Fine Arts

Month: November 2010

  • Gustavus Winds of Christmas Concert Tuesday

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    The Winds of Christmas, an annual performance of the music of Christmas by the combined Gustavus and Vasa Wind Orchestras, will be presented at morning worship, 10:00 a.m., on Tuesday, December 7, in Christ Chapel. Admission is free to this celebration of the music of Christmas directed by Douglas Nimmo.

  • Christmas in Christ Chapel, 2010

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    Al

    The annual Christmas in Christ Chapel celebration at Gustavus Adolphus College will be held Dec. 3-5 and as is themed “A Renaissance Nativity.”

  • Anderson Theatre Presents Pains of Youth

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    The Department of Theatre and Dance at Gustavus Adolphus College is pleased to present the intriguingly seductive and aggressive Pains of Youth as part of its 2010 Theatre Gallery. Pains of Youth, written by Ferdinand Bruckner and adapted by Martin Crimp, is a Theatre Honors project directed, designed, acted, and produced entirely by nine Senior…

  • Gustavus’ Pains of Youth Hits the Small Screen

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    The Department of Theatre and Dance at Gustavus Adolphus College brings Ferdinand Bruckner’s intriguingly seductive and aggressive Pains of Youth as part of its 2010 Theatre Gallery. The performers have created this sampling of the weekend’s performance for you to view. Pains of Youth, written by Ferdinand Bruckner and adapted by Martin Crimp, is a…

  • Anderson Theatre Stages August Strindberg’s The Stronger in Swedish and English

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    The Gustavus Adolphus College Department of Theatre & Dance presents Swedish playwright August Strindberg’s naturalistic drama in one scene, The Stronger. The play is produced as a part of this year’s Theatre Gallery, two plays performed and directed entirely by students. The Stronger, directed and translated by junior theatre and Scandinavian studies major Ethan Bjelland,…

  • Gustavus Philharmonic Concert Sunday

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    Under the direction of first-year conductor Justin Knoepfel, the Gustavus Philharmonic Orchestra will present its fall concert Sunday, November 21 at 1:30 p.m.This performance by the 16-member ensemble will take place in Björling Recital Hall on the Gustavus Adolphus College campus. The concert is free and open to the public.

  • Woodwind Chamber Concert at Gustavus Sunday

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    Under the leadership of Ann Pesavento, Sarah Erickson Lume and John Engebretson, four woodwind ensembles of the Department of Music at Gustavus Adolphus College will present their fall recital Sunday, November 21. This event includes performances by the TLTD Quartet, the Kalmar Quintet, the MECC Quartet and the Quintrivium Winds. The concert begins at 3:30…

  • Gustavus Jazz Returns to Bjorling Saturday

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    The Gustavus Jazz Lab Band and the Adolphus Jazz Ensemble, directed by Steve Wright, present their combined fall concert Saturday, November 20 at 7:30 p.m. Saturday’s performance by the two jazz ensembles will be presented in Jussi Björling Recital Hall. It is free and open to the public.

  • Gustavus Senior Recitalists Perform Saturday

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    Three Gustavus musicians are scheduled to present their senior recitals on Saturday, November 20 in Jussi Björling Recital Hall on the Gustavus Adolphus College campus. Saxophonist Logan Burnside will open the afternoon with a recital beginning at 1:30 p.m. accompanied by pianist Beth Winterfeldt. At 3:30 p.m., soprano Sarah Lundquist with pianist Beth Winterfeldt and…

  • Wind Orchestras’ Fall Concert Friday at Gustavus

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    The Gustavus and Vasa Wind Orchestras’ fall concert in Christ Chapel on the campus of Gustavus Adolphus College will be presented Friday, November 19, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Douglas Nimmo conducts this performance which is free and open to the public.