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Kali Yuga

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Conductor: Randall Hall

Rehearsals: TH 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

Kali Yuga is the Augustana College improvisation ensemble. The student-faculty group explores contemporary improvisation.

Uniting composition and performance into a single action, Kali Yuga performs free improvisations; the ensemble creates the music as it is heard without prearranged musical material (no tunes, scales, chords, etc.). It is the collective expression of our different personalities communicated through sound.

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Dr. Randall Hall oversees Kali Yuga.

Performing regularly on and off campus, Kali Yuga has become an integral part of the Quad Cities experimental music scene. The name Kali Yuga comes from Hindu philosophy ― it is the final stage of the cycle of time, the iron age of destruction and dissolution before the rebirth of the golden age.

 

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Students pose before departing on tour

Augustana Symphonic Band to celebrate 150 years in November

The Augustana Symphonic Band (formerly the Augustana Concert Band) will celebrate its 150th anniversary during a weekend-long celebration Nov. 22-24, 2024.

John Flannery and Abriana Tereza

Flannery, Tereza collaborate and win MTNA award

Pianist John Flannery '24 received a $2,500 award from the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) after performing his composition titled "My Body Turns Toward Thee Again" with vocalist Abriana Tereza '24 at the annual MTNA conference. 

Nina Ehrlich

Alumnus premieres cello piece in honor of Dr. Ehrlich's 45 years

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.

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Christmas at Augustana presented by Quad City Bank & Trust

The Augustana Symphony Orchestra, Augustana Brass Ensemble, Augustana Choir, Jenny Lind Vocal Ensemble, Augustana Concert Chorale  and Augustana Bell Choir join together in a celebration of the holiday season.

The performance is 90 minutes with no intermission.

Christmas at Augustana presented by Quad City Bank & Trust

The Augustana Symphony Orchestra, Augustana Brass Ensemble, Augustana Choir, Jenny Lind Vocal Ensemble, Augustana Concert Chorale and Augustana Bell Choir join together in a celebration of the holiday season.

The performance is 90 minutes with no intermission.