The 2012 Nobel Peace Prize Forum was held on the campuses of Augsburg College and the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School for Public Affairs in Minneapolis, Minn., March 1-3. Augustana joins Augsburg College, Concordia College (Moorhead), Luther College and St. Olaf College in celebrating the Nobel Prize for Peace granted annually by the Nobel Committee […]
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Choir director named a Top 25 nominee
By Lauren Kramer VANCOUVER, BC — At 88, Elizabeth Wolak has done time in a Russian forced labour camp, acted as assistant conductor at the Krakow State Philharmonic, emigrated from her home in Poland to Australia and later to Canada and led countless students through piano lessons. She has put her musical skills to work […]
Westminster Abbey choir to sing for Pope Benedict XVI
LONDON, UK — The Vatican has invited the Westminster Abbey choir to sing at St. Peter’s basilica in an unprecedented ecumenical gesture. The Westminster Abbey choir will join with the Sistine Chapel choir to perform at liturgical celebrations of the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, June 29. In a joint statement, leaders of the two […]
Vienna Boys Choir Backs Integration Through Music
VIENNA — Immigrant children in Austria are being given singing lessons organised by the Vienna Boys choir as part of a project to encourage integration through music. The idea that started as a pilot scheme three years ago has now grown so popular that more than 600 children across the capital Vienna are now getting free […]
Choirs strike a chord with students
By Emily Hendrick CHARLOTTE, NC — Sports may grab most students’ attention, but to a vocal segment of Charlotte’s kids and teens, choral singing is where the action is. Even before hit TV shows “Glee” and “The Sing-Off,” choral singing was on solid ground, say music educators. But these shows have solidified choirs’ popularity. “It’s […]
Former figure skating pro and singer leads high school choir
By Tammy Hansen BRENTWOOD, CA — Call it the optimism of youth, but Laura Carreon is taking her first year teaching as Liberty High School’s choir director in stride. It can be daunting to be the new teacher, especially when the last teacher retired after three decades of building a successful program. Carreon, thrilled […]