Archive for JJ Akin '11

Gustavus Choir and Gustavus Wind Orchestra Premiere Virtual Tour Concerts

Featuring a mix of music and personal narratives, the innovative virtual tours share Gustavus music with the world amidst the continuing pandemic.

April 15, 2021 12:21 pm by JJ Akin '11

Kurt Elling ’89 Wins Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Album

Long recognized as one of the top jazz vocalists of our time, Elling won his second Grammy Award for his album "Secrets are the Best Stories."

March 15, 2021 9:58 am by JJ Akin '11

Tohoku and Fukushima: Ten Years Later

Music professor Masayoshi Ishikawa collaborated on this powerful tribute for the 10th anniversary of the 2011 Japanese tsunami and nuclear disaster.

March 11, 2021 9:54 am by JJ Akin '11

33rd annual Björling Music Festival Goes Virtual

The Gustavus Department of Music's annual day-long event will take place in a virtual format on Saturday, March 27.

March 1, 2021 3:12 pm by JJ Akin '11

“An Active and Urgent Telling” Brings Lived Experiences to Schaefer Art Gallery

In partnership with Strange Fire Collective, the Gustavus Department of Art and Art History will host the exhibition from Feb. 11-March 17.

February 9, 2021 1:59 pm by JJ Akin '11

Artist Kristen Lowe Featured on MN Original

Documentarian and charcoal artist Kristen Lowe's 2012 MN Original episode will re-air tonight on TPT MN.

February 1, 2021 9:52 am by JJ Akin '11

Two Virtual Performances Set for This Weekend

The Gustavus Adolphus College Department of Music will present two virtual concerts this weekend. Along with the upcoming Winds of Christmas performance on Tuesday, December 8 and the premiere of Christmas in Christ Chapel on Saturday, December 19, the weekend concerts represent the culmination of an unusual semester marked by the COVID-19 pandemic—with musicians wearing […]

November 30, 2020 9:45 am by JJ Akin '11