Year: 2011

A low brass invasion is taking place on the Gustavus Adolphus College campus this weekend. Tubonium 8.5, the annual celebration of two instruments — the euphonium and the tuba — has brought college and high school musicians from across the state along with guest artists to the campus for the two-day conference. Developed and managed…

The Gustavus and Adolphus Wind Orchestras will present a special, Spring Winds, concert on Friday, March 18 at 7:30 p.m. in Christ Chapel on the Gustavus Adolphus College campus. In addition to its tradition of including a number of smaller wind ensembles in the program, the wind orchestras will welcome three guest artists from the…

Freelance flutist and member of the Gustavus Department of Music Emily Sapa will present a faculty flute recital beginning at 3:30 p.m., Sunday, March 20 in Jussi Björling Recital Hall. For this performance, Ms. Sapa will be assisted by a number of friends including pianist Leah Siltberg, soprano Jennifer French and violist Valerie Little. This…

The Department of Music at Gustavus Adolphus College will present two student recitals this weekend which will include vocalist and pianist Devon Marschall, French hornist Brittney Braasch and trumpet Cory Ruegg. Both recitals will be presented on Sunday, March 20 with Marschall’s recital beginning at 1:30 p.m. and the joint recital by Braasch and Ruegg…

The Gustavus Faculty Jazz and the Department of Music welcome guest pianist Jim Whitman and senior percussionist Andrew Evans for a special evening of jazz on Friday, March 11 in Björling Recital Hall on the Gustavus campus. The quintet performance begins at 7:30 p.m. and is free and open to the public.

The Department of Music at Gustavus welcomes adjunct professor of music John Engebretson in a faculty saxophone recital on Saturday, March 12, beginning at 3:30 p.m. Mr. Engebretson is accompanied by pianist Beth Winterfeldt for this recital in Jussi Björling Recital Hall. The performance is free and open to the public. For his program, Mr.…

The Gustavus Department of Music brings both of its large string ensembles to the Christ Chapel stage on Sunday, March 13 at 1:30 p.m. The concert includes performances by the Gustavus Symphony Orchestra, under Conductor Ruth Lin and the Gustavus Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Justin Knoepfel. Sunday’s orchestra concert is free and open to the…

The Gustavus Adolphus College Department of Music is pleased to present a junior piano recital by Yanna Georgas on Saturday, March 12 at 7:30 p.m. in Jussi Björling Recital Hall on the Gustavus campus. This performance is free and open to the public.

Helen and Paul Baumgartner, faculty emeriti of the Department of Music at Gustavus Adolphus College, will present a four-hand piano recital Sunday, March 6, beginning at 3:30 p.m. in Jussi Björling Recital Hall on the Gustavus campus. The recital includes works by Brahms, Warlock and Schubert. It is free and open to the public.