Category: Music
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Gustavus Artist Series Season Opens Friday
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The Gustavus Adolphus College Department of Music kicks off the 2018-2019 Gustavus Artist Series Friday welcoming Charles Lazarus and the Lazarus Band to the stage for an evening of jazz. The Artist Series features top professional performers from around the world in concert at Björling Recital Hall and Christ Chapel. The mission of the series…
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Gustavus Professor Featured with Innovative Jazz Program
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The Twin Cities Jazz Composers’ Workshop Showcase Concert has been a media magnet this week, with features from Classical Minnesota Public Radio, City Pages, and Minn. Post, along with several other radio stations.
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Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Principal Timpanist Gives Back
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Jason Haaheim ’01 knows that his approach to music may be a bit unconventional. At Gustavus he majored in both physics and music, but initially chose physics as his career. In 2013, Haaheim won a job as principal timpanist of New York’s Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. Now, he’s giving back to those who inspired him to…
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Gustavus Adolphus College’s Brandon Dean Named Conductor of the Gustavus Choir
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Gustavus Adolphus College’s Dr. Brandon Dean has been named the next Jon and Anita Thomsen Young Distinguished Endowed Chair in Music and Director of the Gustavus Choir, President Rebecca Bergman announced today. Dean’s three-year appointment will begin when Dr. Gregory Aune retires at the end of the 2018–19 academic year after 24 years of service…
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Weekend Fine Arts Preview: Final Performance Weekend
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We may be heading into the final weeks of classes, but there’s still one more weekend of fantastic concerts coming your way.
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Gustavus Wind Orchestra Celebrates 140 Years
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This weekend the Gustavus Wind Orchestra is having a birthday party. A really big one. Over 175 Gustavus Band and Gustavus Wind Orchestra alumni descend on campus May 11-13 to celebrate this milestone anniversary of the oldest touring collegiate band west of the Mississippi. The highlight of the weekend will be the opportunity for nearly…
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The Fine Arts Guide to Honors Weekend
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Honors Weekend is busy on campus, so here’s a handy guide to all of the fabulous fine arts events happening this weekend!
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Gustavus Jazz brings home honors from Eau Claire Jazz Festival
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The Gustavus Jazz Ensemble, Vocal Jazz Ensemble, and Jazztet hit the road over the weekend, stopping first to work with student musicians at Apple Valley High School and continuing on to take honors at the 52nd Annual Eau Claire Jazz Festival.
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International Relations through Music
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On April 18 a woodwind quartet made up of young pre-professional musicians from the Cuban American Youth Orchestra visited Gustavus Adolphus College for a musical and cultural exchange with Gustavus student musicians.
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Weekend Arts Preview: Grieg Piano Concerto and Anglican Vespers
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This weekend features two of the Gustavus Adolphus College large touring ensembles in concert. The Gustavus Symphony Orchestra performs in the afternoon Sunday with the 2018 High School Concerto/Aria Competition winner, Kirill Nazarov. The Gustavus Choir follows with an evening vespers service with Chad Winterfeldt on organ. Both performances are free and open to the…