Year: 2012
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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Student Recital Weekend at Gustavus
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The Department of Music at Gustavus Adolphus College has scheduled a weekend of senior and junior recitals in Jussi Björling Recital Hall including Patrick Pisani, piano; Brittney Raasch, horn; a joint vocal recital by Anna Giles, mezzo soprano and Joseph Thomas, tenor; and concluding with Antonio Herbert, flute. The recitals are open to the public.…
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Gustavus Hosts Sweden’s Södra Vätterbygdens Folkhögskola Choir
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The Södra Vätterbygdens Folkhögskola Choir of Jönköping, Sweden, will present a concert at Gustavus Adolphus College’s Christ Chapel on Thursday, April 19, as part of its concert tour of the U.S. This performance is free of charge and begins at 7:00 p.m. in Christ Chapel. The concert is entitled ” A Swedish Bouquet” and features…
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Ben Kolis Directs Senior Honors Project, Glass
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A man walks into a bar………. It’s an opening line of a joke and an everyday occurrence. Public places and their place in our lives is part of the fabric of our culture. It is also the basis for the senior honors project of Theatre Honors major Ben Kolis. His vision and his challenge was…
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Gustavus Spring Jazz Features Pianist Matt Cooper
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The 2012 spring concert by the Gustavus Jazz Lab Band and the Adolphus Jazz Ensemble will feature acclaimed jazz pianist Matt Cooper, Saturday, April 21 at 7:30 p.m. in Jussi Björling Recital Hall. Directed by Steve Wright, the two ensembles will present a number of solo works as well as selections with their guest artist.…
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Mixed Blood Theatre to Present Hijab Tube at Gustavus
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Minneapolis-based Mixed Blood Theatre will present Hijab Tubeat 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 18 in Gustavus Adolphus College’s Alumni Hall. The event is sponsored by the Gustavus Diversity Center and is free and open to the public. Hijab Tube explores American-Muslim identity and offers a unique, entertaining, and eye-opening perspective on Islam in 21st century America.…