. The members are first and second chair musicians of exceptional abilities. Impressions of London by Frank Boggs.... I lost my heart to London on my very first visit: Coronation year, 1953 The capitol of England is one of the most musical cities on earth - Five major symphony orchestras, hundreds of choral groups, and countless small ensembles. Most any evening you can choose between two dozen musical events: operas, oratorios, symphonies, instrumental or vocal recitals, string quartets, or choral concerts. Never shall forget my first recording session. I walked through the door to be engulfed by the magnificent orchestral sound your hear on this album. It's and ethereal, heavenly experience to sing with such an orchestra in arrangements by the genius of Paul Mickelson. Truly... this is "The Splendor of Sacred Song". Frank Boggs
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