Year: 2010

  • Gustavus Jazz Home Concert Saturday

    Following a 6-day concert tour on the East Coast and preceding an appearance at the Eau Claire Jazz Festival, the Gustavus Adolphus College Jazz Lab Band returns to Gustavus to play a home concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 10 at Jussi Björling Recital Hall.

  • Simpkins Senior Trombone Recital Re-Scheduled

    The Department of Music at Gustavus Adolphus College is pleased to present a senior bass trombone recital by Scott Simpkins, Sunday, April 11 at 3:30 p.m. Simpkins is accompanied by pianist Brenda Moore and the members of the Christ Chapel Brass in this recital presented in Björling Recital Hall.

  • Jahnke Voice Recital Saturday at Gustavus

    Senior soprano Amy Jahnke will present her final voice recital at Gustavus on Saturday, April 10, beginning at 1:30 p.m. Accompanied by pianist Ashley Tibbetts, Ms. Jahnke will present her senior recital in the college’s Jussi Björling Recital Hall. It is free and open to the public.

  • Spring Break Schedule Announced for Hillstrom Museum of Art

    The special spring break schedule has been announced for the Hillstrom Museum of Art at Gustavus Adolphus College. During spring break, Saturday, March 27 through Monday, April 5, 2010, the Hillstrom Museum of Art will be open limited hours, from 1 to 4 p.m. on Monday-Thursday, March 29-April 1 and Monday, April 5. The regular…

  • Winds of Spring Concert at Gustavus Friday

    A number of small ensembles will join with the Gustavus and Vasa Wind Orchestra to present their annual “Winds of Spring” concert in Christ Chapel, Friday, March 19. The performance begins at 7:30 p.m. and includes performances by the two wind orchestras as well as the Department of Music’s Saxophone Quartet, the Wind Sinfonia, Trombone…

  • Leibundguth-Witt Duo in Concert Sunday

    The Department of Music is pleased to present “Five Brits & a Witt: Music from the British Isles and America,” performed by the Leibundguth-Witt Duo in Jussi Björling Recital Hall, Sunday, March 21 at 3:30 p.m. This performance by Gustavus flute instructor Barbara Leibundguth and Carl Witt, pianist and composer, is free and open to…

  • Japan’s Mika Kimula Returns to Gustavus for Recital

    Mika Kimula, teacher and performer of traditional Japanese music, joins soprano Rebecca McConnaughey and pianist Yumiko Oshima-Ryan for a recital in Jussi Bjorling Recital Hall on Saturday, March 13, beginning at 7:30 p.m. This performance is part of a guest artist residency by Kimula and is sponsored by the Johnson Endowment for the Arts. It…

  • All-Bach Recital Sunday at Gustavus

    The Gustavus Adolphus College Department of Music presents an All-Bach faculty flute and harpsichord recital Sunday, February 28 at 3:30 in Björling Recital Hall. The performance by Emily Sapa, flute and harpsichordist Asako Hirabayashi is free and open to the public.

  • Pavia Winds in Concert at Gustavus

    The Pavia Winds, one of the Midwest’s most exciting young chamber ensembles, will present a guest artists’ concert at Gustavus Adolphus College on Sunday, February 21 at 3:30 p.m. This performance is sponsored by the Department of Music and is presented free of charge in Bjorling Recital Hall.

  • Richard Weber Clarinet Recital Saturday at Gustavus

    Gustavus Department of Music faculty member Richard Weber, clarinet, will present a faculty recital Saturday, February 20 at 7:30 p.m. in Björling Recital Hall. Weber is joined by pianist Esther Wang, ‘cellist Sharon Mautner-Rodgers and narrator Michael Jorgensen. Dr. Weber’s recital is free and open to the public.