Category: Music

The coming weekend in the Department of Music at Gustavus Adolphus College will be a busy one with a home tour concert, guest and faculty recitals, and student recitals on Sunday, April 10 by flutist Beige McConaughey at 3:30 p.m. in Jussi Björling Recital Hall and an organ recital by Zachary Anderson in Christ Chapel…

The Gustavus Wind Orchestra from Gustavus Adolphus College, one of the nation’s most storied collegiate concert bands, will conclude its 2016 concert tour with its Home Concert on Saturday, April 9 at 1:30 p.m. In its second year under the direction of conductor and music director James Patrick Miller, the ensemble will present its Home…

The Office of the Chaplains and the Department of Music at Gustavus will open this weekend’s recital schedule with an organ recital by Cantor and Organist of Christ Chapel Chad Winterfledt on Friday, April 8 at 7:30 p.m. This faculty organ recital is free and open to the public. Dr. Chad Winterfeldt is Cantor of…

Three recent Gustavus Adolphus College alumnae who were named winners, and one who received honorable mention, of the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships (GRF), studied music along with their study in the sciences while students at Gustavus. Of the four Gusties honored, Helen Wauck ’14 was a member of the Gustavus Symphony Orchestra,…

It’s difficult to imagine the thoughts in Theodora Cormontan’s mind in 1887 as she stood on the deck of the Hekla and sailed from Norway for America with her father and sister, leaving behind an established music career of performance, teaching and composition. As the coastline faded in the distance, the 46-year-old Norwegian composer probably…

A busy spring semester continues this weekend at Gustavus Adolphus College as seniors Hannah Walters, voice & viola and Caleb Likely, trombone, present their final Gustavus recitals in Jussi Björling Recital Hall. Walters will present her recital with pianist Bonnie Jorgensen at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 19 and Likely at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday,…

Gustavus Pianist and Professor of Music Esther Wang will join the Gustavus Symphony Orchestra and Conductor Ruth Lin for the symphony’s spring concert on Saturday, March 19 at 1:30 p.m. This performance will be presented in Jussi Björling Recital Hall at no charge. The public is cordially invited to attend. For those unable to attend,…

The Jazz Studies program at Gustavus Adolphus College will present 5 of its jazz combos in a concert in Jussi Björling Recital Hall on Friday, March 18. The performance, set for 7:30 p.m., will include works by 3 combos named after the great names in jazz history — Duke, Bird, and Dizzy — as well…

The Department of Music at Gustavus is pleased to present “Myth, Revolution, and Nationalism in Richard Wagner’s Ring Cycle” a guest lecture by Alexander K. Rothe, on Thursday, March 17 at 1:30 p.m. The lecture is open to the public and will be presented in Schaefer Fine Arts Music 308. In this lecture, Dr. Alexander…

The Vasa Wind Orchestra, under the direction of Dr. Karrin Meffert-Nelson, will present its 2016 spring concert in Björling Recital Hall on Saturday, March 12 at 1:30 p.m. In addition to performances by the ensemble, the concert will include two guest student conductors, flutist James DeVoll, and three chamber ensembles. Admission to this spring concert…