Fine Arts

Author: Al

  • MacCarthy Directs Opera Omaha’s Hansel & Gretel

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    When Opera Omaha opens its new orchestration and production of Englebert Humperdinck’s grand opera, Hansel and Gretel, on November 11, 12, and 13 at the Rose Theater in Omaha, Nebraska, Gustavus Assistant Professor of Theatre/Dance Henry MacCarthy will be directing the performances.

  • Jazz At Gustavus Saturday

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    The Gustavus Jazz Lab Band and the Adolphus Jazz Ensemble, directed by Steve Wright, present their combined fall concert Saturday, November 12 at 7:30 p.m. Saturday’s performance by the two jazz ensembles will be presented in Jussi Björling Recital Hall. The fall jazz concert at Gustavus is free and open to the public. The Adolphus…

  • Gustavus Symphony Features Faculty Artists Sunday

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    The Gustavus Department of Music is pleased to feature faculty members Karrin Meffert-Nelson, clarinet and Justin Knoepfel, viola, in concert with the Gustavus Symphony Orchestra and Conductor Ruth Lin, Sunday, November 13, beginning at 1:30 p.m. in Christ Chapel. This concert is free and open to the public.

  • Gustavus & Vasa Autumn Winds Friday

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    The Gustavus and Vasa Wind Orchestras’ fall concert in Christ Chapel on the campus of Gustavus Adolphus College will be presented Friday, November 11, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Long-time conductor Douglas Nimmo is joined by the Vasa Wind Orchestra’s new conductor Karrin Meffert-Nelson for this performance which is free and open to the public.

  • Digital Artist Alma Lopez to Visit Gustavus

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    Los Angeles based digital artist Alma Lopez will be at Gustavus Adolphus College Wednesday, Nov. 9 to talk about her newly released book Our Lady of Controversy: Alma Lopez’s Irreverent Apparition, and screen her new documentary “I LOVE Lupe.” The event will begin at 7 p.m. in Wallenberg Auditorium, located in the Alfred Nobel Hall…

  • Gustavus Honor Band XXII Concert Monday

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    More than 100 student musicians from 43 high schools across Minnesota and northern Iowa will converge on Gustavus Adolphus College for the twenty-second annual Gustavus Honor Band Festival, November 6 & 7, 2011. The two-day concert band festival, under the direction of Douglas Nimmo, includes rehearsals, seminars, clinics, master classes and demonstrations with Gustavus faculty.…

  • National Lutheran Choir Celebrates All-Saints at Gustavus

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    The National Lutheran Choir, under the direction of David Cherwien, will perform its annual All Saints concert, Kyrie: Journey to Light, on Saturday, November 5, 2011, at 7:00 pm, in Christ Chapel on the campus of Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. Tickets are available in advance by calling 612-722-2301 or online at www.nlca.com. Group…

  • Pfaltzgraff Guest Recital Friday

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    The Department of Music at Gustavus Adolphus College is pleased to present Wartburg College professor of music Brian Pfaltzgraff and pianist Carita Pfaltzgraff in a guest artist recital on Friday, November 4 at 7:30 p.m. The Pfaltzgraff recital will be presented in Jussi Björling Recital Hall. It is free and open to the public.

  • Esther Wang Recital Sunday

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    Gustavus pianist Esther Wang will present a recital of works by Bach, Poulenc, Doug Opel and Steven Rydberg on Sunday, October 30 at 3:30 p.m. Wang’s faculty piano recital will be presented in Jussi Björling Recital Hall on the Gustavus campus. The recital is free and open to the public.

  • Gustavus OcTUBAfest Saturday

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    Gustavus’ annual OcTUBAfest, featuring compositions for tuba and euphonium by student musicians, will hit the Jussi Björling stage at 7:30 p.m., on Saturday, October 29. Saturday’s concert includes six new compositions by Gustavus students. The performance is free and open to the public.