Month: February 2011

Cantus, named the “premier men’s vocal ensemble in the United States” by Fanfare Magazine, will include a performance and residency at Gustavus Adolphus College February 27 at 7:00 p.m. as part of a tour of Greater Minnesota funded through Classical MPR’s Artists-In-Residence program. The tour includes concerts in Ely, St. Peter, Grand Rapids and Crookston,…

Updated: Noon Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011: Due to the inclement weather, this event has been canceled for today, Sunday, Feb. 20. It will be rescheduled for another time to be announced later. The Department of Music will NOT present a faculty flute recital, Dedicated to French School, by Adjunct Professor of Music Barbara Leibundguth, Sunday,…

The Gustavus Adolphus College Department of Music welcomes guest vocalist Kurt R. Hansen and guest pianist Karina Kontorovitch to join with Assistant Professor of Music and pianist Ruth Lin on Saturday, February 19 and present the music of Franz Schubert in a Schubertiade in Jussi Björling Recital Hall. The evening performance will begin at 7:30…

Justin Knoepfel, instructor of violin and viola and conductor of the Gustavus Philharmonic Orchestra, will present a violin/viola faculty recital Saturday, February 19, beginning at 1:30 p.m. in Jussi Björling Recital Hall on the Gustavus campus. For this performance, Justin will be accompanied by pianist Beth Winterfeldt. The performance is free and open to the…

The United States Air Force Brass in Blue on concert tour in the Midwest will present a free concert on the Gustavus Adolphus College campus Sunday, February 13, beginning at 1:30 p.m. in Björling Recital Hall. This concert is free and open to the public but tickets are required. Advance tickets are available at the…

Following their successful winter concert tours, the Gustavus Wind Orchestra and Gustavus Choir return to the campus to present their annual Home Concerts on Saturday, February 12. The Wind Orchestra and Conductor Douglas Nimmo open the afternoon at 2:00 p.m. followed by the Gustavus Choir and Conductor Gregory Aune at 7:30 p.m. Both Home Concerts…