Author: Fine Arts Office
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Gustavus Presents First Annual OcTUBAfest
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The Department of Music at Gustavus Adolphus College will present the first OcTUBAfest in Jussi Björling Recital Hall on Saturday, November 1, beginning at 7:00 p.m. Paul Budde, instructor of euphonium and tuba at the college, will direct this first annual celebration of music for euphonium and tuba. The event is free and open to…
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Folk Duo Neal and Leandra Present Coming Home Concert at Gustavus
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Minneapolis folk duo and Gustavus alumni Neal and Leandra return for a special Homecoming/Family Weekend concert at the place where they met 27 years ago, Gustavus Adolphus College. With seven successful cds on the market and concert tours taking them from coast to coast, the Red House Recording artists will appear in concert on Saturday,…
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Bass-Baritone Simon Estes to Perform at Gustavus
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Internationally acclaimed bass baritone Simon Estes will perform at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 3 in Christ Chapel at Gustavus Adolphus College. Estes’ performance will be in lieu of the standard 20-minute daily worship service in Christ Chapel and will set the tone for a day of celebration at the College as Jack R. Ohle will…
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Artaria String Quartet Returns to Gustavus
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Minneapolis-based Artaria String Quartet returns to Gustavus Adolphus College on September 28 and reunites with Gustavus pianist Yumiko Oshima-Ryan for a concert including works by Ludwig van Beethoven and Dmitri Shostakovich. Sunday’s event begins at 3:00 p.m. with a pre-concert lecture. The concert follows in Bjorling Recital Hall at 3:30 p.m. It is free and…
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John McKay Returns to Open Gustavus Music Season with Piano Recital
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Long-time professor of music at Gustavus Adolphus College, John McKay, returns to Jussi Bjorling Recital Hall Saturday, September 20, to present the first recital of the new school year at 7:30 p.m. Included in this performance are works by Haydn, Brahms, Chopin and the world premiere of a new work by Mortimer Barron.
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Former Director of Iraqi National Museum to Give Lecture
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Dr. Donny George Youkhanna, the former director general of the National Museum in Baghdad, Iraq, will present a public lecture at Gustavus Adolphus College at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 22. The lecture is free to all and will be given in Alumni Hall, located in the O.J. Johnson Student Union on the Gustavus campus.
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Gustavus Faculty/Student Collaboration at Annual Fringe Festival
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A group of Gustavus Adolphus College and St. Peter area students have been spending the summer inside rehearsing for a premiere performance of the play “Maggie’s Magical Cat & Other Catastrophes.” Written by Gustavus theatre professor Amy Seham and Gustavus senior Maggie Sotos, the play will be performed five times between July 31 and Aug.…