Faculty recital: Xiaoyu Liu, low brass
Iris Xiaoyu Liu is a bass trombonist and serves as instructor of low brass at Augustana College, where she teaches brass methods, low brass choir, and applied low brass.
Liu's work centers on performance excellence, pedagogy and inclusive representation in classical music. She is currently completing her doctor of musical arts degree in trombone performance and pedagogy at the University of Iowa, where she has served as a graduate teaching assistant.
POSTPONED: Webster Vocal Competition
NOTE: The Webster Vocal Competition has been postponed until the spring semester. The new date will be announced shortly.
Through the Webster Vocal Competition, monetary awards are presented annually to voice students in pursuit of a vocal career. Faculty judges select winners in two divisions at this award recital.
The competition is named in honor of former Augustana student Steven Boone Webster, a film industry musician who worked for Universal Studios, Fox Studios and Disney.
The fund for the competition was established in 1998 by Steven's parents, Earl and Leila Anseen Webster, his sister Silvia Anseen Webster, and many friends. Mrs. Webster's parents, the Rev. Nils Peter and Mrs. Augusta Sundberg Anseen, were a strong influence on Steven Webster.
The Rev. Anseen was an 1897 graduate of Augustana, and graduated from the seminary in 1902. Mrs. Anseen was talented in both voice and organ and served the Augustana Lutheran Church in several administrative capacities.
Jazz Combos Concert
The Augustana Jazz Combos will perform. The program is chosen to expand students’ abilities in various jazz styles, with special emphasis on group interaction and improvisation.
Opera: 'Karkinos'
Professor Jacob Bancks' opera "Karkinos" with the Quad City Symphony Orchestra, will be rebroadcast on Iowa Public Radio Classical (91.7 FM)
This multi-media work features chamber orchestra, vocal soloists and choir. It depicts the story of a beautiful empress who is forced into battle with the unseen monster Karkinos the night before her coronation.
"Karkinos" was co-commissioned by Living Proof Exhibit and inspired by more than 30 in-person interviews with people whose lives have been impacted by cancer. It was performed live last February.
The production includes a number of Augustana community members:
Shelley Cooper, stage director
Deb Dakin, viola
Ellen Dixon, costumer
Kelly Hill, mezzo-soprano
Ben Holmes, chorus
Maureen Holmes, chorus
Jon Hurty, chorus
Sonja Hurty, chorus
Sabrina Tabby, violin
Marc Zyla, horn
Faculty recital: Deborah Dakin, viola, and Robert Elfline, piano
Robert Elfline, professor of piano, and Deborah Dakin, assistant professor of viola will perform a short and informal recital comprised of a variety of favorite short pieces. Come in relaxed attire and enjoy some live music at Augustana together.
Augustana Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition
The Augustana Symphony Orchestra will host the annual Student Concerto Competition. Performances are welcomed from any current Augustana student.
Up to three winners will be selected by a panel of outside judges and the winners will be invited to perform with the orchestra on the Winter Concert in February.
Faculty concert in the park
Augustana music faculty Randall Hall (saxophone) and Robert Elfline (piano) will present a free concert.
In the event of rain, the concert will be moved into First Congregational United Church of Christ (across from the bandshell).
St. Patrick's Day Concert
The Augustana Flute Choir, student ensembles, and string quartet will perform.
Cabaret Night
Students will perform solos and ensemble numbers, everything from pop, and a cappella to musical theater to jazz.
Augustana Chamber Singers and Ascension Ringers Concert
The Augustana Chamber Singers will perform an all-vocal jazz program. Select members of the Ascension Ringers will play selections from traditional American spirituals.