In place of a massive, festive in-person concert at Centennial Hall, Augustana College is presenting a new virtual performance of “Christmas

Christmas at Augustana, Centennial Hall, Choir. photo: Leslie Zeglin

at Augustana” throughout the month of December.

To kick off the Christmas season, the Rock Island-based college has adapted its typically sold-out performances to an at-home experience for all.

Three hundred student musicians will be participating in performances by the Augustana Brass

Christmas at Augustana, Centennial Hall, Daniel Chetel, photo: Leslie Zeglin

Ensemble, Ascension Ringers, Augustana Symphony Orchestra, Augustana Choir, Augustana Concert Chorale and Jenny Lind Vocal Ensemble and the Augustana Jazz Ensemble.

Throughout the month, you can see programs online as part of a virtual Christmas at Augustana Advent Calendar offering.  Starting Dec. 1, visit www.augustana.edu/christmas and open the “door” on a daily performance.

Each release on each day will feature an Augustana ensemble performing a festive new work or a pre-recorded favorite from previous Christmas seasons.

Performances will be released daily through Dec. 24, 2020. No tickets are necessary, however donations are appreciated. To see last year’s Christmas at Augustana program, which was Dec. 7-8, click HERE.

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Jonathan Turner

Jonathan Turner -- who has called the Quad Cities home since 1995 -- has decades of experience as a professional journalist and pianist. His experience writing for daily newspapers, public radio and local TV encompasses a wide range of subjects, including the arts, politics, education, economic development, historic preservation, business, and tourism.

Jonathan most loves writing about music and the arts (which he now does as a freelancer for the River Cities Reader and Visit Quad Cities). He has a passion for accompanying musicals, singers, choirs and instrumentalists, including playing for QC Music Guild's 2023 productions of RENT and SWEENEY TODD. He is assistant music director and accompanist for the spring 2025 Music Guild show, ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE. He wrote an original musical based on The Book of Job, which premiered at Playcrafters in 2010. Jonathan penned a 175-page history book about downtown Davenport, that was published by The History Press in 2016, and a travel guide about the QC published by Reedy Press in 2022.