Performances

University Chorale

Performance, both as a soloist and as part of an ensemble, is at the core of the AU Music major. Throughout the academic year, students have opportunities to participate whether through performance or observation in-person or virtually.

2023–2024 Music Events

October 30, 2023
Fall Choral Concert | Crimi Auditorium | 7:30 p.m.
Reservations are not required for this free presentation.

December 1, 2023
Student Honor Recital | Crimi Auditorium | 7:30 p.m.
Reservations are not required for this free presentation.

December 6, 2023
Instrumental Ensembles Concert | Crimi Auditorium | 7:30 p.m.
Reservations are not required for this free presentation.

December 10, 2023
Winterfest Choir Concert | Crimi Auditorium | 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

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March 13, 2024
Chamber Music Concert | Crimi Auditorium | 7:30 p.m.
Chamber music from band, choir, orchestra, and percussion ensembles join forces to showcase a wide variety of sounds, music genres, and above all, the work and talent of AU music students.

April 10, 2024
John Hagstrom (trumpeter for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra) | Crimi Auditorium | 7:30 p.m.
More information to follow.

April 24, 2024
Instrumental Ensembles Concert | Crimi Auditorium | 7:30 p.m.
Reservations are not required for this free presentation.

April 25, 2024
Spring Choral Concert | Crimi Auditorium | 7:30 p.m.
Reservations are not required for this free presentation.

AU Concerts and Recitals

Discover your passion for music through performance. Not only do students partake in concert settings, but AU faculty are highly-trained professionals and accomplished performers themselves. Watch the videos of Associate Professor of Music Cristian Pastorello, Adjunct Music Instructor Joyce Lawson, and the AU Chorale perform in concert.

Music Faculty Recital: Spring 2021
Cristian Pastorello: Chopin's Opus 25 No. 1
AU Chorale: Christiansen's Light Everlasting
Joyce Lawson: Ravel's Sonatine

Touring

Every year during the spring semester, the AU choirs embark on a concert tour to numerous locations across the United States. The tours allow students to experience a commitment to musical excellence, peer camaraderie, building teamwork skills, and learning how to consistently communicate to new audiences.

In May 2023, the AU Chorale embarked on the first-ever choir tour abroad in the history of the university to Ireland. Watch the video below or click here to learn more about the overseas tour.