40th anniversary events
As St. Mark Lutheran Church begins its 40th year of ministry together,
we cordially extend an invitation to join us for some public events:
The Augsburg College Choir
A concert from the Augsburg College Choir
Saturday, May 10, 2008
7:30 p.m.
St. Mark Lutheran Church
A covered dish dinner will be held at 5:30 p.m. for a chance to get to know the choir members. Please sign up on the kiosk in the narthex if you wish to attend or contribute toward the meal.
The Augsburg Choir, under the direction of Dr. Peter Hendrickson, represents the finest in choral music. Praised for its versatility and musicality, the ensemble performs a diverse repertoire, including compositions by many well-known Scandinavian and American composers. In recent years, the Augsburg Choir has premiered works by Sven-Erik Bäck, Knut Nystedt, Stephen Paulus, Sverre Bergh, Steve Heitzeg, Carol Barnett, Egil Hovland, and Sigvald Tveit. The Augsburg Choir was honored to perform before HRH Crown Prince Haakan of Norway in 2005 during his visit to the Twin Cities, and King Harald V of Norway in 1995 on the occasion of his visit to Augsburg College.
The Augsburg Choir’s annual Advent Vespers services have been broadcast on public radio and in 2004 and 2005 were seen on Twin Cities Public Television. The recordings from their 1995-96 and 1997-98 tours are widely available. The choir most recently toured through Scandinavia in 1998; Finland, Russia, and Estonia in 2002; and Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Germany in 2006.
The Augsburg Choir upholds the College’s long history of choral excellence dating back to the early part of this century. The choral tradition at Augsburg encompasses not only the mission of the College as part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, but also the legacy of noted conductors such as Larry L. Fleming and Leland B. Sateren, who was an especially strong force in premiering new choral works by Scandinavian composers.