Fine Arts

Tag: Music

  • Gustavus Opens Artist Series with Ladysmith Black Mambazo

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    Gustavus Adolphus College is pleased to announce the 2007 Gustavus Artist Series season which opens September 28 with South Africa’s Ladysmith Black Mambazo. The Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra follows on October 16 and Michael Johnson’s annual Christmas concert concludes the season on December 14.

  • Gustavus Names Owatonna Native Andrew Jensen as Presser Scholar

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    The Music Department at Gustavus Adolphus College has named 2004 Owatonna High Shool graduate Andrew Jensen as the 2007 – 2008 recipient of the Presser Scholarship. This award, presented annually, is presented to a senior in the department and is based on musicianship, scholarship and contribution to the department.

  • Gustavus Symphony Orchestra to Present Season Finale Saturday

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    The Gustavus Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Warren Friesen, will present the Gustavus Adolphus College Department of Music’s season finale, Saturday, May 26, beginning at 8:00 p.m. in Christ Chapel. This final performance includes solo performances by three concerto competition winners, Christopher Fogderud, trumpet, Katherine Johns, saxophone and Justin Schramm, marimba. The public is…

  • Sunday Concerts Feature Student Ensembles at Gustavus

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    The Department of Music at Gustavus Adolphus College will feature the work of six student ensembles in three concerts on Sunday, April 29. The day of music includes the Flute Choir, Woodwind Ensembles, the Adolphus Jazz Ensemble, Chambers Singers, St. Ansgar’s Chorus and the Birgitta Singers. All three performances are free and open to the…

  • Vocalists Present Recitals Saturday

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    The Gustavus Adolphus College Department of Music will present three vocal recitals on Saturday, April 28, in the college’s Jussi Björling Recital Hall. The three recitals at 1:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. are free and open to the public.

  • Full Weekend of Student Recitals on Stage at Gustavus

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    A weekend of student recitals from percussion and voice to clarinet and trombone is set for Jussi Björling Recital Hall on the Gustavus campus this weekend. The schedule includes Andrew Jensen, percussion; Hayden Kane, euphonium; Katherine Johns, saxophone; Mark Wirbisky, viola; Christa Saeger, ‘cello; Rebecca Palermo, clarinet; Alison Fast, soprano; and Brandon Burum, trombone. All…

  • Horn and Percussion Recitals Scheduled for Music at Gustavus

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    Mankato and New Ulm area students Lindsay Schultz and Justin Schramm will be featured in solo student recitals in Jussi Bjorling Recital Hall on the Gustavus Adolphus College campus this weekend. Schultz, a Good Thunder native and horn player, will present her senior recital Saturday, March 17 at 1:30 p.m. Schramm, a native of Milwaukee…

  • Weekend Recitals Close Fall Performance Season at Gustavus

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    A busy schedule of recitals and concerts completes the Department of Music’s fall semester at Gustavus Adolphus College. Beginning at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, December 9, performances will be presented in Jussi Bjorling Recital Hall and Christ Chapel throughout the weekend. These solo recitals and ensemble performances are free and open to the public.

  • 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.

  • 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.