{"id":8306,"date":"2018-04-25T15:23:02","date_gmt":"2018-04-25T15:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/?p=8306"},"modified":"2018-04-25T22:14:25","modified_gmt":"2018-04-25T22:14:25","slug":"augsburg-university-names-inaugural-professor-of-choral-leadership-and-conducting-advancing-commitment-to-music-reflective-of-a-pluralistic-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/2018\/04\/25\/augsburg-university-names-inaugural-professor-of-choral-leadership-and-conducting-advancing-commitment-to-music-reflective-of-a-pluralistic-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Augsburg Names Inaugural Professor of Choral Leadership and Conducting, Advancing Music Education in a Pluralistic World"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Augsburg University has named Kristina Boerger the inaugural John N. Schwartz Professor of Choral Leadership and Conducting, beginning fall 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Schwartz Professorship supports Augsburg\u2019s 21st century choral program\u2014combining music reflective of a pluralistic society, superior choral performance standards, and the University\u2019s commitment to civic engagement and inclusion. Boerger, who most recently served as director of choral activities at DePauw University, will lead a creative and visionary program that honors Augsburg\u2019s legacy of engaging music majors and students from across campus, forging innovation in choral music\u00a0education.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cKristina Boerger has collaborated with leading composers and artists in creatively advancing the field of choral study and performance,\u201d said Augsburg University President Paul C. Pribbenow. \u201cHer work has garnered national recognition, and we\u2019re excited to have her join Augsburg this fall.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Boerger holds degrees in music education and conducting from the University of Illinois; has worked in public school, collegiate, and professional settings; and spent a number of years working in New York, where her work received favorable reviews in The New York Times. In addition to conducting, she\u2019s performed with numerous groups as well as being a soloist. Boerger also has founded choirs and is deeply committed to the values of inclusion, access and equity, musics of diverse cultures, and commissioning original works. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Augsburg undertook an international search to fill the Schwartz Professorship. Named for alumnus John N. Schwartz \u201967, the professorship will initially be supported by an operational fund that provides for creative choral activities. Like many Augsburg choir alumni, Schwartz was not a music major. He majored in business but found meaning in the choir and has been singing his entire life. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Augsburg University has named Kristina Boerger the inaugural John N. Schwartz Professor of Choral Leadership and Conducting, beginning fall 2018. The Schwartz Professorship supports Augsburg\u2019s 21st century choral program\u2014combining music reflective of a pluralistic society, superior choral performance standards, and the University\u2019s commitment to civic engagement and inclusion. Boerger, who most recently served as director …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,4,3231],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8306","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-faculty","category-donors","category-media-advisories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8306","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\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8306"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8306\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8317,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8306\/revisions\/8317"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}