Category: Music

  • Gazzola & Frehner Piano Recital Set for Friday

    The Gustavus Department of Music will present Gabe Gazzola and Katie Frehner in their junior piano recital on Friday, November 22, at 7:30 p.m. in Bjorling Recital Hall.  The joint recital is free and open to the public. Gabe Gazzola is a junior from Woodbury, Minn., with a major in Psychological Science and minors in…

  • Gustavus Jazz Concert Sunday

    The Gustavus Jazz Lab Band and the Adolphus Jazz Ensemble, directed by Steve Wright, will present their combined fall concert Sunday, November 24 at 1:30 p.m. Sunday’s performance by the two jazz ensembles will be presented in Jussi Björling Recital Hall. It is free and open to the public. Sunday’s fall concert will open with…

  • Gustavus Presents Autumn Winds Concert Saturday

    The Gustavus and Vasa Wind Orchestras, under the direction of Douglas Nimmo and Karrin Meffert-Nelson, will present their combine fall concert, Autumn Winds, in Jussi Björling Recital Hall on the campus of Gustavus Adolphus College, Saturday, November 23, beginning at 1:30 p.m. This annual event is free and open to the public. The “Autumn Winds”…

  • St. Peter Violinist Troy Gardner Returns for Recital

    The Department of Music at Gustavus Adolphus College is pleased to bring St. Peter native and violinist Troy Gardner to the Jussi Björling Recital Hall stage for a guest recital with Dutch pianist Elizabeth Karelse on Sunday, November 17 at 1:00 p.m. This performance by Gardner and Karelse is presented free of charge by the…

  • duoARtia Pianists Astolfi & Roadfeldt at Gustavus

    The Gustavus Adolphus College Department of Music is pleased to host duoARtia in concert as part of their 2013 fall tour. Pianists Jeri-Mae Astolfi and Holly Roadfeldt, both avid supporters of contemporary music, will perform in a duo-piano recital on Saturday, November 16 at 1:30 p.m. in Bjorling Recital Hall on the Gustavus campus. Admission…

  • Erik Bloomquist Senior Piano Recital Sunday

    The Department of Music at Gustavus Adolphus College proudly presents Erik Blomquist in his senior piano recital. The recital, which is free and available for the public, will take place on Sunday, November 17, at 3:30 p.m. in Bjorling Recital Hall

  • Gustavus Symphony Fall Concert Benefit for Starfish Project

    The Gustavus campus will be delighted once again by the Gustavus Symphony Orchestra’s fall concert. The orchestra, conducted by Ruth Lin, will present its concert on Sunday, November 10 at 1:30 p.m. in Jussi Bjorling Recital Hall. The concert includes guest performances by trumpet professor Steve Wright and first-year horn student Bailey Hilgren. Admission to…

  • Gustavus Honor Band Opens 25th Season

    The Gustavus Honor Band, featuring more than 100 selected high school students from around the region, opened Sunday, November 3 on the Gustavus Adolphus College campus. Rehearsals, clinics and sectionals began as soon as the student musicians had an opportunity to get to know each other. The annual event, now in its 25th year, runs…

  • Gustavus Honor Band To Celebrate 25 Years

    The Gustavus Honor Band Festival and Concert will celebrate its 25th anniversary on November 3 and 4. The band, 100 high school students from 47 high schools in Minnesota, South Dakota and Wisconsin and conducted by Douglas Nimmo, will present the festival concert on Monday, November 4, at 7:00 p.m. in Christ Chapel on the…

  • Zorongo Flemenco Dance Theatre to Perform at Gustavus

    The Zorongo Flemenco Dance Theatre will present its show Sol y Luna at Gustavus Adolphus College at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30 in Alumni Hall. The event is free and open to the public. Celebrate the exotic and sultry ambiance of the early 1900s in Spain known as “Café Cantante,” when flamenco dancers, musicians, and…