Author: Al

The Gustavus Faculty Jazz and the Department of Music welcome guest pianist Jim Whitman and senior percussionist Andrew Evans for a special evening of jazz on Friday, March 11 in Björling Recital Hall on the Gustavus campus. The quintet performance begins at 7:30 p.m. and is free and open to the public.

The Department of Music at Gustavus welcomes adjunct professor of music John Engebretson in a faculty saxophone recital on Saturday, March 12, beginning at 3:30 p.m. Mr. Engebretson is accompanied by pianist Beth Winterfeldt for this recital in Jussi Björling Recital Hall. The performance is free and open to the public. For his program, Mr.…

The Gustavus Department of Music brings both of its large string ensembles to the Christ Chapel stage on Sunday, March 13 at 1:30 p.m. The concert includes performances by the Gustavus Symphony Orchestra, under Conductor Ruth Lin and the Gustavus Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Justin Knoepfel. Sunday’s orchestra concert is free and open to the…

The Gustavus Adolphus College Department of Music is pleased to present a junior piano recital by Yanna Georgas on Saturday, March 12 at 7:30 p.m. in Jussi Björling Recital Hall on the Gustavus campus. This performance is free and open to the public.

Helen and Paul Baumgartner, faculty emeriti of the Department of Music at Gustavus Adolphus College, will present a four-hand piano recital Sunday, March 6, beginning at 3:30 p.m. in Jussi Björling Recital Hall on the Gustavus campus. The recital includes works by Brahms, Warlock and Schubert. It is free and open to the public.

Well-known St. Peter pianist, teacher and accompanist, Beth Winterfeldt, will present a faculty piano recital in Jussi Björling Recital Hall on Friday, March 4 at 7:30 p.m. For this performance, Ms. Winterfeldt has invited Mankato-area pianist David Viscoli and Gustavus violist Justin Knoepfel to assist. The performance begins at 7:30 p.m. and is free and…

Cantus, named the “premier men’s vocal ensemble in the United States” by Fanfare Magazine, will include a performance and residency at Gustavus Adolphus College February 27 at 7:00 p.m. as part of a tour of Greater Minnesota funded through Classical MPR’s Artists-In-Residence program. The tour includes concerts in Ely, St. Peter, Grand Rapids and Crookston,…

Updated: Noon Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011: Due to the inclement weather, this event has been canceled for today, Sunday, Feb. 20. It will be rescheduled for another time to be announced later. The Department of Music will NOT present a faculty flute recital, Dedicated to French School, by Adjunct Professor of Music Barbara Leibundguth, Sunday,…

The Gustavus Adolphus College Department of Music welcomes guest vocalist Kurt R. Hansen and guest pianist Karina Kontorovitch to join with Assistant Professor of Music and pianist Ruth Lin on Saturday, February 19 and present the music of Franz Schubert in a Schubertiade in Jussi Björling Recital Hall. The evening performance will begin at 7:30…