Fine Arts

Month: April 2012

  • 150 Students and Alumni to Perform Koplowitz’s Our Place, In Place

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    Under the direction of internationally known and veteran director and choreographer Stephan Koplowitz, more than 150 Gustavus Adolphus College students and alumni will perform Our Place, In Place, a series of four site and theme-specific performances created in honor of the College’s Sesquicentennial, Wednesday, May 2 and Saturday, May 5.

  • Khemiri is Out of Scandinavia Week Artist-in-Residence

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    The Gustavus Adolphus College Department of Scandinavian Studies will welcome Swedish author and playwright Jonas Hassen Khemiri to campus the week of April 30 as the College’s Out of Scandinavia Artist-in-Residence. In addition to serving as a keynote speaker at this year’s MAYDAY! Peace Conference, Khemiri will visit classes in the departments of Scandinavian Studies…

  • Choir of Christ Chapel Sings Home Concert

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    The Choir of Christ Chapel and first-year Conductor Brandon Dean return to Christ Chapel following weekend concerts in the Metro area to present its home concert in Christ Chapel on May 5. Chaplain Rachel Larson and Christ Chapel Organist Chad Fothergill will assist the Choir for the Home Concert. While the concert features the Choir…

  • Theatre/Dance & Scandinavian Studies Present Reading of Khemiri’s Montecore: The Silence of the Tiger

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    In conjunction with the MAYDAY! Peace Conference, the Gustavus Adolphus College Department of Theatre & Dance and the Department of Scandinavian Studies will co-sponsor a reading of sections of Jonas Hassen Khemiri’s Montecore: The Silence of the Tiger on Tuesday, May 1, directed by Henry MacCarthy. The novel, originally written in Swedish, was translated into…

  • Regional Tour Set for Choir of Christ Chapel

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    The Choir of Christ Chapel and first-year Conductor Brandon Dean will be presenting concerts in Richfield, West St. Paul and Welch, Minnesota, April 27 – 29, on its annual spring concert tour before returning to present its home concert in Christ Chapel on May 5. Chaplain Rachel Larson and Christ Chapel Organist Chad Fothergill will…

  • Senior Recitals Highlight Music at Gustavus

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    Five senior recitals, ranging from piano to voice to double bass highlight a busy music weekend in the Department of Music at Gustavus, April 27 – 29. The weekend recital list includes Yanna Georgas, piano; Brit Barkholtz, piano and flute; Nicole Wamma, piano and double bass; Devon Marschall, voice and piano; and Christopher Gough, voice…

  • Spring Percussion Concert Sunday at Gustavus

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    The Department of Music at Gustavus Adolphus College is pleased to present its spring percussion ensemble’s concert, Sunday, April 29 in Jussi Björling Recital Hall on the Gustavus campus. Directed by percussion instructor Paul Hill, the Gustavus Percussion Ensemble will present its concert beginning at 1:30 p.m. The performance is free and open to the…

  • Woodwind Chamber Concert Sunday at Gustavus

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    Four woodwind chamber ensembles from the Department of Music at Gustavus will be in concert Sunday, April 29 at 3:30 p.m. The ensembles, The Gustavus Saxophone Quartet, Fyra, The Gustavus Flute Choir and The Gustie Winds will present this joint concert in Jussi Björling Recital Hall. The performance is free and open to the public.

  • Panel Discussion Announced to Follow May 5 Performance of ORIGIN STORY

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    The Department of Theatre and Dance at Gustavus Adolphus College is pleased to announce a panel on gender and intersexuality following the May 5, 8:00 p.m. performance of Origin Story in the Anderson Theatre. “The Plight of Pronoun: What Origin Story Reveals bout Gender & Intersexuality” will be an open discussion about the play’s themes…

  • Gustavus Presents Jazz Pianist Matt Cooper in Residence

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    The Department of Music at Gustavus Adolphus College is pleased to bring internationally acclaimed jazz and classical pianist Matt Cooper to the campus for an artist’s residency, April 21-22. Dr. Cooper’s residency includes performances with the Gustavus Jazz Lab Band and the Adolphus Jazz Ensemble at 7:30 p.m., April 21, a Music Colloquium lecture at…