  {"id":50303,"date":"2019-09-11T18:38:43","date_gmt":"2019-09-11T18:38:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/?p=50303"},"modified":"2024-07-09T19:21:32","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T19:21:32","slug":"celebrate-augsburgs-gospel-quartet-tradition-with-the-centennial-singers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/2019\/09\/11\/celebrate-augsburgs-gospel-quartet-tradition-with-the-centennial-singers\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate Augsburg&#8217;s Gospel Quartet Tradition with the Centennial Singers"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_50304\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50304\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-50304 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/09\/augsberg-centennial-choir.jpg\" alt=\"Large group of mostly older men in dark blazers with colorful ties and pocket squares, standing in four rows for a group photo against a brick wall with banners.\" width=\"800\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/09\/augsberg-centennial-choir.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/09\/augsberg-centennial-choir-300x95.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/09\/augsberg-centennial-choir-768x244.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-50304\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Augsburg Centennial Singers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Augsburg Centennial Singers, a senior men\u2019s, 50-voice chorus, would like to invite alumni and friends to attend their fall concert series.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carrying on the rich tradition of quartets from Augsburg&#8217;s past, The Centennial Singers were founded in 1993 to celebrate the centennial of the first singing tour of Norway by an Augsburg College Gospel Quartet.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Centennial Singers concerts feature well-known gospel music, spirituals, folk, and patriotic songs, familiar hymns, sacred selections, and a barbershop tune or two.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Centennial Singers 2019 Fall Schedule<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Saturday, September 21 at 6:30 p.m.<\/strong><br \/>\nUnited Redeemer Lutheran Church<br \/>\n560 West Third Street, Zumbrota<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday, September 22 at 3 p.m.<\/strong><br \/>\nBethel Lutheran Church<br \/>\n810 Third Avenue SE, Rochester<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, September 28 at 10:30 a.m.<\/strong><br \/>\nAugsburg Homecoming Chapel<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, October 5 at 6:30 p.m.<\/strong><br \/>\nSt. Philip\u2019s Lutheran Church<br \/>\n1401 15<sup>th<\/sup> Street W., Hastings<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday, October 6 at 4 p.m.<\/strong><br \/>\nChrist the King Lutheran Church<br \/>\n1900 7<sup>th<\/sup> Street NW, New Brighton<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday, October 20 at 7 p.m.<\/strong><br \/>\nHouse of Prayer Lutheran Church<br \/>\n7625 Chicago Ave S., Richfield<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday, October 27 at 1 p.m.<\/strong><br \/>\nNormandale Hylands United Methodist Church<br \/>\n9920 Normandale Blvd., S., Bloomington<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, November 2 at 7 p.m.<\/strong><br \/>\nOak Grove Presbyterian Church<br \/>\n2200 Old Shakopee Road, Bloomington<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday, November 3 at 3 p.m.<\/strong><br \/>\nSt. Philip the Deacon Lutheran<br \/>\n17205 County Road 6, Plymouth<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A free-will offering is received at each concert to defray expenses and advance our mission of encouraging our listeners to establish and deepen their personal relationship with Jesus Christ.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can find more information about the Augsburg Centennial Singers on their website.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To arrange an appearance by the Singers, email manager, Mike Walgren at <\/span><a href=\"&#x6d;a&#x69;&#108;&#x74;&#x6f;:&#x4d;&#105;&#x63;&#x68;a&#x65;&#108;&#x77;&#x61;l&#x67;&#114;&#x65;&#x6e;&#64;&#x63;&#111;&#x6d;&#x63;a&#x73;&#116;&#x2e;&#x6e;e&#x74;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#77;&#x69;&#99;&#x68;&#97;&#x65;&#108;&#x77;&#97;&#x6c;&#103;&#x72;&#101;&#x6e;&#64;&#x63;&#111;&#x6d;&#99;&#x61;&#115;&#x74;&#46;&#x6e;&#101;&#x74;<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Augsburg Centennial Singers, a senior men\u2019s, 50-voice chorus, would like to invite alumni and friends to attend their fall 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