Category: Music

Fine Arts Weekend Preview: Leuwerke, Jazz, and Watercolor

Nov 14, 2018

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Molly Lewis ’21

While students may be rounding the corner to Thanksgiving break, there’s still a full slate of fine arts events on deck over the next few days.
Weekend Arts Preview: Shakespeare, Puppets, and Andrew Boysen Jr.

Nov 7, 2018

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Molly Lewis ’21

This weekend features the Gustavus Theatre and Dance production of Shakespeare’s “Measure for Measure” and guest conductors Andrew and Lyndsay Boysen leading the Fall Bands Concert.
Hundreds of High School Musicians Attend 30th Annual Björling Music Festival

Nov 6, 2018

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mklein3

This week Gustavus Adolphus College hosted nearly 300 high school musicians from 65 different high schools during the 30th Annual Björling Music Festival
Weekend Arts Preview: Swedish Fiddling to Soloists from the Minn. Orchestra

Oct 31, 2018

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Molly Lewis ’21

This week’s concert rundown includes artists from across the Midwest and beyond.
Miller Selected to Guest Conduct United States Coast Guard Band

Oct 15, 2018

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mklein3

James Patrick Miller, the Douglas Nimmo Professor of the Gustavus Wind Orchestra, will have the honor of leading the United States Coast Guard Band in concert November 18.
Weekend Arts Preview: Minn. Opera and Family Weekend

Oct 11, 2018

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Molly Lewis ’21

It’s a busy weekend on campus with families returning for 2018 Family Weekend festivities and the second Gustavus Artist Series concert.
Fine Arts Guide to the Nobel Conference

Oct 1, 2018

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mklein3

Here is your guide to the arts at the 2018 Nobel Conference!
Weekend Arts Preview: Changing Seasons, Hope, and Renewal

Sep 27, 2018

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Molly Lewis ’21

The regular concert season at Gustavus Adolphus College kicks off this weekend with a faculty recital from Associate Professor of Piano Esther Wang, as well as the annual Nobel Conference 54 Concert, featuring works inspired by the seasons. Also this weekend, the Gustavus Theatre and Dance Department, in collaboration with the Diversity Center, Chaplin’s Office,…
Jazz Jamboree Receives $5,000 Grant from Schmidt Foundation

Sep 24, 2018

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jakin

The Carl and Verna Schmidt Foundation has awarded a $5,000 grant to Director of Jazz Studies Dave Stamps in support of the 2019 Jazz Jamboree at Gustavus Adolphus College.
The Langston Hughes Project Brings Jazz, Poetry, and History to the Stage Sept. 19

Sep 13, 2018

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mklein3

The Langston Hughes Project, Ask Your Mama: 12 Moods for Jazz featuring the Ron McCurdy Quartet takes the stage Sept. 19 in Björling Recital Hall.