Fine Arts

Tag: Gustavus

  • Home Concerts Set As Gustavus Ensembles Return From European and American Tours

    —

    by

    Fine Arts Office

    Home concerts by the Gustavus Choir, Wind and String Orchestras kick off the spring music season this weekend on the campus of Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. With the Gustavus Choir’s return from Spain and Portugal and the wind and string orchestras’ recent mid-western tours, the three ensembles open the spring semester with their…

  • Michael Johnson Continues 35 Year Tradition at Gustavus

    —

    by

    Fine Arts Office

    Michael Johnson, the singer, song-writer, storyteller, and guitarist who has performed to sold-out audiences at Gustavus Adolphus College annually for over thirty-five years, returns to Björling Recital Hall once again. The holiday season tradition continues on Friday, December 8 at 8:00 p.m. and is one of only two performances Michael will present in Minnesota this…

  • Mankato Area Man Featured in Student Recitals at Gustavus This Sunday

    —

    by

    Fine Arts Office

    Two student recitals are scheduled for Jussi Bjorling Recital Hall on the Gustavus Adolphus College campus Sunday, November 12. North Mankato’s Luke Royer, a 2003 Mankato West graduate, will present his senior voice recital at 1:30 p.m. Later, at 7:30 p.m., Joel Beachey and Mark LaVoie join efforts for a junior piano recital. Both recitals…

  • Woodwind Ensembles to Perform Sunday at Gustavus

    —

    by

    Fine Arts Office

    Two Gustavus woodwind ensembles, the Gustavus Flute Choir and the Gustavus Woodwind Choir, will present their combined fall concert Sunday, November 12, beginning at 3:30 p.m. in Jussi Bjorling Recital Hall on the Gustavus campus. This concert, conducted by professor of music Ann Pesavento, if free and open to the public.

  • Gustavus Wind Orchestras Present Concert Friday

    —

    by

    Fine Arts Office

    The Gustavus and Vasa Wind Orchestras, from Gustavus Adolphus College, will join to present their fall concert in Christ Chapel, Friday, November 10, beginning at 7:30 p.m. This performance, directed by Douglas Nimmo, includes a work dedicated to the work of long-time conductor Myron Falck who passed away earlier this year.

  • Gustavus Jazz Concert Saturday Night

    —

    by

    Fine Arts Office

    The Gustavus Jazz Ensembles will present their combined fall concert on Saturday, November 11, beginning at 7:30 p.m. This performance in Jussi Bjorling Recital Hall, directed by Steve Wright, will include performances by the Adolphus Jazz Ensemble and the Gustavus Jazz Lab Band performing a variety of works from Sammy Nestico, Frank Mantooth, Thelonius Monk,…

  • Winterfeldt to Present Organ Recital at Christ Chapel

    —

    by

    Fine Arts Office

    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.

  • Classical String and Piano Trio to Present Recital at Gustavus

    —

    by

    Fine Arts Office

    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.

  • Music of Japan Comes To Gustavus

    —

    by

    Fine Arts Office

    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…

  • Family Weekend Showcase Concert Set for Sunday at Gustavus Adolphus College

    —

    by

    Fine Arts Office

    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,…