Tag: Music
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Kurt Elling ’89 Wins Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Album
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Long recognized as one of the top jazz vocalists of our time, Elling won his second Grammy Award for his album “Secrets are the Best Stories.”
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Tohoku and Fukushima: Ten Years Later
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Music professor Masayoshi Ishikawa collaborated on this powerful tribute for the 10th anniversary of the 2011 Japanese tsunami and nuclear disaster.
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Stamps Blends Jazz, Community, and Leadership in the Arts
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Dave Stamps directs the Gustavus jazz ensembles, leads the arts administration program, and connects musicians across the region and beyond.
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Two Virtual Performances Set for This Weekend
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The Gustavus Adolphus College Department of Music will present two virtual concerts this weekend. Along with the upcoming Winds of Christmas performance on Tuesday, December 8 and the premiere of Christmas in Christ Chapel on Saturday, December 19, the weekend concerts represent the culmination of an unusual semester marked by the COVID-19 pandemic—with musicians wearing…
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Hundreds of High School Musicians Attend 30th Annual Björling Music Festival
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This week Gustavus Adolphus College hosted nearly 300 high school musicians from 65 different high schools during the 30th Annual Björling Music Festival
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Masayoshi Ishikawa Wins Swenson-Bunn Award for Teaching Excellence
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The visiting professor of music balances student-centered teaching with his own composition and performance work.
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G-Sharp to Perform on Minnesota Public Radio May 10
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Men’s a capella group G-Sharp will perform live on Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) during Classical MPR Live with John Birge, which runs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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Gustavus Wind Orchestra Welcomes Guest Conductor Timothy Mahr on Saturday
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The Gustavus Wind Orchestra, under interim conductor James Patrick Miller, welcomes guest conductor Timothy Mahr to Christ Chapel for its final 2009 performance on Saturday, May 2. The concert includes a premiere performance of This Dark World by junior David Mann, and soloists Hanna Schutte, xylophone and Abbie Johnson, piccolo. The concert begins at 3:30…
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Senior Trumpet and Piano Recitals this Weekend
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Two senior recitals set the stage for music at Gustavus this weekend as Erik Mahon, trumpet and Susan Engberg, piano present solo recitals in Björling Recital Hall. Mahon, a native of Littleton, Colorado, is accompanied by pianist Beth Winterfeldt at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, March 14. Engberg follows at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 15. Both…
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John McKay Returns to Open Gustavus Music Season with Piano Recital
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Long-time professor of music at Gustavus Adolphus College, John McKay, returns to Jussi Bjorling Recital Hall Saturday, September 20, to present the first recital of the new school year at 7:30 p.m. Included in this performance are works by Haydn, Brahms, Chopin and the world premiere of a new work by Mortimer Barron.