
Augustana celebrates faculty promotions and tenure
Twelve faculty members advance in their careers at the college.
Studying music at Augustana means outstanding performance opportunities, a liberal arts focus, small classes and personal attention from professors and advisors. Augustana’s academic reputation — and recommendations from music faculty who know you well — will create many avenues to secure your dream job, whether as a performer, composer or educator.
The new Hamann Concert Hall is part of the $12 to $13 million reinvention/renovation of Augustana's Bergendoff Hall of Fine Arts.
Augustana offers several majors/minors for music students:
A rigorous progressive music curriculum, combined with the freedom to pursue other interests, provides the knowledge and experiences to help you become an insightful musician with strong interpersonal skills.
Outside the classroom, Augustana’s ensembles from jazz to opera offer opportunities to broaden your understanding and love of music, as well as perform locally and abroad.
Our music faculty are known for developing not only musical skills but also life skills, helping you discover the best version of yourself. Graduates stay connected to Augustana long after they leave campus and also will help you navigate your college experience and the job market when you’re ready.
Communication competence
Read and listen carefully. Express ideas (writing or speaking) suited to the audience.
Disciplinary knowledge
Gain a deep understanding of your subject and how it connects to other subjects.
Anne Bak '21 performed a cello recital of Baroque compositions with early music specialist Jean-Pierre Menuge in Eu, France. Bak is teaching French for a year in the northern part of France. In addition to performing, Bak has kept an active teaching schedule, working with her students in the United States via Zoom.
Kathryn Krajewski '18 is a viola/violin instructor at Niles North High School in Skokie, Ill., and a private viola/violin teacher.
Justin Lebo '15 is the music director at Cricket Theater Company in Palatine, Ill.
Tony Passaro '13 is director of bands and jazz ensembles at the International School of Brussels in Brussels, Belgium.
“My music professors have made the most impact on my life.”Read More
“The music faculty do so much for every individual student, both in the public eye and behind the scenes.”Read More
“What I will definitely miss most is getting to play in the Symphonic Band. We are such a unique and tight-knit little family. ”Read More
Twelve faculty members advance in their careers at the college.
Augustana's Dr. Jon Hurty has received the Harold A. Decker Award from the Illinois Chapter of the American Choral Directors Association in recognition of his exceptional leadership and contributions to choral music.
Members of Phi Mu Alpha–Zeta Beta sang love songs to surprised students, faculty and staff in classrooms and offices across campus on Valentine’s Day. The music fraternity rehearsed for months, and delivered no fewer than 100 vocal valentines.