Fine Arts

Author: Al

  • National Gallery of Art’s Eric Denker at Gustavus Sunday

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    Eric Denker, Senior Lecturer at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., will present a public lecture titled “In the Wake of Whistler: Prints of Venice, 1900-1940,” on Sunday, April 15 at 3:30 p.m. in Wallenberg Auditorium, Nobel Hall of Science, Gustavus Adolphus College. The lecture is sponsored by the Hillstrom Museum of Art and…

  • Venice and Faculty Exhibits Continue in Hillstrom Museum of Arts

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    The Hillstrom Museum of Art presents two concurrent exhibitions on view February 20 through April 22: Now and Then: Works by Studio Art Faculty, Past and Present; and Reflections & Undercurrents: Ernest Roth and Printmaking in Venice, 1900-1940. The exhibitions are free and open to the public.

  • Gustavus Choir Prepares for Annual Tour

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    The Gustavus Choir, the premier choral ensemble at Gustavus Adolphus College, as well as one of the nation’s premier Lutheran college choirs, will perform six concerts in three different states during its upcoming tour March 30-April 5.

  • Britta Peterson ’08 Selected for ACDFA Dance Regional Finale

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    A dance by dancer/choreographer Britta Peterson ’08, a graduate student in the Master of Fine Arts in Dance at Arizona State University, was selected for the gala finale program in the 2012 American College Dance Festival Association’s Baja Regional Conference at California State University. The dance, Violet Flight: Pursuit of Significance, represented ASU at the…

  • Wind Orchestra Preparing for Florida Tour

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    The Gustavus Wind Orchestra, conducted by Dr. Douglas Nimmo, is currently preparing to embark on a week-long tour of Florida April 1-8.

  • Department of Theatre & Dance Occupies Anderson Social Science Center

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    With the Occupy Wall Street movement in mind, the Department of Theatre & Dance at Gustavus will stage its own occupation this weekend in Anderson Social Science Center as the Department combines its courses in Playwriting and Directing to create a 48-hour intensive theatre laboratory project. The project, Occupy SSC, begins on March 23 and…

  • Gustavus Music Showcase at Ted Mann on March 25

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    Gustavus Adolphus College and the Department of Music will feature its four premier touring ensembles at this signature event on Sunday, March 25 at the Ted Mann Concert Hall on the University of Minnesota campus in Minneapolis. The Gustavus Music Showcase will allow audience members to see the Gustavus Choir, the Gustavus Symphony Orchestra, the…

  • Zicheng He Senior Violin Recital Saturday

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    The Department of Music at Gustavus Adolphus College is pleased to present the senior violin recital by Zicheng (Martin) He, Saturday, March 24, at 1:30 p.m., in Jussi Björling Recital Hall. He, a senior from Shunde, China, will be accompanied by pianist Beth Winterfeldt and assisted by violist Justin Knoepfel. This recital is open to…

  • Chamber Groups Join Vasa Wind Orchestra in Concert Friday

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    The Department of Music at Gustavus Adolphus College is pleased to announce a spring concert by the Vasa Wind Orchestra under the directions of Conductor Karrin Meffert-Nelson, Friday, March 23 at 7:30 p.m. in Jussi Björling Recital Hall. In addition to the wind orchestra, this performance will feature three chamber ensembles, the Vasa Trio, the…

  • Gustavus presents Something Like Flight: The Spring Dance Concert

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    As Gustavus Adolphus College celebrates its 150th anniversary of inspiring, educating, and cultivating young minds, the Department of Theatre & Dance celebrates the Sesquicentennial with its Spring Dance Concert, titled Something Like Flight. It features the choreography of four Gustavus faculty, three guest artists, and one student. The concert displays talent, artistic vision, and the…