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Local students named to Augustana College winter term Dean's List
821 students have been named to the Dean's List at Augustana College for the 2011-12 winter term. Students who have earned this academic honor have maintained a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on a four-point scale for courses taken during the term.
From your area, students who have earned this honor include:
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2012 Mar 30
Local students perform with Augustana Choir
After a two-week concert tour in Germany and Austria, the Augustana Choir will return to the Quad Cities for a home concert at 8 p.m. on Friday, March 9, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 2136 Brady Street, Davenport. Under the direction of Dr. Jon Hurty, the choir will present an a cappella choir concert, with works ranging from a Gregorian chant to a Haitian NA?el. The concert is open to the public, free of charge.
Among the students performing:
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2012 Feb 20
Students performed in Augustana College's Winter Play
Augustana College presented How I Learned to Drive, the story of a young woman's complicated relationship with her uncle, from Friday, Jan. 27, through Sunday, Feb. 5. The play, written by Paula Vogel, premiered in 1997 and brought Vogel the Pulitzer Prize for drama one year later.
Students from across the Augustana campus worked togetheraEUR"both on stage and offaEUR"to produce this play, including:
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2012 Feb 7
Local students named to Augustana College fall term Dean's List
Nearly 900 students have been named to the Dean's List at Augustana College for the 2011 fall term. Students who have earned this academic honor have maintained a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a four-point scale for courses taken during the term.
From your area, students who have earned this honor include:
Honors List -
2012 Jan 26
Area students perform in Augustana College's Messiah
The Handel Oratorio Society will celebrate its 131st-anniversary performance of Handel's Messiah on Saturday, Dec. 10, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 11, at 2 p.m. in Centennial Hall (3703 7th Ave, Rock Island, Ill.). This special holiday tradition will feature four internationally acclaimed soloists, including the return of renowned soprano Mary Wilson, performing with a professional chamber orchestra and 250 singers from Augustana College and the surrounding community.
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2011 Dec 6
Local students perform in Augustana College's Messiah
The Handel Oratorio Society will celebrate its 131st-anniversary performance of Handel's Messiah on Saturday, Dec. 10, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 11, at 2 p.m. in Centennial Hall (3703 7th Ave, Rock Island, Ill.). This special holiday tradition will feature four internationally acclaimed soloists, including the return of renowned soprano Mary Wilson, performing with a professional chamber orchestra and 250 singers from Augustana College and the surrounding community.
From your area this includes:
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2011 Dec 1
Local students participate in Christmas at Augustana
Augustana presents its fourth annual Christmas at Augustana holiday concertaEUR"which has nearly sold out in previous yearsaEUR"on Friday, Dec. 2, at 8 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 3, at 4 p.m. in Centennial Hall (3703 7th Ave.). More than 300 students in the college's choirs, brass ensemble and orchestra will join together to share music with audience members in what promises to be a warm and memorable holiday experience for all.
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2011 Nov 29
Local students studying at Augustana College will perform in an upcoming opera
Opera@Augustana will present Paul Hindemith's The Long Christmas Dinner at 8 p.m. November 18-20 in Wallenberg Hall inside Denkmann Memorial Hall (3520 7th Ave.). Tickets are $12 for the general public, $10 for senior citizens and students, and $8 for children age 12 and under. Call (309) 794-7306 for tickets.
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2011 Nov 10
Area Schools Participate in Augustana Choral Ensembles
Augustana College choral ensembles' work with local and regional high school choirs culminate in two separate concerts this week. Both concerts are free and open to the public.
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2011 Oct 25
Local students named to Augustana College spring term Dean's List
884 students have been named to the Dean's List at Augustana College for the 2011 spring term. Students who have earned this academic honor have maintained a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a four-point scale for courses taken during the term.
From your area, students who have earned this honor include:
Honors List -
2011 Jul 12
Local students perform classic myths with modern twist
Several local students involved in Augustana's Department of Theatre Arts will meld tradition with the avant-garde in their upcoming performances of Metamorphoses, written by Mary Zimmerman. Performances will run Jan. 28 and 29 at 7:30 p.m., Jan. 30 at 1:30 p.m., Feb. 4 and 5 at 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 6 at 1:30 p.m. in Potter Theatre, located in Bergendoff Hall of Fine Arts (3701 7th Ave.). This show is appropriate for older youth and adults.
Metamorphoses is a contemporary retelling of Ovid's classic tales. The show made its debut in Chicago in 1998 with the famous Lookingglass Theatre Company. Rather than telling one story, the play is divided into short segments, each of which portrays a different classic Greek myth. Because of the segmented structure, the actors play multiple roles throughout the show.
One of the play's most striking features is the scenery it requires. The separate vignettes all focus on human change, which is illustrated symbolically through frequent references to water. To convey this central theme, the majority of the stage is occupied by a large reflecting pool, which serves as everything from a wash basin to the River Styx during the production.
In addition to the pool, the myths are mostly conveyed through "ensemble movement" rather than with physical props. Director Saffron Henke explains, "[With ensemble movement,] instead of putting an actual tree onstage, the actors themselves create a tree." Although this technique is difficult, Henke says the students have risen to the challenge. "The cast has come a long way in terms of working together and creating an ensemble. They have been very willing to try new things."
Veronica Smith, a senior from Plano, Ill., has enjoyed the new challenge of using ensemble movement on the stage. "The most challenging part of this production for me has been the extreme physicalityaEUR"we are acting with our whole bodies, in many cases literally translating the text to dance. As an ensemble actor, you must be closely attuned to the other actors and the physical space in which you are working."
Students from the local area who will perform in Metamorphoses include:
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2011 Jan 19
Opera@Augustana presents Mozart's "The Magic Flute"
Opera@Augustana will perform The Magic Flute on Friday, May 13, and Saturday, May 14, at 7 p.m. in Wallenberg Hall at Denkmann Memorial Hall (3520 7th Ave.). Since the opera's premier in 1791, its expressive music and colorful characters have made it among the most popular operas in North America.
Mozart's Die Zauberfloete (The Magic Flute) was first performed in Vienna and tells a classic story of love threatened by evil. To make the opera engaging for all audiences, Augustana will perform a shortened version in English.
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2011 Apr 28
Students named to Augustana College fall term Dean's List
903 students have been named to the Dean's List at Augustana College for the 2010-11 fall term. Students who have earned this academic honor have maintained a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a four-point scale for courses taken during the term.
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2010 Dec 15
aEUR~Christmas at Augustana' a favorite holiday tradition
Augustana presents its third annual "Christmas at Augustana" holiday concertaEUR"which has sold out in previous yearsaEUR"on Friday, Dec. 3, at 8 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 4, at 4 p.m. in Centennial Hall (3703 7th Ave.). More than 300 students in the college's choirs, brass ensemble and orchestra will share their musical talents in what promises to be a memorable concert, especially for the Augustana seniors on stage.
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2010 Nov 17
Opera@Augustana dramatizes World War I Christmas ceasefire
Augustana's opera singers will present a touching and poignant new opera, "Truce of Carols," at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 19, through Sunday, Nov. 22, in Wallenberg Hall at Denkmann Memorial Building (3520 7th Ave.). The opera takes place in the Belgian trenches of World War I and is based on true accounts of the 1914 Christmas ceasefire between German and English troops.
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2010 Nov 3