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  • Lifelong Learning and Connection: Alumni Collaborate at MMEA

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    chaseywedge

    The 2024 MMEA Midwinter Clinic featured the collaboration of two Gustavus Alumni from the class of 2007, Justin Schramm and Katherine Johns Bergman. Justin is now the band director at Prior Lake High School and Katherine is a successful freelance composer with her pieces being performed across the country. At this year’s MMEA Midwinter Clinic,…

  • Internationally Renowned Maestro Óscar Navarro Holds Residency at Gustavus

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    chaseywedge

    On Thursday, November 2, 2023, Gustavus Adolphus College had the honor of welcoming Maestro Óscar Navarro for a five-day residency during which he was featured as a special guest conductor and clinician for the 2023 Gustavus Honor Band Festival. During his residency Maestro Navarro also led rehearsals with both the Gustavus Wind Symphony and the…

  • Gustavus Wind Orchestra Performs at MMEA

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    Jessica Mendez Robles

    The Gustavus Wind Orchestra was an honored guest at the Minnesota Music Educator Association (MMEA) Mid-Winter Clinic in late February. The MMEA invites a select number of bands and musical groups each year to participate in their yearly conference through an audition process, and the Wind Orchestra was chosen for the Friday evening slot.  Students…

  • Gustavus Wind Orchestra Works With Award-Winning Composer Bruce Broughton

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    Sara Cronk ’22

    Visiting campus to meet with Gustavus students is American composer and 10-time Emmy winner, Bruce Broughton. After returning from its first tour since 2019, the Gustavus Wind Orchestra will perform its Home Tour Concert on Saturday, February 12 at 7:30 p.m. in Christ Chapel. Prior to the performance, Broughton will discuss his piece, “Flourishes,” which…

  • Fine Arts Preview: Family Weekend

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    Sara Cronk ’22

    Gustavus Fine Arts welcomes families to the hill for Family Weekend 2021! Families will have the chance to hear most of Gustavus Adolphus College’s large music ensembles in three concerts throughout Sunday. Plus, don’t miss the art exhibits currently showing in the Hillstrom Museum of Art or the Schaefer Art Gallery. Family Weekend Showcase: Strings…

  • Gustavus Choir and Gustavus Wind Orchestra Premiere Virtual Tour Concerts

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    jakin

    Featuring a mix of music and personal narratives, the innovative virtual tours share Gustavus music with the world amidst the continuing pandemic.

  • Two Virtual Performances Set for This Weekend

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    jakin

    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…