From choir to jazz, Augustana ensembles offer student musicians the opportunity to broaden their understanding, skills and love of music. Ensembles provide students with a high level of performance quality and in-depth exposure to music literature across a wide variety of genres and time periods.
Augustana Academic Chorus
Augustana Jazz Lab Band
Kali Yuga (improvisational)
Augustana Handbell Choir
SMI Lab Ensemble (SMILE)
The Augustana Symphonic Band, directed by Dr. James Lambrecht, will bring performances to communities across Illinois and Wisconsin March 20-26.
Augustana College will host its annual Shockingly Modern Saxophone Festival on Feb. 21. The event, featuring guest artists John Sampen and Mark Bunce, will be held at Bergendoff Hall, located at 3701 7th Ave. All events are free and open to the public.
Augustana's Jenny Lind Vocal Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Michael Zemek, will embark on a performance tour March 20-23, 2026. The tour will kick off in Chicago, Ill., and then they will continue on to perform in Seattle, Wash., and Portland, Ore.
The Augustana Handbell Choir and Vocal Jazz ensemble will perform.
The Augustana Flute and Clarinet choirs will perform.
The Augustana Flute Choir, under the direction of Dr. Sulina Baek, will perform selections by Claude Debussy, Johannes Brahms, Katherine Hoover, Gustav Holst and Ricky Lombardo.
In a celebration of Dr. Jon Hurty's 30 years of choral conducting at Augustana College, this concert will feature three choirs.
