Author: Al

  • Knoepfel Violin/Viola Recital Saturday

    Justin Knoepfel, instructor of violin and viola and conductor of the Gustavus Philharmonic Orchestra, will present a violin/viola faculty recital Saturday, February 19, beginning at 1:30 p.m. in Jussi Björling Recital Hall on the Gustavus campus. For this performance, Justin will be accompanied by pianist Beth Winterfeldt. The performance is free and open to the…

  • USAF Brass in Blue at Gustavus Sunday

    The United States Air Force Brass in Blue on concert tour in the Midwest will present a free concert on the Gustavus Adolphus College campus Sunday, February 13, beginning at 1:30 p.m. in Björling Recital Hall. This concert is free and open to the public but tickets are required. Advance tickets are available at the…

  • Gustavus Choir & Wind Orchestra Home Concerts Saturday

    Following their successful winter concert tours, the Gustavus Wind Orchestra and Gustavus Choir return to the campus to present their annual Home Concerts on Saturday, February 12. The Wind Orchestra and Conductor Douglas Nimmo open the afternoon at 2:00 p.m. followed by the Gustavus Choir and Conductor Gregory Aune at 7:30 p.m. Both Home Concerts…

  • Gustavus Wind Orchestra on Tour

    The Gustavus Wind Orchestra, under the direction of Douglas Nimmo, departs on an 8-day Midwest concert tour which includes concerts in Brainerd and Duluth, Minnesota, before traveling to Wisconsin for performances in Wausau, Appleton, Hartford and Middleton. The wind orchestra’s final performance is scheduled in Owatonna, Minnesota, on February 5. The entire schedule can be…

  • Gustavus Choir On Tour in Italy

    The Gustavus Choir, the premier choral ensemble at Gustavus Adolphus College as well as one of the nation’s premier Lutheran college choirs, is traveling on a 14-day tour of Italy that will include performances in five different cities. Now in its 79th year, the Gustavus Choir is one of six choirs in an active and…

  • Origami Master to Present Public Folding at Gustavus

    Robert J. Lang, one of the world’s leading masters of origami, who is serving as the 2010-2011 Rydell Professor at Gustavus Adolphus College, will do public foldings of his work on Monday, January 24 from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m., and Wednesday, January 26 from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m., in the lower level of the Jackson…

  • Gustavus Jazz Invited to Notre Dame Jazz Festival

    The Gustavus Jazz Lab Band, under the direction of Steve Wright, has been invited to participate at the prestigious Notre Dame Jazz Festival in South Bend, Indiana, March 3-5.  The Notre Dame Festival is the oldest collegiate jazz festival in the United States and each year bands across North America audition to perform. For the…

  • Senior Artists Exhibit at Waseca

    It is tradition at Gustavus Adolphus College for senior art and art history majors to have their work displayed at the College’s Hillstrom Museum of Art in the Spring. This winter, those seniors will also have the opportunity to show off some of their work in Waseca, Minn., a town 35 miles southeast of St.…

  • Christmas in Christ Chapel Broadcasts Scheduled

    The sounds of A Renaissance Nativity, the 2010 Christmas in Christ Chapel celebration at Gustavus Adolphus College, will be broadcast throughout the region during the holiday season. Radio stations which have aired portions or the entire service in past years are now planning to include the music in their broadcast schedules.

  • Gustavus Hosts Mankato Children’s Chorus Winter Concert

    Gustavus Adolphus College and Christ Chapel are pleased to host the Winter Concert of the Mankato Children’s Chorus, Sunday, December 19 at 3:00 p.m. This annual holiday celebration of music features the five choirs of MCC. Tickets for the performance will be available at the door and are priced at $10 for adults and $7…