Year: 2010

  • Sarah Jabar ’10 Finding Her Rhythm

    Graduating from Gustavus in May didn’t mean that choreographer/dancer Sarah Jabar would be leaving dance behind as she ventured into the “real world.” Quite the opposite, the 2010 graduate and Plymouth native, with majors in psychology and dance, has found her way into Minnesota’s thriving dance and theatre community and the time to continue to…

  • Grinding, Welding and Lots of Bronze

    For the second year, senior philosophy major and musician Alexander Legeros left the Gustavus campus and returned home for the summer to work in his father’s business — something not altogether unusual for a college student. For Legeros, however, that means packing his books and his bassoon and trading them for grinders, welders, hearing and…

  • Hagberg Awarded McKnight Composition Fellowship

    Singer/songwriter Neal Hagberg, Class of 1981, has been awarded a McKnight Composition Fellowship for 2010. Rarely given to a singer/songwriter, Hagberg received the $25,000 fellowship to “continue and expand the creative work he has been doing with his solo cd project It’s Not As Simple As It Seems.” This is Hagberg’s second McKnight Fellowship. The…

  • Aune to Lead Wisconsin Honors Choir

    Dr. Gregory J. Aune Dr. Gregory J. Aune Dr. Gregory Aune, long-time conductor and artistic director of the Gustavus Choir, has been selected by the Wisconsin State Music Association as conductor of the 2010 Wisconsin Honors Choir. The 102-member State Honors Choir includes students from across Wisconsin who were selected by audition as part of…

  • Nimmo Invited to Exhibit Art Furniture at Summer Art Fairs

    Now that another school year is complete, long-time conductor of the Gustavus Wind Orchestra Douglas Nimmo, has a list of summer projects. In addition to getting to projects around the house and yard and spending time with wife Ginny and daughters Andrea and Beth, Professor Nimmo has time scheduled for his wood shop and exhibiting…

  • Symphony Presents Season Finale “Midsommarvaka” Saturday

    The Gustavus Symphony Orchestra, with the assistance of the Gustavus Choir and concerto competition winners Abbie Johnson, piccolo and Scott Simpkins, bass trombone, present the department’s season finale with a performance in Christ Chapel on Saturday, May 29. This performance, conducted by Gregory Aune, is part of the College’s Commencement Weekend festivities and begins at…

  • Recital Season Ends with Flourish at Gustavus

    The second weekend in May proved to be a big one for the Department of Music at Gustavus Adolphus College as a series of six student recitals and one orchestra concert filled the weekend and Björling Recital Hall with music. Included in the schedule was the final performance of the Gustavus Philharmonic Orchestra and recitals…

  • Time to Soar: The Gustavus Dance Company in Concert

    The Department of Theatre and Dance at Gustavus Adolphus College is pleased to present Time to Soar: The Gustavus Dance Company in Concert. This dance concert, directed by Michele Rusinko and Melissa Rolnick, features an exhilarating and diverse range of faculty, student and guest choreographed pieces. Performances will be held in Anderson Theatre May 14…

  • Gustavus Brassworks! Concert Set for Sunday

    The Department of Music at Gustavus presents its annual Brassworks! concert on Sunday, May 9, beginning at 3:30 p.m. in Björling Recital Hall. This event includes performances by the Gustavus Trombone Choir, the Gustavus Brass Choir, the Horn Quartet, the Gustavus Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble and the Christ Chapel Brass. The concert is free and open to…

  • Lucia Singers Mothers’ Day Concert Sunday

    The Lucia Singers under the direction of Patricia Snapp will present its annual Mothers’ Day concert on Sunday, May 9, beginning at 1:30 p.m. in Christ Chapel. The performance is free and open to the public.