Category: Music

First Lutheran Church music director and Assistant Christ Chapel Organist Chad Winterfeldt will present Frank Ferko’s Organ Cycle in Christ Chapel, Friday, September 17, beginning at 7:30 p.m. The organ cycle, based on the writings of the 12th Century mystic Hildedegard von Bingen, is free and open to the public.

“Quick! Name as many pieces as you can think of written for double bass and oboe. Sorry, time’s up.” Bruce Hodges opened the Juilliard Journal On-Line review of the Vecchione/Erdahl Duo’s cd, It Takes Two… with this question. And even the most ardent classical music enthusiast would be pressed to name one work. The Vecchione/Erdahl…

Singer/songwriter Neal Hagberg, Class of 1981, has been awarded a McKnight Composition Fellowship for 2010. Rarely given to a singer/songwriter, Hagberg received the $25,000 fellowship to “continue and expand the creative work he has been doing with his solo cd project It’s Not As Simple As It Seems.” This is Hagberg’s second McKnight Fellowship. The…

Dr. Gregory J. Aune Dr. Gregory J. Aune Dr. Gregory Aune, long-time conductor and artistic director of the Gustavus Choir, has been selected by the Wisconsin State Music Association as conductor of the 2010 Wisconsin Honors Choir. The 102-member State Honors Choir includes students from across Wisconsin who were selected by audition as part of…

Now that another school year is complete, long-time conductor of the Gustavus Wind Orchestra Douglas Nimmo, has a list of summer projects. In addition to getting to projects around the house and yard and spending time with wife Ginny and daughters Andrea and Beth, Professor Nimmo has time scheduled for his wood shop and exhibiting…

The Gustavus Symphony Orchestra, with the assistance of the Gustavus Choir and concerto competition winners Abbie Johnson, piccolo and Scott Simpkins, bass trombone, present the department’s season finale with a performance in Christ Chapel on Saturday, May 29. This performance, conducted by Gregory Aune, is part of the College’s Commencement Weekend festivities and begins at…

The second weekend in May proved to be a big one for the Department of Music at Gustavus Adolphus College as a series of six student recitals and one orchestra concert filled the weekend and Björling Recital Hall with music. Included in the schedule was the final performance of the Gustavus Philharmonic Orchestra and recitals…

The Department of Music at Gustavus presents its annual Brassworks! concert on Sunday, May 9, beginning at 3:30 p.m. in Björling Recital Hall. This event includes performances by the Gustavus Trombone Choir, the Gustavus Brass Choir, the Horn Quartet, the Gustavus Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble and the Christ Chapel Brass. The concert is free and open to…

The Lucia Singers under the direction of Patricia Snapp will present its annual Mothers’ Day concert on Sunday, May 9, beginning at 1:30 p.m. in Christ Chapel. The performance is free and open to the public.