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Kali Yuga experiments with music through chaos

Rae Barry March 22, 2024

Away from campus under the dim glow of neon signs and orange candles, Augustana’s improvisation ensemble, Kali Yuga, experiments with sound and music outside of what might be found in traditional campus...

Kyle Hutchins, assistant professor of practice and saxophone at Virginia Tech, teaches junior Nicole Grafon some Saxophone contemporary techniques during his Masterclass on Feb 24.

Saxophones, soundscapes and slap tongue, oh my! Shockingly Modern Saxophone Festival celebrates experimental music

Gavin Nicoson March 2, 2024

As this year’s Shockingly Modern Saxophone Festival began, sweeping changes in sound from moody to hopeful and outbursts of musical energy turned Larson Hall into an entirely new space. Saxophones and...

Sophomore John Flannery playing piano at the Denkmann Building on Friday, Nov 5, 2021.

Augie pianist plays their way through the semester

Charlie Roiland and Hannah Knuth November 13, 2021

John Flannery, Augustana sophomore and gifted pianist sits next to me at the brew. Their bags have been thrown on the floor and chairs, prepared to go to their next event after just coming from their sophomore...

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