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Family Weekend Showcase Concert Set for Sunday at Gustavus Adolphus College
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, but is free and open to the public.
Nobel Concert Expands on the Conference’s Medicine Theme
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 Edison's Frankenstein from 1910. This performance begins at 8:00 p.m. in Christ Chapel, Tuesday, October 3. The event is free and open to the pubic.
Winterfeldt to Present Organ Recital at Christ Chapel
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.
‘Cellist Isomura and Pianist Oshima-Ryan Present Recital at Gustavus
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 open to the public.
Pianist R. Kent Cook Leads Off Gustavus Guest Artist Season
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 the Gustavus campus. Dr. Cook's performance is sponsored by the Department of Music and is free and open to the public.
David Fienen to Present Organ Recital in Christ Chapel
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.
Minnesota Valley Sommarfest’s Final Season Concludes with Stravinsky’s Soldier’s Tale
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 area musicians, dancers and actors.
Sommarfest Continues with Return of Artaria String Quartet
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 for Thursday's concert will be available at the door.
Minnesota Valley Sommarfest’s Final Season Continues with Sommarfest Trio Performance
Minnesota Valley Sommarfest's final season continues this Thursday, July 13, with a performance at 7:30 p.m. by the Minnesota Valley Trio in Jussi Björling Recital Hall on the Gustavus campus. The Trio, which has performed in every one of the 17 seasons of Minnesota Valley Sommarfest, will welcome violinist Nancy Oliveros of the Artaria String Quartet to this week's performance.
Winds and Symphony Orchestras Combine for Spring Concert
The Vasa Wind Orchestra and the Gustavus Philharmonic Orchestra will present a combined concert on Friday, May 12, beginning at 7:30 p.m. at Gustavus Adolphus College. This performance, under the direction of Douglas Nimmo and Warren Friesen, is free and open to the public and will be presented in Jussi Bjorling Recital Hall.