Category: Music

A busy spring semester of student recitals at Gustavus Adolphus College begins Sunday, March 6, with Laura Johnson’s senior clarinet recital. The 7:30 p.m. recital will be presented under the sponsorship of the Department of Music at Gustavus in Jussi Björling Recital Hall. The performance will be open and free to the public. Laura Johnson…

The Department of Music at Gustavus Adolphus College is pleased to present the second faculty recital of the weekend with a performance by flutist James DeVoll on Sunday, February 28 at 1:30 p.m. in Björling Recital Hall. DeVoll will be assisted in Sunday’s recital by cellist Sharon Mautner-Rodgers and pianist Beth Winterfeldt in this recital…

Dr. Justin Knoepfel, a member of the Department of Music at Gustavus Adolphus College, will present a faculty viola recital on Saturday, February 27 at 3:30 p.m., accompanied by pianist Beth Winterfeldt. This recital will be performed in Björling Recital Hall and will be free and open to the public. To open this recital, Dr.…

For the first time in its 137-year history, the Gustavus Wind Orchestra, under the direction of Dr. James Patrick Miller, has been invited to perform at this year’s College Band Directors National Association on Saturday, February 27 on the Iowa State University campus. The performance, part of the North Central Division’s 2016 conference, will be…

Following a ten-day concert tour which showcased its talents in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska and Minnesota, the Gustavus Choir, under the direction of Dr. Gregory J. Aune, returns to Gustavus to present its home concert in Christ Chapel, Saturday, February 13 at 7:30 p.m. Admission to the Choir’s home concert is free and open to…

Gustavus Adolphus College’s 43rd annual Christmas in Christ Chapel worship services are set to take place Friday, Dec. 4 through Sunday, Dec. 6. This year’s theme is “Shalom, Salaam, Bethlehem” and will take the audience on a journey, joining the global travelers and residents of Bethlehem, Palestine, to celebrate the birth of the Prince of…

The Department of Music at Gustavus is pleased to announce three recitals which will include work by four students this weekend. The arts schedule includes a joint recital by Bailey Hilgren, oboe & Paige Schoenherr, bassoon, and solo recitals by Karin Dye, viola and Lisa Slaikeu, flute and voice. These recitals will be presented in…

The 19-member Gustavus Philharmonic Orchestra, under the direction of Conductor Justin Knoepfel, will present its fall concert in Jussi Björling Recital Hall on Saturday, November 21 at 1:30 p.m. For this performance, the orchestra will welcome student conductor Karin Dye ’16 to the stage. The concert is open to the public. Tickets are not required.…

Mexico’s premiere vocal ensemble, Voz en Punto, will present a Gustavus Artist Series concert on Monday, November 16 at 7:30 p.m. in Björling Recital Hall on the Gustavus Adolphus College campus. This performance is presented as part of Voz en Punto’s U.S. concert tour and the Gustavus event is one of only two concerts scheduled…

The Jazz Studies Program at Gustavus Adolphus College will unveil changes to its program this weekend with two concerts featuring new faces and projects within the Department of Music. Jazz studies director Dave Stamps will open the Sunday, November 15 concert schedule at 1:30 p.m. as he leads the Gustavus Jazz Lab Band and the…