Opera @ Augustana: "Odysseys on Land and Sea"
Opera@Augustana and the Augustana Chamber Orchestra will present "Odysseys on Land and Sea," a program of three British musical offerings of the early 20th century.
Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 17, and 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Nov. 18.
The performance opens with Gerald Finzi's "A Severn Rhapsody," an orchestral fantasy inspired by a poem of Rupert Brooke, expressing a longing for home while living abroad.
Next will be a theatrical presentation of Ralph Vaughan Williams' "Songs of Travel," a selection of poems from Robert Louis Stevenson's collection of the same name, in which the poet's cherished relationship with home is fraught with an equally strong wanderlust.
The final performance will be Vaughan Williams' opera "Riders to the Sea," from the Irish playwright J.M. Synge's tragic play about the perils and poignancies of living by the sea.
It was first performed in 1904 by the Irish National Theater Society in Dublin.
"Riders to the Sea" is based on a tale Synge heard in the Aran Islands. It won critical acclaim as one of dramatic literature’s greatest one-act plays. The play centers on an old woman who has lost to the sea all the male members of her family except the last of her six sons.
Family Weekend, Sept 23-24
The annual Family Weekend gives families a taste of what it's like to be a Viking!
Take a tour or a river cruise. Go to a Vikings football game, get a family photo taken and enjoy a magic show.
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New challenges? Novel experiences? For three students, this meant designing molecules and getting their work published.
Augustana Symphonic Band Home Concert
The Augustana Symphonic Band, under the direction of Dr. James Lambrecht, will perform its home concert after a tour of southern California.
An reception with refreshments will be held after the concert in the Ensemble Room. The audience is invited to attend.
The band performed six concerts between San Diego and Los Angeles Feb. 17-23.
Program
Water Fanfare (2008)
Joseph T. Spaniola (born 1963)
Be Thou My Vision (1999)
David Gillingham (born 1947)
Flourishes And Meditations on a Renaissance Theme (2010)
Michael Gandolfi (born 1956)
Crónica: del ultimo año en la vida de un Mexicano…
Op. 45 (2010 version)
Ian Krouse (born 1956)
Intermission
Variations on the “Porazzi” Theme of Wagner from Symphony No. 3 (1988)
Alfred Reed (1921-2005)
Symphony No. 4 “Unforsaken” (2017)
Kevin Walczyk (born 1964)
Whip and Spur (1902)
Thomas S. Allen (1876-1919)
Arr. Ray E. Cramer
Augustana Symphony Orchestra Winter Concert
The Augustana Symphony Orchestra Winter Concert will feature the winners of the orchestra's first Student Concerto Competition: Emily Fischer, violin; Evan Sammons, soprano saxophone; and Caitlin Thom, harp.
The concert will feature concertos by Aram Khachaturian, Heitor Villa-Lobos, and Maurice Ravel as well as a performance of Antonin Dvorak's bucolic Symphony No. 8.
Augustana Concert Band Concert
The Augustana Concert Band will perform under the direction of Tony Oliver.
Program
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Seas of the Moon (2017) |
Tony Oliver (b. 1969) | |
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Mother Earth (2016) |
David Maslanka (1943-2017) | |
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Sun Dance (1997) |
Frank Ticheli ( b. 1958) | |
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First Suite in Eb for Military Band, op. 28a (1909) |
Gustav Holst (1874-1934) Edited by Frederick Fennell |
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On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss (1989) |
David Holsinger (b. 1945) | |
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The Washington Post (1889) |
John Philip Sousa (1854-1932) |
Jazz Combo Concert
The Augustana Jazz Combo ensemble, directed by Joseph Ott, will perform its winter concert.
