Join Augsburg alumni and the Augsburg Alumni Board for a dessert reception following the Masterworks听Chorale of Augsburg鈥檚 Spring Concert, 鈥淔inlandia Meets Earth Day,鈥� on听April 23.
Visit with chorale members, members of the Augsburg Alumni Board,听Masterworks听Director Dr. Peter Hendrickson听鈥�76, and composers Steve Heitzeg and Olli Kortekangas.
Admission to the concert is free.听
RSVP online听or call the Alumni Association to register at 612-330-1085.
Masterworks听Chorale of Augsburg Spring Concert – Finlandia Meets Earth Day
Date:听Saturday, April 23, 2016
Time:听2 p.m.听Concert
3:15 – 4:30 p.m.听Reception
Location:听Central Lutheran Church,333 S. 12th St., Minneapolis, MN 55404
Featuring: Litanies for the Living听by Steve Heitzeg
Seven Songs for Planet Earth, by听Olli Kortekangas听鈥� 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, with听mezzo-soprano听Nicole Warner听鈥�01,听baritone听Aaron Larson, Nancy Grundahl’s children’s choir Angelica Cantanti, and the听Masterworks 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!