Fine Arts

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  • Gustavus Hosts Minnesota Saxophone Quartet

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    The Gustavus Adolphus College Department of Music presents a guest artist recital by the Minnesota Saxophone Quartet, Sunday, February 26. The Quartet, including Gustavus alumnus John Engebretson, will present this concert beginning at 3:30 p.m. in Jussi Björling Recital Hall on the Gustavus campus. This guest artist performance is free and open to the public.

  • Bat Boy, The Musical, opens February 17 at Gustavus

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    Fine Arts Office

    Based on a super-market tabloid premise of the discovery of a “Half-boy, Half-bat”, Bat Boy, The Musical comes to Anderson Theatre on the Gustavus Adolphus College campus on February 17. This 2001 pop-rock musical written by Keythe Farley and Brian Flemming, with music and lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe, is directed by Amy Seham and runs…

  • Guest Artists Begin New Season At Gustavus

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    A busy spring semester in the arts at Gustavus Adolphus College begins this weekend with a performance by guest artists Regina Mushabac and Nancy Paddleford. The ‘cello and piano recital begins at 7:30 p.m., Friday, February 10 at Jussi Björling Recital Hall on the Gustavus campus. The performance is free and open to the public.

  • Home Concerts To Fill Christ Chapel With Music Saturday

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    Returning to campus after concert tours that spanned central Europe and the Midwest, the Gustavus Wind Orchestra and Gustavus Choir will present their annual Home Concerts in Christ Chapel on Saturday, February 11. The Wind Orchestra, under the direction of Douglas Nimmo, opens the afternoon with its concert at 3:00 p.m. The Gustavus Choir and…

  • Pianists Sowden and Stauffer to Present Piano Recital

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    Gustavus Adolphus College pianists Phil Sowden and Beth Stauffer will present their junior recital on Sunday, December 11 in Bjorling Recital Hall on the Gustavus campus. This event, open to the public at no charge, begins at 3:30 p.m.

  • Gustavus Adolphus College Presents Brassworks in Concert

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    The Department of Music at Gustavus Adolphus College will present its annual Brassworks concert on Sunday, December 11, beginning at 1:30 p.m. in Bjorling Recital Hall. Under the direction of Professors Scott Moore and Matt Wilson, the Gustavus Trombone Choir, Horn Choir, Christ Chapel Brass, Horn Quintet and Brass Choir will take part in the…

  • Michael Johnson Continues 35 Year Tradition at Gustavus

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    Michael Johnson, the singer, song-writer, storyteller, and guitarist who has performed to sold-out audiences at Gustavus Adolphus College for over thirty-five years, returns to Björling Recital Hall once again. The holiday season tradition continues on Friday, December 9 at 8:00 p.m.

  • Gustavus Premieres Beautiful Savior Commission

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    On Friday, November 18, the Gustavus Wind Orchestra from Gustavus Adolphus College will premiere a newly written work, commissioned by the College and based on the hymn tune, Beautiful Savior. The new work, Light of My Soul, was written by David Gillingham and commissioned for the ensembles’ 2006 Eastern European Concert Tour. Friday’s concert in…

  • Gustavus Department of Music Presents a Weekend of Recitals

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    The Gustavus Adolphus College presents a weekend of student recitals as the end of the semester draws near. Four separate recitals are scheduled for Saturday, November 19 and Sunday, November 20 in Jussi Bjorling Recital Hall on the Gustavus campus. The programs include performances by Ana Sietsema, Glade Sietsema, Briana Monson, Dorea Ruggles, Erika Galazen,…

  • Gustavus Department of Music Presents a Day of Music

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    The Department of Music at Gustavus Adolphus College presents a day of music, Sunday, November 13, as guest artists, student recitalists and ensembles fill Bjorling Recital Hall with music. Performances are scheduled for 1:30, 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. All performances are free and open to the public.