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Members of a string orchestra made up of the string sections of the Augustana Symphony
Orchestra practice in Bergendoff Hall.

Augie orchestra hopes for stability with a new conductor

Sylvia Hughes March 13, 2024

Hisham Groover will be Augustana’s next orchestra conductor. Groover was selected by a search committee alongside President Andrea Talentino and Provost Dianna Shandy. The orchestra hopes the new conductor...

Dr. Zemek, highest row, giving comments to a presenting student.

Faculty spotlight: Dr. Michael Zemek’s promotion is music to our ears

Kayla Palliser October 29, 2022

When you walk alongside the construction and sealed off rooms of Bergendoff, you will find a door at the far end of the hall. Inside, neatly stacked papers cover most of the available desk space and post-it...

Jacob Bancks poses in front of his extensive music library while in his office, located in the Bergendoff Hall of Fine Arts. His composition, “Rock Island Line,” was featured on the radio program “Performance Today” on Aug. 29.
Photo by Hoang Nguyen.

Music professor’s composition featured on national broadcast

September 4, 2014

Assistant Professor of Music, Jacob Bancks debuted an original composition to radio listeners across the country. Musician and composer, Bancks was featured on American Public Media’s “Performance...

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