The Gustavus Symphony Orchestra
Recordings from the Gustavus Symphony Orchestral Fall 2016 Concert, performing music of Schubert, Mozart, and Schumann, featuring Melissa Morey, horn.
- Rosamunde: Overture, D. 644 by Schubert mp3
- Concerto no.2 for Horn and Orchestra in Eb Major, K.415 by Mozart mp3
- Symphony no.4 in D minor, Op. 120 by Schumann mp3
Recording made by the Gustavus Adolphus College Mus-282 Recording Techniques class
Recording from the Gustavus Symphony Orchestra Fall 2015 Concert, performing music of Mendelssohn and Tchaikovsky, and featuring Jill Olson Moser, violin
Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 by Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64 by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
- Andante - Allegro con anima
- Andante cantabile con alcuna licenza
- Valse: Allegro moderato
- Finale: Andante maestoso - Allegro vivace mp3
Recording from the Season Finale on May 30th 2015 in Bjorling Recital Hall
- Der fliegende Holländer, WWV 63 (The Flying Dutchman): Overture by Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
mp3 - Oboe Concerto in A minor RV.461 by Antonio Vivaldi (1680-1743)
Rebecca Ihnen, Oboe mp3 - Marriage of Figaro: Overture by Wolfgang Mozart (1756-1791)
Michael Eastwood, Student Conductor mp3 - Non più andrai” from Marriage of Figaro by Wolfgang Mozart
David Nelson, Baritone mp3 - Fantasia for Flute and Orchestra by Georges Hüe (1858-1948)
Jamie Lichy, Flute mp3
Recording from the East Coast Spring Tour Home Concert on April 12th, 2015
Intermezzo romantic, op. 69 Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936)
- Intermezzo romantic, op. 69 Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936) mp3
Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 47 Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
Recording from the Gustavus Symphony Orchestra Concert on Sunday Nov. 9th, 2014, performing music of Gordeli and Schubert, featuring Barb Leibundguth
- Gordeli Flute Concerto Op. 8 mp3
Schubert Symphony in C Major, D. 944 (The Great C Major)
- Andante-Allegro ma non troppo mp3
- Andante con moto mp3
- Scherzo: allegro vivace mp3
- Allegro Vivace mp3
Video recording of the Nobel Conference Concert from Tuesday, October 7th, 2014 can be found on demand. Audio recordings are below.
- Festival March, Op. 54A, B. 88 by Dvorak mp3
- A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture, op.21 by Mendelssohn mp3
Piano Concerto no.2 in C minor, op. 18, by Rachmaninoff, with Esther Wang, Piano
Recording from the Gustavus Symphony Orchestra Concert on Sunday Nov. 10th, 2013, performing music of Copland and Brahms, featuring Dr. Steve Wright and student soloist Bailey Hilgren.
- Down a Country Lane by Aaron Copland mp3
- Quiet City for Trumpet and English Horn by Aaron Copland mp3
Steve Wright, Trumpet, and Bailey Hilgren, English Horn
Symphony no. 2 in D Major, Op. 73 by Johannes Brahms
- Allegro non troppo mp3
- Adagio non troppo mp3
- Allegretto grazioso (Quasi Andantino). Presto ma non assai mp3
- Allegro con spirito mp3
Recording from the Family Weekend Music Showcase on Sunday October 13th, 2013 performing Wagner's Overture to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
- Overture mp3
Recording from the Gustavus Symphony Orchestra Concert on Saturday June 1st, 2013, featuring winners of the 2013 Concerto/Aria Competition.
Liszt's Les Préludes, S.97 mp3
Grøndahl's Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra
- Moderato assai ma molto maestoso mp3
Sparke's Pantomime arranged by Adam Frey mp3
Tchaikovsky's Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D Major, Op. 35
- Finale: Allegro vivacissimo mp3
Recording from the Gustavus Symphony Orchestra Home Concern Sunday April 14th, 2013, performing works by Mozart and Rimsky-Korsakov.
Mozart Overture to Cosi fan Tutte, K. 588 mp3
Mozart Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola in E-flat Major; K. 364 featuring viola faculty Justin Knoepfel and student violinist Kendra Frey.
- I. Allegro maestoso mp3
Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade, Op. 35
- I. The Sea and Sindbad's Ship. mp3
- II. The Tale of the Kalendar Prince mp3
- III. The Young Prince and the Young Princess mp3
- IV. Festival in Baghdad. The Sea. The Ship Breaks against a Cliff Surmounted by a Bronze Horseman. Conclusion. mp3
Recording from the Gustavus Symphony Orchestra Concert on Saturday November 10th, 2012, performing the Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61 by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) with soloist Peter McGuire.
Recording from the Gustavus Symphony Orchestra Concert on Saturday November 10th, 2012, performing Symphony No.8 in G Major, Op. 88 by Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)
Recording from October 7th 2012 Family Weekend Music Showcase performing Academic Festival Overture in C Minor, Op. 80 by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
- Academic Festival Overture in C Minor, Op. 80 mp3
Recording from March 25th 2012 Music Showcase featuring the world premiere of a newly commissioned piece "Faith and Perseverance" By Dr. Chen Yi (b. 1953), and "Die Moldau" by Bedřich Smetana (1824–1884)
Recording from the fall orchestra concert on Sunday November 13th 2011, featuring our clarinet faculty Karrin Meffert-Nelson and our violin/viola faculty Justin Knoepfel playing Bruch Concerto for Clarinet and Viola, Op. 88 and Schumann's Symphony no.3, also known as the "Rhenish."
Concerto for Clarinet and Viola in E minor, Op. 88, Max Bruch (1838-1920)
Karrin Meffert-Nelson, Clarinet
Justin Knoepfel, Viola
Symphony no.3 in E-flat Major, Op. 97 (“Rhenish”), Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Recording from the live performances of the 2011 Season Finale on Saturday May 28th, 2011 in Christ Chapel, featuring the winners of the Concerto/aria Competition with the Gustavus Symphony Orchestra.
Symphony no. 8 in B minor, "Unfinished", Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Flute Concerto in D Major, Op. 10 no. 3, Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Antonio Herbert, Flute
Toreador Song, Georges Bizet (1838-1875)
- Toreador Song mp3
Christopher Hall, Baritone
Concerto in D minor for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 47, Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
- Allegro moderato mp3
Taylor Frey, Violin