Entries tagged with ‘Gustavus Symphony Orchestra’

Justin Knoepfel’s Plans for the GSO

As Dr. Justin Knoepfel completes his first academic year as the permanent conductor of the Gustavus Symphony Orchestra (GSO), he’s looking to make his collaboration with students even broader and deeper than he has during his initial decade on the Hill. Knoepfel was named the GSO’s permanent conductor last fall after having assumed the role […]

Reflecting On Pandemic-Era Gustavus

No one misses this. A socially distanced classroom during the Covid pandemic. Four years ago this week, Gustavus (and the world) started shutting down. A current senior recalls the surreal circumstances of starting college amid the crisis. When I and the class of 2024 first arrived at Gustavus in August, 2020, we went through something […]

Enriching the Liberal Arts Through Music

The Gustavus Symphony Orchestra in a less "orchestral" moment. More than a decade before I arrived at Gustavus, when I was in third grade, they forced me to play cello. I was a student at a Waldorf school, an alternative educational philosophy that believes in tying a young person’s education to the way they play […]

A Gustavus Student’s Perspective on the Nobel Conference

Nobel 59 guest speakers debate and discuss ideas during one of the post-lecture panels. The Nobel Conference is a wondrous annual occasion at Gustavus Adolphus College. It is the only gathering in the United States that is permitted to use the Nobel name. World-renowned scholars provide novel information and education on a particular subject to […]

Reflecting on the 43rd Christmas in Christ Chapel

Gustavus celebrated its 43rd Christmas in Christ Chapel worship services Dec. 4-6. Members of the community took a few minutes to reflect on the experience of "Shalom, Salaam Bethlehem."