Category: Music

An annual event at Gustavus will be presented on Sunday, October 16 at 2:00 p.m. in Christ Chapel. As a part of the Family Weekend festivities, the Department of Music will present its Showcase Concert. The concert will feature the work of over 300 student musicians and includes performances by the Gustavus Choir, the Gustavus…

Sunday, October 9 brings the Melius Trio and Gustavus pianist Esther Wang to the Gustavus campus as a guest of the Department of Music. The Trio’s performance begins at 7:30 p.m. and will be presented in Jussi Björling Recital Hall. The Trio appears as guest artists of the department. The performance is free and open…

The Grammy winning Chestnut Brass Company will be in concert at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota, hosted by the Gustavus Artist Series, Saturday, October 8, 2011. CBC’s performance at Gustavus begins at 7:00 p.m. in Jussi Björling Recital Hall. Tickets for the performance are available online at gustavustickets.com and can also be purchased…

As a part of the 47th annual Nobel Conference at Gustavus Adolphus College, The Brain and Being Human, the Department of Music will present a very special musical celebration featuring baritone Michael Jorgensen and pianist Bonnie Jorgensen, Tuesday, October 4, at 8:15 p.m. in Christ Chapel. The performance, A State of Mind and Music: New Songs by…

Sweden’s Mattias Jacobsson, one of the foremost classical guitarists on the international stage, will open the Gustavus Artist Series performance season with a recital in Jussi Björling Recital Hall on Friday, September 23, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available through gustavustickets.com and will be on sale at the door one hour prior to the…

The Department of Music at Gustavus Adolphus College is pleased to present pianist Yumiko Oshima-Ryan in a solo faculty recital on Saturday, September 24. Oshima-Ryan’s recital features works by Beethoven, Chopin, Debussy and contemporary Japanese composer Takashi Yoshimatsu. It begins at 1:30 p.m. in Jussi Björling Recital Hall and is free and open to the…

The Rococo Duo, flutist Jenny Hanson and percussionist Scotty Horey, known for performances infused with physical and emotional energy and a varied repertoire, will appear in concert at Gustavus Adolphus College on Wednesday, September 21, at 8:00 p.m. The performance will be given in Jussi Björling Recital Hall. It is free and open to the…

The Department of Music at Gustavus opens its fall season with a guest recital by Mankato Violist Tyler Sieh at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, September 16, in Jussi Björling Recital Hall. Sieh will be accompanied by pianist Beth Winterfeldt for this recital which is free and open to the public.

The award-winning a cappella sensation, Home Free, returns to Gustavus’ Jussi Björling Recital Hall for a special fund-raising concert Sunday, August 28. The concert, a benefit sponsored by First Lutheran Church of St. Peter, begins at 3:00 p.m. and is open to the public. Tickets for the benefit are available at the church and will…

It was only natural Taylor and Kendra Frey would be introduced to classical music at an early age. The daughters of two classical musicians, teacher Sheryl Frey and the late John Frey, they began learning the violin as preschoolers.