Fine Arts

Month: February 2013

  • Hot Dish Trio in Concert Sunday

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    The Department of Music at Gustavus Adolphus College is pleased to welcome The Hot Dish Trio to the campus on Sunday, March 3, for a performance in Jussi Björling Recital Hall at 7:00 p.m. With assistant professor of music Karrin Meffert-Nelson, clarinet joined by violinist Leslie Shank and pianist Susan Billmeyer, this performance is free…

  • Pianist Seán Duggan at Gustavus Sunday

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    Benedictine monk and American pianist Seán Duggan, OSB, will be the guest of the Department of Music at Gustavus Adolphus College on Sunday, March 3 and will present a recital of the music of J.S. Bach beginning at 1:30 p.m. in the College’s Jussi Björling Recital Hall. This performance is part of the Department’s Colloquium…

  • From Bach to Bop, Caviani Trio Tonight at Gustavus

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    The Department of Music at Gustavus Adolphus College is pleased to present Laura Cavani and the Laura Caviani Trio in concert, Monday, February 25, beginning at 7:30 p.m. in Jussi Björling Recital Hall. The Trio includes Laura Caviani, piano, Chris Bates, bass and Dave Schmalenberger on drums. The concert is a part of the Department’s…

  • The Life and Music of Theodora Cormontan Sunday at Gustavus

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    After nearly a century of silence, recently discovered compositions by Norwegian/American composer Theodora Cormontan have returned to the stage. Ninety years after Cormontan’s death, St. Peter and Gustavus musicians Bonnie Jorgensen, piano and Michael Jorgensen, baritone, will bring the music of this little-known composer to life on the Jussi Björling stage on Sunday, February 24,…

  • Anderson Theatre Presents Gogol’s Satire Government Inspector

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    The Gustavus Theater Department brings The Government Inspector to the stage in a comedic and highly entertaining adaptation of Nikolai Gogol’s Ukrainian-Russian satiric play. Set in early 19th century Imperial Russia over the course of a day, this comedy of errors focuses on the extensive social and political corruption that undermines a small Russian town. Directed…

  • Leibundguth Faculty Flute Recital Sunday

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    The Gustavus Department of Music is pleased to present Barbara Leibundguth in a faculty flute recital on Sunday, February 17 at 3:30 p.m. Accompanied by pianist Sonja Thompson, Leibundguth will present her recital in Jussi Björling Recital Hall on the Gustavus Adolphus College campus. The performance is free and open to the public.

  • Gustavus Choir Returns from West Coast for Home Concert Saturday

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    The Gustavus Choir, one of the nation’s foremost Lutheran college choirs, will present it annual Home Concert at 7:30 p.m., Saturday evening, February 16, at Christ Chapel on the Gustavus Adolphus College campus. Under the direction of Dr. Gregory J. Aune, the choir is returning from its nine-day concert tour through California, Arizona, and New…

  • Gustavus Wind Orchestra 135th Anniversary Home Concert Saturday

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    One of the nation’s foremost collegiate concert bands, the Gustavus Wind Orchestra, returns from a 10-day concert tour though the Midwest to celebrate its 135th season of music making with its annual Home Concert. Under the direction of Conductor Douglas Nimmo, the wind orchestra will present its Home Concert at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, February…