Fine Arts

Month: May 2012

  • Work by Sesquicentennial Sculptor Greg Mueller Selected for Mankato Public Art Tour

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    Sculptor Greg Mueller, the Gustavus Sesquicentennial Sculptor, is one of 43 national artists whose works have been selected for the 2012 Mankato Public Art Tour. The piece is titled “Portal for the Agrarian” and is created from reclaimed agricultural salvage and cast iron. The 12-foot high sculpture is located just off of Veterans’ Bridge on…

  • Summer Music Strings Institute Set for Gustavus

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    The summer of 2012 welcomes an addition to the summer programs schedule at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota, as the Gustavus Summer Music Strings Institute opens its doors June 17 – 22 in the Schaefer Fine Arts Center. Information and registration for this 6-day, intensive string study institute, led by Dr. Justin Knoepfel…

  • Gustavus & Guthrie Partner to Offer Summer Audition Boot Camp

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    The Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis and Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter have announced that they are partnering to offer a unique and intensive summer Theater Audition Boot Camp, June 24-30, 2012.

  • Gustavus Wind Orchestra Presents Season Finale May 26

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    Under the direction of Conductor Douglas Nimmo, the Gustavus Wind Orchestra will present the Department of Music’s season finale on Saturday, May 26, beginning at 8:00 p.m. in Jussi Björling Recital Hall. This finale concert, offered the night before commencement each year, is open to the public at no charge.

  • Holly Swift & Linda Gammel Open Amidst Trees in Schaefer Gallery

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    Minnesota artists Holly Swift and Linda Gammel bring their recent works in an exhibition, Amidst Trees, to the Schaefer Gallery on the Gustavus campus. The exhibition of paintings, drawings and photography from the natural world opens April 9 and runs through May 25. The gallery is open daily from 9-5 and on weekend from noon…

  • Hillstrom Museum Showing Senior Exhibition 2012: Unveiled

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    Senior Exhibition 2012: Unveiled is on display at the Hillstrom Museum of Art from Honors Day, May 5, through Commencement, May 27. This exhibition is a culminating event in the curriculum of the ten senior studio art majors and is a required component of their studies. It demonstrates the diversity of styles and approaches taken…

  • Symphony Concert Fund-Raiser Features Competition Winners

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    The Department of Music at Gustavus Adolphus College is pleased to feature its annual concerto/aria competition winners in the Gustavus Symphony Orchestra’s spring concert, under the direction of Conductor Ruth Lin, Saturday, May 12 at 1:30 p.m. In addition to the performances by the competition winners, the concert will be a special concert for the…

  • Gustavus Brassworks! Concert Sunday

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    “Lots of Brass” may best describe Sunday’s concert in Jussi Björling Recital Hall on the Gustavus Adolphus College campus. The annual Brassworks! event features the Veritas Quartet, the Gustavus Trumpet Ensemble, the Christ Chapel Brass Quintet, the Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble and the Trombone Choir. The May 13 Brassworks! concert will begin at 3:30 p.m. and is…

  • Lucia Singers & St. Ansgar’s Chorus Concert Saturday

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    The Department of Music at Gustavus Adolphus College will present a combined concert of its men’s and women’s choruses on Saturday, May 12 at 7:30 p.m. in Christ Chapel on the Gustavus campus. The Lucia Singers women’s chorus and the St. Ansgar’s men’s chorus, under the direction of Brandon Dean, will be assisted by pianists…

  • Schultz, Peterson & Hinman Set for Student Recitals

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    May 12 and 13 mark the final weekend of junior and senior recitals from the Gustavus Department of Music for the academic year at Gustavus Adolphus College. The weekend features senior soprano Alisson Schultz on May 12 in Jussi Björling Recital Hall and junior organist Meghan Peterson and junior harpist Kimmy Hinman on May 13…