St. Olaf Orchestra
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Called “one of the best college orchestras in the nation” by Time magazine’s Richard Ostling, the internationally renowned St. Olaf Orchestra is known for its passionate music-making and professional-level performances. The St. Olaf Orchestra, led by conductor Steven Amundson, was recently named the winner of the 2013 American Prize for Orchestral Performance among colleges and universities. As part of the internationally acclaimed St. Olaf Christmas Festival, the Orchestra has been broadcast on PBS and public radio stations nationwide.
In addition to performing throughout the United States, and notably as Garrison Keillor’s guest on broadcasts of A Prairie Home Companion in 2001 and 2011, the St. Olaf Orchestra has performed internationally in Norway, Austria, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Poland, Switzerland, Spain, and China. They plan to tour Argentina in 2016.