Program
Augustana Jazz Combo 2
601 Blues Mark Taylor
Jazz N Samba (So Danco Samba) Jobim
Mack the Knife Kurt Weill
The Preacher Horace Silver Arr: Mantooth
Augustana Jazz Combo 1
Steamsville Mark Taylor
Over the Rainbow Arlen and Harburg
Strange Fruit Lewis Allen
On A Clear Day Lerner and Lane Arr: Mantooth
Sweet Georgia Brown Bernie, Pinkard, and Casey
Combo 1
Andre Rivera – Trumpet
Kendall Hengst – Tenor Sax
Kellen Myers – Piano
Douglas Ganster – Bass
Harrison Phillis – Drumset
Stephie Benito - Vocalist
Combo 2
Spencer Mason – Tenor Sax
Auden Meal – Trumpet
Ariane Omerza – Piano
Ivan Starenko - Guitar
Bobby Rowe – Bass
Daniel Skelton - Drumset
Symphonic Band Concert: Celebrations and Remembrances
The Augustana Symphonic Band will perform both new and traditional works in a concert themed "Celebrations and Remembrances."
Program
“Celebrations” by John Zdechlik. The work was commissioned by the Medalist Concert Band of Minneapolis, in 1990 celebrating its 20th anniversary.
“Hymn for the Innocent” by Julie Grioux, a musical remembrance of those loved and lost.
“Sojourn of Dreams” by Kevin Walczyk. This work remembers the life of a high school band director from Oregon who died suddenly while on a mission trip in Africa. In four continuous movements, it features folk songs and instruments from Zimbabwe.
This concert features faculty soloist Dr. Samantha Keehn performing John Mackey’s “Harvest Concerto for Trombone and Wind Ensemble.” It features the cycle of pruning, rest, and rebirth found in a typical growth cycle of the vine.
And finally, in celebration of the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s Reformation, the band will perform a commissioned work by James Stephenson entitled “This is most certainly true” as well as Jim Curnow’s “Rejouissance,” a fantasia on “A Mighty Fortress is our God.”
Jazz Ensemble Concert: The Creative World of Stan Kenton Orchestra
The Augustana Jazz Ensemble's fall concert's theme is “The Creative World of Stan Kenton Orchestra.”
Program
Intermission Riff — Ray Wetzel
Kenton “Hits” Medley — Kenton, Roland, Pepper Arr: Curnow
The Peanut Vendor — Moises Simons Arr: Kenton & Rugolo
El Manisero — Moises Simons Arr: Ott
Send In The Clowns — Stephen Sondheim Arr: Dave Barduhn
Opus In Pastels — Stan Kenton
Tuxedo Junction — Johnson, Dash and Hawkins Arr: Gene Roland
But Beautiful — Burke and VanHeusen arr: Lennie Niehaus
Taking A Chance On Love — Vernon Duke arr: Lennie Niehaus
Granada Smoothie — Mark Taylor
Augustana Jazz Ensemble
Saxophones
Lexie Aguilar
Melissa Hagerty
Kendall Hengst
Spencer Mason
Megan Gabler
Trombones
Garrin Jost
Joshua Morano
Bethany Hobart
Anthony Roldan
Trumpets
Auden Meal
Ben McKay
Chris O’Neill
Andre Rivera
Rhythm Section
Kellen Myers
Ariane Omerzo
Douglas Ganster
Harrison Phillis
Daniel Skelton
Matt Paliganoff
Crayfish, Shrimp and Meatball Dinner
The American Scandinavian Association at Augustana will hold its annual Crayfish Party (Kräftskiva), featuring a menu of traditional Swedish foods.
The menu includes traditional crayfish, Swedish meatballs, shrimp, new potatoes, corn on the cob, a fresh fruit bowl, apple cabbage salad, cookies, coffee, tea and bottled water.
There will be door prizes for those in attendance.
According to the American Scandinavian Association: "Crayfish have been a delicacy in Sweden since the 16th century. In the early 20th century, restrictions were introduced to crayfishing in Sweden and Aug. 7 was the official opening of the season. Thus, the month of August became the official start of crayfish parties across the country.
"Wearing paper hats, stringing crayfish decorations, including the man-in-the-moon paper lanterns, singing and the audible slurping of the juice out of the crayfish all set the mood for a festive Kräftskiva! Some say that parties in Sweden begin in mid-day and last until dawn, often ending with a skinny dip in the lake!
"Sweden is the largest consumer of crayfish in the world; 2,500 tons are consumed each year."