Year: 2013

In the tradition of bringing artists of world renown to the St. Peter campus, the Gustavus Artist Series is pleased to present classical guitarist Robert Gruca in concert in Jussi Björling Recital Hall on Friday, October 11 at 7:30 p.m. Friday’s recital is part of a day-long Artist Series residency by the guitarist that includes…

The annual community celebration called Family Weekend at Gustavus Adolphus College, October 11-13, has a little bit of everything for family, alumni and friends, including attendance at movies, workshops and panels, participation in trivia and treasure hunts, athletic events and a murder/mystery dinner. However, the tradition of Family Weekend at Gustavus would not be complete…

The Department of Music at Gustavus welcomes alumnus and adjunct instructor of music John Engebretson in a faculty saxophone recital on Saturday, October 12, beginning at 3:30 p.m. For this faculty recital in Jussi Björling Recital Hall, Mr. Engebretson is joined by two colleagues in the Department of Music, pianist Esther Wang and clarinetist Karrin…

The debut solo performance of Le Grande Bande & Chorus (LGBC), a local nonprofit orchestra and chorus established in June 2011, will be performed in Jussi Björling Recital Hall on Sunday, October 6 beginning at 7:00 p.m. Directed by Michael Asmus, a 2013 Gustavus graduate, Le Grande Bande will include student musicians from Gustavus Adolphus…

Moving from their traditional repertoire to the traditional music of America, The Rose Ensemble of St. Paul is opening its 8th annual greater Minnesota concert tour, The Roots of Bluegrass, A Journey through America’s Folk, Old-time, and Gospel Traditions, with a Gustavus Artist Series presentation on Thursday, October 3 in Christ Chapel. The concert will…

Continuing its long tradition of connecting music on the campus to the theme of the annual Nobel Conference, the Department of Music at Gustavus Adolphus College is pleased to present a faculty trio and the music of Johannes Brahms and Dmitri Shostakovich in the 2013 Nobel Conference Concert, “Dark Energy.” The faculty piano trio of…

The Department of Music at Gustavus is pleased to bring guest ‘cellist Nickolai Kolarov and pianist Rebekah Richards to the Jussi Björling Hall stage on Sunday, September 29. Performing works by Beethoven, Barber, Rorem, Kodaly, Balyozov and Zlatev-Tcherkin, the duo of Kolarov and Richards will present both combined and solo works. This performance begins at…

Musician and song-writer Andy Juhl, a 2002 graduate of Gustavus Adolphus College, will return to the campus Saturday, September 21 for a concert with his band, the Bluestem Players, at 7:30 p.m. in Björling Recital Hall. This is the first performance by the northwest Iowa native since his graduation in 2002. With a well-deserved and…

To celebrate the beginning of a new performance season at Gustavus Adolphus College, the Department of Music is pleased to present a concert featuring one of the most respected compositions of the Baroque Era, Johann Sebastian Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, on Friday, September 20, 2013. Performed by a chamber ensemble comprised of Gustavus music…