Jan Bowman Swanson and her husband Gerry Swanson have been coming to Holden Village since 1962, when they spent the summer here as honeymooners and work-campers. They are alums of Augustana College, Rock Island, and began working at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks in 1969. Gerry was the campus pastor; Jan taught English. Two sons and their families live within a mile of their home; their daughter and her family live in Berkeley. Jan has published Carved Like Runes, a collection of poems drawing on a decade of loss and spiritual transformation. Several of these poems were written at Holden.
(Bio from summer 2005)
Audio Archive
Bowman, Jan
Recordings
Recent Additions
Vespers March 22, 1978 with Mark Schneider – Excerpts from Penderecki’s “St. Luke’s Passion”
Vespers March 21, 1978 with Gretchen Wallace – Journeyings
Vespers March 20, 1978 with David Caemmerer – Spring & Newness
Vespers March 19, 1978 with Fred Norstad – The Week that Was, The Week that Is
Vespers March 17, 1978 with Nancy Winder – The Gospel Treasure
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Holden wishes to express appreciation to PLU, Pacific Lutheran University, for their support of the Holden Audio Archive Project.
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