Author: Al

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

A busy spring semester of student recitals opens on Saturday, March 14 at 3:30 p.m. with Violist Karin Dye’s student recital. Ms. Dye will be accompanied by pianist Beth Winterfeldt and assisted by a number of string players from the Gustavus Symphony Orchestra. This recital is free and open to the public. Karin Dye is…