Archive for 2013Page 2

Schaefer Gallery Exhibition Includes Photographs of Fire & Ice

An exhibition of photographs by Paula McCartney and Lex Thompson titled The Explorers Club is currently on display in the Schaefer Gallery on the campus of Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. With support from the Johnson Endowment for the Arts and the Gustavus Artist Series, the collection will be on display through December 8 […]

Lowe Documentary Painting the Place Between to Premiere at Fitzgerald

Painting the Place Between, a new documentary film produced by Gustavus art professor Kristen Lowe, will be premiered at St. Paul’s Fitzgerald Theatre (10 East Exchange Street) on Friday, December 6 at 7:30 p.m. A reception at 6:45 p.m. will allow members of the audience to meet the four artists featured in the documentary and […]

Gustavus Dance to Present Pure Movement Plus

ALL PERFORMANCES OF THE CHOREOGRAPHERS’ GALLERY ARE SOLD OUT The Gustavus Department of Theatre and Dance is pleased to present the innovative and eclectic Choreographers’ Gallery titled, Pure Movement Plus.  The dance concert, directed by Melissa Rolnick, will feature the work of eight talented, student choreographers and faculty member, Jill Patterson. Performances will be presented […]

Woodwind Ensembles to Perform Sunday

Six woodwind ensembles from the Department of Music at Gustavus will join efforts to present an end of the semester Woodwind Chamber Concert on Sunday, November 24 in Björling Recital Hall. Sunday’s concert begins at 3:30 p.m. and includes performances by the Gustavus Flute Choir, Chamber Winds, Quartet Rooma, Fyra, Little Quartet on the Prairie […]

Gustavus Percussion Fall Concert Sunday

The Department of Music at Gustavus Adolphus College is excited to host one of their favorite fall concerts, the Gustavus Percussion Ensemble. The Percussion Ensemble is directed by Paul Hill. One of the reasons the concert is so popular is because the performers use non-traditional instruments, such as pots and pans, during their performance, as […]

Gustavus Philharmonic in Concert Saturday

The Gustavus Department of Music invites the campus and the public to the fall concert of the Gustavus Philharmonic Orchestra on Saturday, November 23, at 3:30 p.m. in Bjorling Recital Hall. The orchestra is conducted by Justin Knoepfel. The concert will include Gustavus associate professors and pianists Esther Wang and Yumiko Oshima-Ryan performing a Bach […]

Gazzola & Frehner Piano Recital Set for Friday

The Gustavus Department of Music will present Gabe Gazzola and Katie Frehner in their junior piano recital on Friday, November 22, at 7:30 p.m. in Bjorling Recital Hall.  The joint recital is free and open to the public. Gabe Gazzola is a junior from Woodbury, Minn., with a major in Psychological Science and minors in […]

Gustavus Jazz Concert Sunday

The Gustavus Jazz Lab Band and the Adolphus Jazz Ensemble, directed by Steve Wright, will present their combined fall concert Sunday, November 24 at 1:30 p.m. Sunday’s performance by the two jazz ensembles will be presented in Jussi Björling Recital Hall. It is free and open to the public. Sunday’s fall concert will open with […]

Gustavus Presents Autumn Winds Concert Saturday

The Gustavus and Vasa Wind Orchestras, under the direction of Douglas Nimmo and Karrin Meffert-Nelson, will present their combine fall concert, Autumn Winds, in Jussi Björling Recital Hall on the campus of Gustavus Adolphus College, Saturday, November 23, beginning at 1:30 p.m. This annual event is free and open to the public. The “Autumn Winds” […]

St. Peter Violinist Troy Gardner Returns for Recital

The Department of Music at Gustavus Adolphus College is pleased to bring St. Peter native and violinist Troy Gardner to the Jussi Björling Recital Hall stage for a guest recital with Dutch pianist Elizabeth Karelse on Sunday, November 17 at 1:00 p.m. This performance by Gardner and Karelse is presented free of charge by the […]