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Alumni Invited to Masterworks Spring Concert Reception

Join Augsburg alumni and the Augsburg Alumni Board for a dessert reception following the MasterworksChorale of Augsburg’s Spring Concert, “Finlandia Meets Earth Day,” onApril 23.

Visit with chorale members, members of the Augsburg Alumni Board,MasterworksDirector Dr. Peter Hendrickson’76, and composers Steve Heitzeg and Olli Kortekangas.

Admission to the concert is free.

RSVP onlineor call the Alumni Association to register at 612-330-1085.

MasterworksChorale of Augsburg Spring Concert – Finlandia Meets Earth Day
Date:Saturday, April 23, 2016
Time:2 p.m.Concert
3:15 – 4:30 p.m.Reception
Location:Central Lutheran Church,333 S. 12th St., Minneapolis, MN 55404

Featuring: Litanies for the Livingby Steve Heitzeg
Seven Songs for Planet Earth, byOlli Kortekangas– Midwest Premiere in Minneapolis

Seven Songs for Planet Earth, Finnish composer Olli Kortekangas’s symphonic cantata with Earth Day texts by Wendell Berry, will receive its Midwest premiere on the Earth Day weekend, withmezzo-sopranoNicole Warner’01,baritoneAaron Larson, Nancy Grundahl’s children’s choir Angelica Cantanti, and theMasterworks Chorale of Augsburg College, conducted by Peter Hendrickson. The work was first performed in 2011 in Washington D.C., and has since received both American and Finnish performances.

We hope to see you there!

Volunteers Needed for Vespers

Plan to be a part of Advent Vespers this year? If you’re able to lend a hand to this signature Augsburg College event, we’d love to welcome you as a volunteer at any one of five services. We could use many volunteers to usher and work the will-call table.

Vespers services will be held:

Friday, December 5: 5 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Saturday, December 6: 2 p.m., 5 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Volunteers should plan to arrive at in downtown Minneapolis (333 S. 12th St.) 60-90 minutes prior to each service. The service lasts approximately 90 minutes.

If you are able to volunteer at Vespers this year, please contact Jenna Leahy at leahy@augsburg.edu.