Category: Music
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Christmas in Christ Chapel to be Broadcast Regionally
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The 41st annual Christmas in Christ Chapel, Holy Wisdom, Holy Word: The Gates of Eden are Open, was presented on the Gustavus Adolphus College campus on Dec. 6-8. Now a number of radio stations throughout southern Minnesota and northern Iowa will broadcast the service on various dates and times during this Christmas season. Some of…
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Home Free in NBC’s The Sing-Off Finals Monday
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The Minnesota-based vocal band Home Free advanced to the finals of NBC’s The Sing-Off by returning to its country roots Thursday night with the Zach Brown Band’s “Colder Weather. The ensemble’s emotional arrangement incorporated tightly-knit harmonies in the upper range with astounding solos by Rob Lundquist and Austin Brown and had the distinctly different country…
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New Endowed Music Professorship to Honor Dr. Douglas Nimmo
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Gustavus Adolphus College President Jack Ohle recently announced that Raymond ’51 and Lorraine Lundquist of Golden Valley, Minn., have established a new endowed professorship for the Gustavus Wind Orchestra in honor of Dr. Douglas Nimmo – the ensemble’s longtime conductor. “The establishment of the Douglas Nimmo Endowed Professor for the Gustavus Wind Orchestra is the…
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Gustavus Alumni Performing on NBC’s The Sing-Off
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If you’ve watched NBC’s primetime show The Sing-Off, you’re probably familiar with the Minnesota-based group Home Free. What you might not know is that two members of the group have ties to Gustavus Adolphus College. Chris Rupp, the group’s musical director and baritone, studied for three years at Gustavus before earning his degree from Minnesota…
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Michael Johnson in Concert at Gustavus
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For forty-five years, Michael Johnson, singer, song-writer, storyteller, and guitarist, has delighted audiences at Gustavus Adolphus College. The College is delighted to have him back again this year as Michael continues the tradition of performing in Björling Recital Hall on Friday, December 13, at 8:00 p.m. with favorites from his 45-year career and his newest…
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Annual Winds of Christmas in Christ Chapel Tuesday
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The Winds of Christmas, an annual performance of the music of Christmas by the combined Gustavus and Vasa Wind Orchestras, will be presented at morning worship, 10:00 a.m., on Tuesday, December 10, in Christ Chapel. Admission is free to this celebration of the music of Christmas directed by Douglas Nimmo and Karrin Meffert-Nelson. Following the…
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Christmas in Christ Chapel is Dec. 6-8
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Christmas in Christ Chapel, the annual celebration of the Nativity of Jesus at Gustavus Adolphus College will be held Dec. 6-8 and is themed “Holy Wisdom, Holy Word: the Gates of Eden Are Open.” Through these worship services, the College will continue its tradition of helping people prepare themselves for Christmas by telling the story…
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Woodwind Ensembles to Perform Sunday
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Six woodwind ensembles from the Department of Music at Gustavus will join efforts to present an end of the semester Woodwind Chamber Concert on Sunday, November 24 in Björling Recital Hall. Sunday’s concert begins at 3:30 p.m. and includes performances by the Gustavus Flute Choir, Chamber Winds, Quartet Rooma, Fyra, Little Quartet on the Prairie…
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Gustavus Percussion Fall Concert Sunday
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The Department of Music at Gustavus Adolphus College is excited to host one of their favorite fall concerts, the Gustavus Percussion Ensemble. The Percussion Ensemble is directed by Paul Hill. One of the reasons the concert is so popular is because the performers use non-traditional instruments, such as pots and pans, during their performance, as…
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Gustavus Philharmonic in Concert Saturday
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The Gustavus Department of Music invites the campus and the public to the fall concert of the Gustavus Philharmonic Orchestra on Saturday, November 23, at 3:30 p.m. in Bjorling Recital Hall. The orchestra is conducted by Justin Knoepfel. The concert will include Gustavus associate professors and pianists Esther Wang and Yumiko Oshima-Ryan performing a Bach…
