The Tiårasang Project

The Tiårasang (Norwegian for “10-Year Song”) Project is a bold, decade-long initiative by the Augustana University School of Music and Augustana Choir to honor, preserve and reimagine the legacy of Lutheran collegiate choral music. Beginning in 2025, the choir will record three works in the Chapel at Shattuck-St. Mary’s School in Faribault, Minnesota, including: 

• A newly commissioned piece by a prominent composer;
• an arrangement of a beloved hymn or folksong; and,
• a selection from the historical choral canon. 

Through this annual ritual, the Tiårasang Project seeks to document the evolving sound and spirit of the Augustana Choir, create a significant body of new choral repertoire and deepen the choir’s connection to its past, present and future. The project aims to inspire current and future generations of singers, scholars and listeners — affirming the choir’s role not just as a performing ensemble, but a cultural and spiritual voice within the broader choral tradition.

The historic Chapel at Shattuck-St. Mary’s School in Faribault, Minnesota, serves as the recording home of the Tiårasang Project. Chosen for its extraordinary acoustics, timeless beauty and spiritual resonance, the chapel offers a space where music is not only heard, but deeply felt. Its warm and reverberant sound environment allows the voices of the Augustana Choir to bloom with clarity and depth — capturing the expressive nuance and artistry at the heart of the Tiårasang initiative.

This sacred space has become far more than a recording venue — it is a creative partner in the project’s mission to preserve and reimagine the tradition of collegiate choral music. Together, the chapel and its community have become an essential part of the Tiårasang story — a place where legacy, artistry and shared purpose resonate in every note.