Fine Arts

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  • Gustavus Adolphus College Announces Anderson Theatre 2008-09 Season

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    Fine Arts Office

    With a nod to a successful past season and a determination to continue the mission of social justice on the stage, Gustavus Adolphus College announces the 2008-09 Anderson Theatre season. The season includes Topsy Turvy Mouse by playwright Peter Gil-Sheridan of the Laramie Project; Eugene Ionesco’s absurdist play, The Lesson; The Other Shore, written by…

  • Gustavus Faculty/Student Collaboration at Annual Fringe Festival

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    Fine Arts Office

    A group of Gustavus Adolphus College and St. Peter area students have been spending the summer inside rehearsing for a premiere performance of the play “Maggie’s Magical Cat & Other Catastrophes.” Written by Gustavus theatre professor Amy Seham and Gustavus senior Maggie Sotos, the play will be performed five times between July 31 and Aug.…

  • Lutheran Summer Music Returns to Gustavus

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    Fine Arts Office

    Lutheran Summer Music, a four-week summer music training program founded in 1982, returns to the Gustavus Adolphus College campus June 23 – July 20. More than 150 young musicians and an outstanding faculty of artists and musicians from across the United States will take part in this intensive educational session and present more than 20…

  • Gustavus Theatre/Dance Presents Season Finale of Student Work

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    Fine Arts Office

    The Department of Theatre & Dance at Gustavus Adolphus College is pleased to present a series of performances to conclude the Spring 2008 semester. Under the guiding hands of the faculty, majors and non-majors alike have taken independent strides in creating their own inspired works in theatre and dance. Performances have already begun, so act…

  • Gustavus Wind Orchestra Presents Season Finale at Christ Chapel

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    Fine Arts Office

    The Gustavus Wind Orchestra and Conductor Douglas Nimmo will present the Gustavus Adolphus College Department of Music’s Season Finale on Saturday, May 31 at 8:00 p.m. The finale concert, scheduled as part of the College’s annual Commencement festivities is free and open to the public and will be performed in Christ Chapel.

  • Compositions Recital, Cirque de les Ridicule, Set for Sunday

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    Fine Arts Office

    Michele Gillman, an instructor in the Department of Music at Gustavus Adolphus College, will lead a cast of faculty members, students, alumns and friends in a recital of new compositions, Cirque de les Ridicule, Sunday, May 18. This performance includes performances and works by Gillman, Gustavus alumnus Paul Fraser, Jeffrey Kowalkowski, Paul Tierney, Phillip Cooke…

  • Brassworks! Concert Concludes Busy Weekend of Music

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    Fine Arts Office

    The annual Brassworks! concert, showcasing the work of the Christ Chapel Brass and the Gustavus Trombone and Brass Choirs, will be presented in Bjorling Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, May 18. This concert conducted by Scott Moore is free and open to the public.

  • Gustavus Announces Finale of Senior Recitals This Weekend

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    Fine Arts Office

    The Department of Music at Gustavus Adolphus College will present the final weekend of senior recitals this weekend in Jussi Bjorling Recital Hall on the campus. Clarinetist Rachel Braband is scheduled to present her recital at 7:30 p.m., Friday, May 16 at 7:30 p.m. Kathryn Patterson, French horn, will open her recital at 1:30 p.m.,…

  • Gustavus Symphony Orchestra to Present Concerto/Aria Concert Saturday

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    Fine Arts Office

    The Gustavus Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Conductor Warren Friesen, will present its spring concert Saturday, May 10, at 7:30 p.m. in Christ Chapel on the Gustavus Adolphus College campus. This concert includes performances by soprano Karly Slivik, ‘cellist Jacqueline Johnson and bass trombonist Scott Simpkins, selected by audition to perform in the Department…

  • Anderson Theatre Season Concludes with Fefu & Her Friends

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    Fine Arts Office

    The Department of Theatre & Dance at Gustavus Adolphus College completes a successful 2007-08 season with Fefu & Her Friends, a look into the complexities of women’s lives and relationships. Written by Maria Irene Fornes in 1977, this production of Fefu features a cast of eight diverse women brought together by director Amy Seham. Performances…