Category: Music

Ask any musician. If he’s being honest with you, will tell you there’s never enough time for practice. When organist David Lim ’15 was informed that he had won the 12th annual Immanuel Lutheran Church Organ Competition in Evanston, Illinois, he realized that it would mean some additional time at the keyboard during a very…

Posted on March 5th, 2014 by Brianna Furey ’15 Participating in music ensembles at Gustavus Adolphus College involves much more than simply making music – it can have life-changing effects. Ensembles at Gustavus are often described by students as families that form a special bond and grow together in pursuit of producing magical sounds for…

The 2013-14 Gustavus Artist Series concludes Friday, March 8, with a performance by the renowned Aeolus Quartet, as part of a 3-day residency at Gustavus. The Aeolus Quartet is a string quartet founded at the Cleveland Institute of Music and currently serving as the Graduate Resident String Quartet at the Juilliard School of Music. They…

Story by Lisa Slaiku ’16 As part of the Gustavus Music Colloquium Series, the Department of Music is pleased to present baroque flutist Immanuel Davis, assisted by Julie Elhard, viola da gamba, and Donald Livingston, harpsichord, in Björling Recital Hall on Monday, March 3, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Admission to the recital is free and…

The Department of Music at Gustavus Adolphus College is pleased to welcome back Pianists Helen and Paul Baumgartner to the stage where they taught piano and performed as members of the Gustavus faculty for so many years. This faculty emeriti recital will be presented in Jussi Björling Recital Hall on Sunday, March 2 beginning at…

Although Baroque and Jazz music are from completely different historical eras, their musical similarities are notable. 2014 marks the third year that the Bach Society of Minnesota and the Jazz trio Framework have collaborated to musically explore and celebrate these similarities. On Friday, February 28, the two ensembles will bring their special collaboration to Bjorling Recital Hall…

Gustavus Adolphus College President Jack Ohle is pleased to announce that Dr. James Patrick Miller will join the faculty in September 2014 as the inaugural holder of the Douglas Nimmo Endowed Professor of the Gustavus Wind Orchestra. This new professorship was established by Raymond ’51 and Lorraine Lundquist in honor of Dr. Douglas Nimmo, the…

The Campus Activities Board at Gustavus Adolphus College has announced that the music duo Timeflies will perform in concert at 8 p.m. Friday, May 9 in Lund Arena. Tickets are currently available online at gustavustickets.com for Gustavus students, faculty, and staff for $12. Tickets for the general public will be $17 and will go on…

As with any competition, in the end there can be only one. On Monday night’s finale of NBC ‘s The Sing-Off, the Minnesota-based country vocal band Home Free joined a cappella bands Nota, Committed and Pentatonix (winners of seasons 1-3) as The Sing-Off champions. Home Free, founded by Gusties Chris & Adam Rupp, took home the…