Category: Music

“Receiving [the Weston Noble Award] inspires me to keep improving my service to Luther College and to the world,” said Juan Tony Guzmán, director of the jazz program and professor of music at Luther College. “I was close to Mr. Noble since I came to the United States in 1988. Like many others, I benefited from his wisdom, generosity, kindness and humor.”

This year’s theme is “Fling Wide the Door!”

Nearly 90 alumni came from as far as Portland, Ore., and Boston to reconnect with old friends and to make music with new friends.

The Concert Band last toured Japan in 2010 under the late Fred Nyline, its longtime director, and this year’s trip builds on that history.

The band’s recording of “Bright Shadow Fanfare,” composed by Nicole Piunno, was selected through a blind, peer-reviewed process.

The Symphony Orchestra, Nordic Choir, and five alumni soloists join forces in concert in Decorah and Mahtomedi, Minnesota.

Ilona Kubiaczyk-Adler is director of ministries in music and arts and organist at Pinnacle Presbyterian Church in Scottsdale, Arizona.

The 2025 tour concert features themes that celebrate both the breathtaking choral music of the past and the innovative voices of the present.

Only 13 collegiate ensembles will perform at the American Choral Directors Association National Conference.

Here’s how to enjoy “Seeking Refuge for a Weary World” from the comfort of your home between Dec. 13 and Jan. 2.