This hard-to-find collection is a wonderful resource for bass singers and features 13 songs along with a piano accompaniment CD. Expansive performance notes and history for each song makes this a great addition for your repertoire. Leonard W. Van Camp was known in the United Sates and Europe for his activities related to choral music. He was Professor Emeritus of Music at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE). He joined SIUE music faculty in 1963 and endeared himself to singers and audiences while at the university, with his trade mark lecture-concerts and his fierce enthusiasm for the music he conducted. As director of choral activities at SIUE, he served for 30 years and conducted the SIUE Concert Chorale, whose name has become synonymous throughout the world with award-winning performance.