Month: October 2010

The unusual, yet annual, OcTUBAfest returns to Gustavus Adolphus College on Friday, October 29 and begins at 7:30 p.m. in Björling Recital Hall. Directed and organized by low brass instructor Paul J. Budde, OcTUBAfest includes solo performances by five Gustavus students on tuba or euphonium. The performance is free and open to the public.

The Department of Music at Gustavus Adolphus College is pleased to bring the piano trio of Kenneth Freed, violin, Sharon Mautner-Rodgers, ‘cello and Yumiko Oshima-Ryan, piano, to the Björling Recital Hall stage on Sunday, October 31 at 1:30 p.m. The trio will present trios by Beethoven andDvořák in this Sunday afternoon performance which is free…

Gustavus alumni Thomas Hassig ’76 and Brian Ohnsorg ’97 will be recognized with the two highest honors given annual by the American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota in November. Hassig has been selected as Minnesota Choral Director of the Year, while Ohnsorg was named Outstanding Young Choral Director of the Year. Hassig and Ohnsorg will…

Sunday, October 17, brings Soprano Christina Smith to the Jussi Björling stage for a performance of “Songs From a Woman’s Life,” a collection of music she has performed which gives a glimpse into the life and mind of different women. With Pianist Bonnie Jorgensen, Smith presents her “Songs” at 1:30 p.m. in Björling Recital Hall…

Performances by the combined ensembles of the Department of Music highlight the annual Family Weekend festivities on Sunday, October 10. More than 350 students from 10 ensembles will participate during Morning Worship, the Jazz Brunch and the Family Weekend Concert.