Fine Arts

Author: Al

  • Gustavus Philharmonic Concert Sunday

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    Under the direction of first-year conductor Justin Knoepfel, the Gustavus Philharmonic Orchestra will present its fall concert Sunday, November 21 at 1:30 p.m.This performance by the 16-member ensemble will take place in Björling Recital Hall on the Gustavus Adolphus College campus. The concert is free and open to the public.

  • Woodwind Chamber Concert at Gustavus Sunday

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    Under the leadership of Ann Pesavento, Sarah Erickson Lume and John Engebretson, four woodwind ensembles of the Department of Music at Gustavus Adolphus College will present their fall recital Sunday, November 21. This event includes performances by the TLTD Quartet, the Kalmar Quintet, the MECC Quartet and the Quintrivium Winds. The concert begins at 3:30…

  • Gustavus Jazz Returns to Bjorling 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 20 at 7:30 p.m. Saturday’s performance by the two jazz ensembles will be presented in Jussi Björling Recital Hall. It is free and open to the public.

  • Gustavus Senior Recitalists Perform Saturday

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    Three Gustavus musicians are scheduled to present their senior recitals on Saturday, November 20 in Jussi Björling Recital Hall on the Gustavus Adolphus College campus. Saxophonist Logan Burnside will open the afternoon with a recital beginning at 1:30 p.m. accompanied by pianist Beth Winterfeldt. At 3:30 p.m., soprano Sarah Lundquist with pianist Beth Winterfeldt and…

  • Wind Orchestras’ Fall Concert Friday at Gustavus

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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 19, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Douglas Nimmo conducts this performance which is free and open to the public.

  • Lecture by Acclaimed Green Architect Sarah Nettleton Tuesday

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    With funding from the Department of Art/Art History and the Johnson Endowment for the Arts, acclaimed “green” architect Sarah Nettleton will present a lecture in Wallenberg Auditorium, Tuesday, November 16 at 4:30 p.m. on the Gustavus Adolphus College campus. As part of this day-long residency, one of Nettleton’s creations, The Spear House on the Ottawa…

  • Rob Gardner Returns In A Walk In The Woods

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    Long-time Anderson Theatre director Rob Gardner returns to Gustavus in an Iowa Theatre Artists Company production of A Walk In The Woods on Friday, November 12 at 7:30 p.m. in Jussi Björling Recital Hall. This one-night-only performance includes Gardner as Soviet negotiator Andrev Botvinnik alongside movie and television actor Patrick Thomas O’Brien as the American…

  • Fall Percussion Concert Sunday at Gustavus

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    Under the direction of Professor Robert Adney, the Percussion Ensemble from the Department of Music at Gustavus will present its fall concert on Sunday, November 14. This performance begins at 7:30 p.m. in Björling Recital Hall and is free and open to the public. Sunday’s performance opens with Jaime Texidor’s Amparito Roco and the Argentiean…

  • Gustavus Symphony in Concert Sunday

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    The Gustavus Department of Music is pleased to present the Gustavus Symphony Orchestra and its new Conductor Ruth Lin in a concert of All-American music on Sunday, November 14 beginning at 1:30 p.m. in Christ Chapel. This concert of works by American composers George Whitefield Chadwick, Aaron Copland and Alan Hovhaness is free and open…

  • Nicole Wamma Junior Piano and Bass Recital Saturday

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    Mankato native Nicole Wamma will present her junior recital Saturday, November 13 at 3:30 p.m. on the Gustavus Adolphus College campus. This recital includes performance on two instruments, piano and double bass, and will be presented in Jussi Björling Recital Hall on the Gustavus campus. She is accompanied by pianist Beth Winterfeldt. The recital is…