AURORA
Aurora is one of seven choral ensembles at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. Established in 1981, the group is comprised of 100 first-year women, selected each fall by audition. They perform on and off-campus for worship services, participate in the annual Christmas at Luther concert and Dorian Vocal Festival, and present a spring concert with the Norsemen, Luther’s choral ensemble for first-year men. The choir has also participated in Luther performances of major choral/orchestral works, such as Beethoven’s Mass in C major and Bach’s The Passion according to St. John. Conducted by Sandra Peter since 1992, Aurora has performed at several regional conventions of the American Choral Directors Association. They released their first CD, Finding a Voice, in 2006. The word Aurora, Latin for dawn, represents the first light of day, or for these women, the beginning of their college experience and journey as independent scholars.
Pike Kor was the name of this ensemble from the mid-1980's until the spring of 2008.
Aurora Repertoire List: 1992
- present
Aurora rehearses MWF 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.