Conductor: Jon Hurty
Rehearsals: Monday 4:30-5:45 p.m. and 7-8:30 p.m.
Tuesday and Thursday 4:15-5:30 p.m.
Wednesday 4:30-5:45 p.m.
• Choir to tour California in March 2024
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This highly select mixed ensemble performs a wide variety of music in major concerts, special events and on tour. The choir has released a number of recordings, and has performed on commercial and public radio and network television.
The Augustana Choir requires a high level of musicianship and a serious time commitment. Students from any academic field may audition. The choir rehearses daily, and gives as many as 20 performances each year. The choir also takes a annual tour.
Students in the Augustana Choir also participate in the Augustana Oratorio Society.
Established in 1931, the Augustana Choir has been conducted by Dr. Jon Hurty since 1996. Under Hurty’s direction, the choir has performed at Orchestra Hall in Chicago, Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall in New York City, as well as many major cathedrals and concert venues in Sweden, Norway, China, Germany, Italy, Austria, Japan, Korea, Spain and France.
The choir focuses on the highest quality choral literature from the Renaissance through the 21st century. It has released a number of recordings and is frequently invited to perform on commercial and public radio, as well as network television.
“The euphoric rush that the choir experienced each concert, night after night, was indescribable.”Read More
Grant Estes '21, commemorating Dr. Janina Ehrlich's 45 years of service at Augustana, premiered "The Quarrel Between Winter and Summer," composed by faculty member Dr. Jacob Bancks, on April 14.
Dr. John Hildreth had no idea he was going to be honored at the Martin Luther King, Jr., Community Center’s 41st annual Memorial Service and Award Ceremony.
The $11.2 million transformation of Bergendoff Hall is complete. Students and faculty are taking advantage of the new and updated spaces, including Larson Hall, the piano lab, ensemble rehearsal hall, practice rooms, Hamann Concert Hall and more.
The Augustana Jazz Ensemble will perform, directed by Dr. Joel Lindscheid.
The Jenny Lind Vocal Ensemble and Concert Chorale will perform, directed by Dr. Michael Zemek and Benjamin Holmes.
Students will perform solos and ensemble numbers, everything from pop, and a cappella to musical theater to jazz.
