Fine Arts

Author: Al

  • Huff Wins Playwrighting Award

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    Doug Huff, Professor of Philosophy at Gustavus Adolphus College, was recently named the winner of the 2010 Hidden River Arts Playwrighting Award for his play A Far Shore. For winning the award, Huff will receive a monetary award, the manuscript of A Far Shore will be published by Hidden River Arts, and the play will…

  • Jussi Bjorling Centennial Celebration at Gustavus

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    As part of the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Jussi Bjorling, the Jussi Bjorling Society-USA, in cooperation with Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minnesota, will present a concert in memory of the legendary Swedish tenor on Friday, June 24. The performance will begin at 7:00 p.m. in the Jussi Bjorling Recital…

  • Gustavus Hosts Minnesota All-Lutheran Choir

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    The 40-voice Minnesota All-State Lutheran Choir will perform in concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 24 in Christ Chapel on the campus of Gustavus Adolphus College. The concert is free and open to the public. A free-will offering will be collected.

  • Alumni & Faculty in Chanhassen’s Superstar

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    Beginning in March and running through July 30, Minnesota’s Chanhassen Dinner Theatre is presenting Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s classic ’70s rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar. Among the large cast on stage and in the opera’s band are Gustavus graduates Nickie Kromminga ’98 and Chad M. Anderson ’08. Adjunct professor of music Paul Hill…

  • Dawn Gehlhar Williams ’06, Music & Story-Telling

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    Dawn Michelle (Gehlhar) Williams ’06 reveals her true heart and soul at the piano. She states that in many ways, her music is like her dad’s story telling.  Using notes instead of words, Dawn draws on her own experiences as she strives to write music that includes bits of her — her feelings, heart, dreams—and…

  • Gomez Dance Group ‘Reunions’ Includes Gustie Alumni

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    Gomez Dance Group will present Reunions – a show that reunites past and present company members for a concert with tremendous range of physicality and emotion at Patrick’s Cabaret in Minneapolis, June 3 & 4 at 8:00 p.m. Artistic Director Maria Gomez Tierney, former member of the Gustavus Department of Theatre & Dance, has invited…

  • Students, Alumni, Faculty Dance Collaboration in June

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    Choreographer Jeffrey Peterson has produced a powerful new dance concert, Men and Women are Created Unequal, and will present it with Gustavus colleague and choreographer Melissa Rolnick and a cast which includes a number of professional dancers along with current Gustavus students and alumni June 2-5 at Intermedia Arts on Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.…

  • History of Gustavus Choir Published

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    Gustavus Adolphus College is pleased to announce the publication of David Holdhusen’s Commitment to Musical Excellence: The 75 Year History of the Gustavus Choir. Published by Cambridge Scholars, the work is a result of the research Holdhusen, a 1996 Gustavus graduate, compiled for his doctoral dissertation at Florida State University. With information collected from the…

  • Gustavus Symphony to Present Season Finale Saturday

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    The Gustavus Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Conductor Ruth Lin, will present the Department of Music’s season finale with a performance in Christ Chapel on Saturday, May 28 at 8:00 p.m. The winners of the 2011 Gustavus Concerto/Aria Competition, violinist Taylor Frey ’13, baritone Christopher Hall ’11 and flutist Antonio Herbert ’13, will join…

  • Senior Art Exhibition Continues in Hillstrom

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    Senior Show 2011: Insert Title Here _____, is on view at the Hillstrom Museum of Art, from May 7, through Commencement, May 29. The exhibition is open to the public at no charge. Regular Museum hours are weekdays 9:00 to 4:00 and weekends 1:00 to 5:00.