Fine Arts

Year: 2012

  • Choir Returns to Christ Chapel for Home Concert

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    The Gustavus Choir, one of the nation’s premier Lutheran college choirs, returns from its 3-state concert tour on Saturday, April 14 to present its Home Concert in Christ Chapel at 7:30 p.m. Under the direction of Conductor Gregory Aune, the Gustavus Choir presented Gustavus Sesquicentennial Celebration Concerts in Carver and Red Wing, the first two…

  • Gustavus Wind Orchestra Florida Tour Ends with Home Concert

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    The Gustavus Wind Orchestra, conducted by Dr. Douglas Nimmo, returns from its week-long tour of Florida to present its Home Concert in Christ Chapel, Saturday, April 14 beginning at 1:30 p.m. Performing with the wind orchestra is Christ Chapel Organist & Cantor, Chad Winterfeldt. The concert tour in Florida included performances in St. Petersburg, Venice,…

  • Kalmar Quintet in Concert Sunday

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    Al

    The Kalmar Quintet, one of several student chamber ensembles in the Department of Music at Gustavus Adolphus College, will present its spring concert, Sunday, April 15 at 7:30 p.m. in Jussi Björling Recital Hall. This concert includes performances by the quintet as well as solo performances from each of its five members. The event is…

  • Busy Student Recital Schedule Begins in Björling Recital Hall

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    Al

    As usual, the weekend following spring break opens a busy junior and senior recital schedule in the Department of Music at Gustavus. This year is no exception as seniors Anthony Cesnik, oboe and Andy Phillips, alto saxophone, along with juniors Ben Whalen, trombone and Tim Grev, trumpet, bring their work to the Björling Recital Hall…

  • Faith-Based Theatrical Production to Feature Jonathan Swenson ’88

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    Al

    The one-man play Witnesses, written by Curt Cloninger and featuring professional actor and Gustavus alumnus Jonathan P. Swenson ’88, will be performed at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 11 in Christ Chapel. The performance is free and open to the public.

  • National Gallery of Art’s Eric Denker at Gustavus Sunday

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    Eric Denker, Senior Lecturer at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., will present a public lecture titled “In the Wake of Whistler: Prints of Venice, 1900-1940,” on Sunday, April 15 at 3:30 p.m. in Wallenberg Auditorium, Nobel Hall of Science, Gustavus Adolphus College. The lecture is sponsored by the Hillstrom Museum of Art and…

  • Venice and Faculty Exhibits Continue in Hillstrom Museum of Arts

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    Al

    The Hillstrom Museum of Art presents two concurrent exhibitions on view February 20 through April 22: Now and Then: Works by Studio Art Faculty, Past and Present; and Reflections & Undercurrents: Ernest Roth and Printmaking in Venice, 1900-1940. The exhibitions are free and open to the public.

  • Gustavus Choir Prepares for Annual Tour

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    The Gustavus Choir, the premier choral ensemble at Gustavus Adolphus College, as well as one of the nation’s premier Lutheran college choirs, will perform six concerts in three different states during its upcoming tour March 30-April 5.

  • Britta Peterson ’08 Selected for ACDFA Dance Regional Finale

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    Al

    A dance by dancer/choreographer Britta Peterson ’08, a graduate student in the Master of Fine Arts in Dance at Arizona State University, was selected for the gala finale program in the 2012 American College Dance Festival Association’s Baja Regional Conference at California State University. The dance, Violet Flight: Pursuit of Significance, represented ASU at the…

  • Wind Orchestra Preparing for Florida Tour

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    The Gustavus Wind Orchestra, conducted by Dr. Douglas Nimmo, is currently preparing to embark on a week-long tour of Florida April 1-8.