Archive for October, 2008
Gustavus Symphony to premiere piece at Nobel Conference
The Gustavus Symphony Orchestra will premiere a composition by alumnus Paul Fraser ’05 at this year’s Nobel Conference Concert. The concert will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 7, at 8 p.m. in Christ Chapel. Fraser’s new work, titled Aurora Vitalis, was completed in August 2008 and is based on a Hawaiian creation story that tells […]
“Forbidden Art” on display at Hillstrom Museum
The Hillstrom Museum of Art at Gustavus will host two exhibitions that will run through Sunday, Nov. 9. “Forbidden Art: The Postwar Russian Avant-Garde” will be on display concurrently with “Selections from the Hillstrom Collection.” “Forbidden Art” includes 76 paintings, sculptures, photographs, works on paper, and mixed media works by more than 60 Soviet artists […]
Campus busy with major events
Gustavus is busy this weekend and early next week hosting the inauguration of President Jack Ohle on Oct. 3, Homecoming, Reunions and Family Weekend Oct. 3-5, and Nobel Conference XLIV, “Who Were the First Humans?” Oct. 7-8. Click on each activity to find more information.