{"id":11269,"date":"2023-05-11T14:33:17","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T14:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/?p=11269"},"modified":"2025-09-19T15:47:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T15:47:42","slug":"augsburg-university-names-rachel-bergman-the-inaugural-sateren-professor-of-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/2023\/05\/11\/augsburg-university-names-rachel-bergman-the-inaugural-sateren-professor-of-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Augsburg University Names Rachel Bergman the Inaugural Sateren Professor of Music"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Rachel<\/a>Following a national search, Rachel Bergman has been named the inaugural Leland B. Sateren \u201935 Professor and Endowed Chair of Music at Augsburg University.<\/p>\n

The Augsburg Music Department focuses on music-making as an act of healing and global citizenship. The Sateren chair works to advance the department\u2019s commitments to inclusion, access, equity, and belonging. In this role, Bergman will serve as a local and national spokesperson for the department\u2019s distinctive programs and learning opportunities.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Sateren chair honors Augsburg\u2019s long tradition of musical excellence,\u201d said President Paul C. Pribbenow. \u201cDr. Bergman\u2019s appointment builds on this legacy as we celebrate the rich diversity of our students\u2019 musical gifts, experiences, interests, and expressions. We are delighted to welcome her to Augsburg and the Schwartz School of the Arts.\u201d<\/p>\n

Regent John Schwartz \u201967, who established the endowed chair in memory of renowned Augsburg choral conductor and composer Leland Sateren \u201935, noted that Bergman joins Augsburg at an exciting time. \u201cThe university is poised to move into a new era of interdisciplinary curriculum in the arts with energetic and creative faculty like Dr. Bergman leading the way.\u201d<\/p>\n

An active flutist and advocate of new music, Bergman currently serves as director of academic initiatives and arts outreach at Sheridan College in northern Wyoming. Her previous roles at Sheridan College include dean of visual and performing arts and dean of online learning. She has also served as associate professor of music theory and director of graduate studies for the School of Music at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, and as a flute instructor at the Skidmore Summer Flute Institute in Saratoga Springs, New York.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am thrilled to be joining Augsburg University this fall,\u201d said Bergman. \u201cI\u2019m particularly excited about serving in a liberal arts institution with a focus on students and community. I truly believe that music should be accessible to all, and I look forward to working with the Music Department to strengthen the role of music throughout the university and with our neighbors.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to teaching, Bergman researches, promotes, and performs contemporary works for flute in solo and chamber settings. Her academic research focuses on the works of Viktor Ullmann, a Jewish, Austro-Hungarian composer who was killed in the Holocaust. A past president of the Music Theory Society of the Mid-Atlantic and a member of Assisi Performing Arts (Italy), Bergman has presented papers and lecture-recitals both nationally and internationally. She holds a doctorate in music theory from Yale University and a bachelor of arts in music and mathematics from Skidmore college.<\/p>\n

\u201cDr. Bergman\u2019s lifelong commitment to meeting students where they are, along with her track record as a dynamic leader, effective administrator, and tenured professor at a large research university, make her a stellar addition to our faculty,\u201d said Paula O\u2019Loughlin, provost and senior vice president for academic and student affairs.<\/p>\n

\u201cRachel Bergman\u2019s vision for music at Augsburg aligns with the trajectory of our talented music faculty,\u201d said Ryan Haaland, dean of arts and sciences. \u201cShe brings a wealth of experience as an educator and leader that will serve our students and campus well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Augsburg offers a variety of bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degrees in music, with specializations in music business, music education, and music therapy, plus choral and instrumental ensembles that are open to all students.<\/p>\n

Learn more at Augsburg.edu\/music<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Following a national search, Rachel Bergman has been named the inaugural Leland B. Sateren \u201935 Professor and Endowed Chair of Music at Augsburg University. The Augsburg Music Department focuses on music-making as an act of healing and global citizenship. The Sateren chair works to advance the department\u2019s commitments to inclusion, access, equity, and belonging. In …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":499,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,3231],"tags":[2012,4010],"class_list":["post-11269","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-faculty","category-media-advisories","tag-music","tag-sateren-endowed-chair"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11269","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/499"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11269"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11269\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11987,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11269\/revisions\/11987"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}