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Gustavus Theatre Anniversary Season Opens Thursday with Stephenson’s An Experiment With An Air Pump
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An Experiment With An Air Pump, Shelagh Stevenson’s play written as the world prepared to enter the 21st century, opens the 75th anniversary season of theatre at Gustavus, November 9 – 12, in Anderson Theatre. Directed by Rob Gardner, An Experiment With An Air Pump confronts essential, moral questions in the development of understanding of…
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Gustavus Brings Tonic Sol-fa’s Sound to Jussi Bjorling Recital Hall
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One of the Midwest’s most sought-after a capella vocal groups, Tonic Sol-fa, appears in concert at Jussi Bjorling Recital Hall on the Gustavus Adolphus College campus in St. Peter on Saturday, November 4 at 7:30 p.m. This performance is part of the Gustavus Artist Series. Tickets are available by calling the Gustavus Ticket Center at…
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Gustavus Department of Music Presents Symphony and Philharmonic Orchestras
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The Department of Music at Gustavus Adolphus College is pleased to announce the fall concert of the Gustavus Symphony and Philharmonic Orchestras, Sunday, November 5. The two ensembles, under the direction of Warren Friesen, will present this concert in Jussi Bjorling Recital Hall beginning at 1:30 p.m.
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Winterfeldt to Present Organ Recital at Christ Chapel
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Chad Winterfeldt, assistant organist at Christ Chapel on the Gustavus Adolphus College campus will present a faculty recital Saturday, October 28, beginning at 7:30 p.m. This performance in Christ Chapel is free, open to the public and includes works by Buxtehude, Mendelssohn, Decker, Bolcom and Franck.
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Classical String and Piano Trio to Present Recital at Gustavus
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The trio of Nina Tso-Ning Fan, violin, David Carter, ‘cello and Esther Wang, piano, will present a recital of the music of Beethoven, Faure and Tchaikovsky in Jussi Bjorling Recital Hall on the Gustavus Adolphus College campus, Sunday, October 29, beginning at 1:30 p.m. This performance is free and open to the public.
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Music of Japan Comes To Gustavus
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The Music of Japan: The Past into The Future, a concert of traditional and modern music from Japan, will be presented by vocalist Mika Kimula, bamboo flutist David Wheeler and pianist Yumiko Oshima-Ryan in Jussi Bjorling Recital Hall on Friday, October 13, beginning at 7:30 p.m. This performance is part of a guest artist residency…
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Family Weekend Showcase Concert Set for Sunday at Gustavus Adolphus College
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The annual Family Weekend/Homecoming Showcase Concert at Gustavus Adolphus College is set for Sunday, October 8, beginning at 1:30 p.m. in Christ Chapel. This concert features mini-performances by the Gustavus Choir, the Gustavus and Vasa Wind Orchestras, the Lucia Singers, the Gustavus Symphony and Philharmonic Orchestras. Sunday’s Showcase is presented in conjunction with Family Weekend,…
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Folk Duo Neal and Leandra Return for Homecoming Concert at Gustavus
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Minneapolis folk duo and Gustavus alumni Neal and Leandra return for a special Homecoming Weekend concert at the place where they met 25 years ago, Gustavus Adolphus College. With six successful cds on the market and concert tours taking them from coast to coast, the Red House Recording artists will appear in concert on Saturday,…
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Nobel Concert Expands on the Conference’s Medicine Theme
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The annual Nobel Conference Concert takes this year’s theme of “Medicine: Prescription for Tomorrow” and expands it to include musical references in history. The program includes the “Transformation” scene from the Jekyll and Hyde musical to tunes for patents medicines to a premiere of a symphonic score for the first horror film ever filmed, Thomas…
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John McKay Returns to Present Piano Recital at Gustavus
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John McKay, long-time professor of piano at Gustavus Adolphus College, returns to Jussi Bjorling Recital Hall on Saturday, September 30 to present a guest recital at 7:30 p.m. His program for this recital includes works by Mozart, Debussy, Chopin and Franck. The recital is free and open to the public.