Tag: Music
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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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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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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 Friday, September 22, 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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‘Cellist Isomura and Pianist Oshima-Ryan Present Recital at Gustavus
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Sachiya Isomura, ‘cellist with the Minnesota Orchestra and Yumiko Oshima-Ryan, pianist at Gustavus Adolphus College, will present a recital of works by Boccherini, Chopin, Mayuzumi and Brahms in a joint guest/faculty appearance on Saturday, September 23. This performance begins at 1:30 pm. in Jussi Björling Recital Hall on the Gustavus campus. It is free and…
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Pianist R. Kent Cook Leads Off Gustavus Guest Artist Season
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The Department of Music at Gustavus Adolphus College welcomes Pianist R. Kent Cook as its first guest artist of the new performance season. Cook will perform the Preludes for Piano by Claude Debussy on Friday, September 15, 2006, beginning at 7:30 p.m. This guest artist recital will be presented in Jussi Björling Recital Hall on…
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David Fienen to Present Organ Recital in Christ Chapel
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Christ Chapel organist and professor of music David Fienen will present a faculty recital in Christ Chapel on Saturday, September 16, beginning at 7:30 p.m. This performance is sponsored by Christ Chapel and the Department of Music and is free and open to the public.
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Minnesota Valley Sommarfest’s Final Season Concludes with Stravinsky’s Soldier’s Tale
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Minnesota Valley Sommarfest’s final season concludes Thursday, July 27, with a performance of Igor Stravinsky’s L’Histoire du Soldat or “The Soldier’s Tale.” Thursday’s concert begins at 7:30 p.m. in Jussi Bjorling Recital Hall on the Gustavus campus with Douglas Nimmo conducting the ensemble which includes Michael Jorgensen as the narrator, along with a number of…
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Sommarfest Continues with Return of Artaria String Quartet
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Minnesota Valley Sommarfest’s 17th and final season continues this week with the return of the Artaria String Quartet to the Sommarfest stage. Joined by Mankato pianist David Viscoli, the quartet will perform works by Mendelssohn, Janacek and Robert Schumann at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, July 20 in Jussi Bjorling Recital Hall on the Gustavus campus. Tickets…