The Augustana College Department of Music recently presented Christmas at Augustana.
More than 200 student musicians took the stage to share their talents in what has become a highlight of the Augustana and Quad-Cities holiday season. Presented by Quad City Bank and Trust, “Christmas at Augustana” has thrilled audiences since 2008. The performance features the Augustana Brass Ensemble, Augustana Symphony Orchestra, Ascension Ringers, Augustana Choir, Jenny Lind Vocal Ensemble, and the Augustana Concert Chorale.
This year’s “Christmas at Augustana” performers included the following residents of New Lenox: Abbey Soper, a sophomore English Education major, who performed in the Jenny Lind Vocal Ensemble; plus members of the Augustana Choir – Ben Radeke, a senior Business Administration-Marketing, Communication Studies major, Grace Strache, a junior Accounting, Pschology major, and Miranda Tyda, a sophomore Music Education major.