As part of Christmas at Augustana, the Department of Performing and Visual Arts presents the Augustana Bands' Christmas Extravaganza, a holiday concert featuring the Augustana Brass Choir, The Augustana Band, and the Augustana College/Community Concert Band at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 6, at the Washington Pavilion in historic downtown Sioux Falls.

Tickets are $15 for adults; $10 for seniors; and are free for students K-12, Augustana students and faculty (with ID). Tickets are available at washingtonpavilion.org.

Dr. Paul Schilf will conduct the Augustana Band, Mark Isackson will lead the College/Community Concert Band and Dr. Earl Sherburne will direct the Augustana Brass Choir.

The concert will feature:

The Augustana Brass Choir:

• "Fanfare For Christmas" by Phil Snedecor
• "O Magnum Mysterium" by Morton Lauridsen
• "Christmas is Here" by Guaraldi/Chesky
• "O Holy Night" arr. by Lee Harris
• "Christmas on the Square" by McLaughlin/Sherburne with Ali Hoffman as vocal soloist

The Augustana Band:

• "A Charles Dickens Christmas" arr. by William Ryden
  I. The first Nowell
  II. Coventry Carol
  III. Angels We Have Heard On High

• "Secret Agent Santa" arr. by Jeff Simmons
• "Russian Christmas Music" by Alfred Reed

The Augustana College/Community Concert Band:

• "A Christmas Flourish" by James Curnow
• "It Came Upon The Midnight Clear"  arr. by David Shaffer
• "The Most Wonderful Time Of Year" by Eddie Pola and George Wyle; arr. by John Moss
• "A Fireside Christmas" arr. by Sammy Nestico