Year: 2015
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Instrumental, Voice & Piano Recitals Set for this Weekend
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The Gustavus Department of Music is gearing up for the busy student recital season with three recitals this weekend. These recitals showcase the variety and talent of the young musicians studying in the Department of Music. The events are open to the public at no charge. A reception for the recitalists will follow each recital…
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Gustavus Features U of MN Quartet Saturday
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The Department of Music at Gustavus is pleased to present the University of Minnesota Trombone Quartet in a public performance in Jussi Björling Recital Hall on Saturday, April 11. This recital by students in the graduate school of music at the University will begin at 1:30 p.m. Admission is free. Tickets are not required. Bass trombonist…
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Sunday’s Symphony Home Concert set as Starfish Project Fund-Raiser
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As a fitting conclusion to their recent 7-day concert tour to the east coast, the Gustavus Symphony Orchestra and Conductor Ruth Lin will present the symphony’s Home Concert in Björling Recital Hall on Sunday, April 12 at 1:30 p.m. That concert, presented free to the public, has been set as a fund-raiser for The Starfish…
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Gustavus Symphony Orchestra Sets Tour Sights on East Coast
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For its 127th concert season, the Gustavus Symphony Orchestra and Conductor Ruth Lin have set their sights east and will be presenting concerts through Pennsylvania, Virginia and the District of Columbia. The 73-member ensemble will leave the campus on March 27 and return April 3. On the tour, the ensemble will present concerts in St.…
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Hillstrom Museum Spring Break Hours Announced
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During the coming spring break at Gustavus Adolphus College, the Hillstrom Museum of Art will be open as follows: open regular hours this week through Friday, March 27, 2015; open regular hours next week from Monday, March 30 through Thursday, April 2, 2015; open regular hours the following Monday, April 6, 2015 through the end…
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First-Ever Jazz Combos Showcase at Gustavus Sunday
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Under the direction of first-year jazz studies director Dave Stamps, five jazz combos from the Department of Music will present a showcase of their work on Sunday, March 22 in Jussi Bjorling Recital Hall. This jazz performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. and is open to the public at no charge. The Jazz Guitar Ensemble…
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Holt & Fasbender Recital Sunday
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The Department of Music at Gustavus is pleased to announce the junior voice recital of Karen Holt, soprano and Chase Fasbender, baritone, to be presented on Sunday, March 22 at 3:30 p.m. This joint recital, accompanied by St. Peter pianist Bonnie Jorgensen, will be presented in Jussi Bjorling Recital Hall. The performance is free and…
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Philharmonic Orchestra Welcomes Violin Soloists Sunday
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The Gustavus Philharmonic Orchestra and Conductor Justin Knoepfel will welcome featured violin soloists Conor O’Brien and Jill Olson Moser to their spring concert on the Bjorling Recital Hall stage on Sunday, March 22 at 1:30 p.m. This performance is free and open to the public. Justin Knoepfel has selected 3 works for the Philharmonic’s spring…
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Wind Orchestras to Present Joint Spring Concert
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The Vasa Wind Orchestra, Karrin Meffert-Nelson, conductor and the Gustavus Wind Orchestra, James Patrick Miller, conductor, will combine efforts on Saturday, March 21 to present their spring concerts in Bjorling Recital Hall. The program will open at 1:30 p.m. with the Vasa ensemble and conclude with the Gustavus Wind Orchestra. Tickets are not required for…
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Jennessa Runia Recital Set for Friday
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Soprano Jennessa Runia will open a busy weekend of music performances with her senior vocal recital in Bjorling Recital Hall on Friday, March 20. Accompanied by pianist Emily Rudquist, Jennessa will begin her recital at 7:30 p.m. The recital is free and open to the public. A senior biology major with minors in sociology/anthropology and…