Events

2025-2026 CSB+SJU MUSIC EVENTS

All events are free admission unless noted.
All performances are AR unless notated with a **

BAC: Benedicta Arts Center • College of Saint Benedict
SBH: Stephen B. Humphrey Auditorium • Saint John’s University

tickets for “Christmas with Saint ben’s & Saint John’s” available here. Note: Both great hall concerts are sold out

Fall 2025

Two musicians perform on stage; one plays a grand piano while seated, wearing a striped sweater, and the other stands playing a violin, using a music stand. The stage has wooden flooring and is dimly lit.

Student Chamber Recital

Monday, November 17, 7:30 PM •
The Great Hall, SJU

Four musicians stand in a cobblestone alleyway with their instrument cases, looking back toward the camera. The group includes two men in hats, a woman with curly hair, and a man in a suit. Brick buildings line the street.

Guest Artist Recital:
Ryan Picone Quartet

Saturday, November 22, 7:30 PM •
Colman Theater, BAC

A person wearing a red jacket and blue shirt is playing an acoustic guitar, focusing on their hand strumming the strings.

Guitar Studio and Ensemble Concert

Wednesday, December 3, 5:00 PM •
Gertken Organ Studio, SBH

A choir performs in front of a large decorated Christmas tree inside a church with ornate architecture and a domed ceiling featuring religious artwork and golden text.

Christmas with Saint Ben’s & Saint John’s

Friday, December 5, 7:30 PM •
Saturday, December 6, 2:00 PM •
The Great Hall, SJU

Saturday, December 6, 8:00 PM •
Basilica of Saint Mary, Minneapolis

Tickets | Live-Stream (Friday, 12/5, 7:30 PM)

A large group of women in black dresses stands in rows, singing in a choir performance inside a grand hall with stone walls and columns.

All College Choir

Sunday, December 7, 4:00 PM •
The Great Hall, SJU

A conductor leads an orchestra during a performance, gesturing with a baton. Musicians with sheet music are visible in the foreground, and the stage is dimly lit.

Wind Ensemble & Symphonic Band

Monday, December 8, 7:30 PM •
Escher Auditorium, BAC

A person with curly hair sits and plays a light blue electric bass guitar, wearing a gray sweater and black pants, in front of a dark background with some musical instruments visible.

Jazz Ensemble

Tuesday, December 9, 7:30 PM •
Br. Willie’s Pub, SJU

Spring 2026

A group of people, viewed from above, huddles around the strings of a grand piano, hands positioned inside, possibly playing or tuning it. A large projection of the scene is displayed on the wall behind them. The date "02/03/2017" is shown in the lower right corner.

Pastiche: Full Faculty Recital

Friday, February 6, 7:30 PM •
Humphrey Theater, SBH

A group of musicians performs on a dimly lit stage. The ensemble includes various string instruments such as cellos and double basses. The musicians are seated and focused on their instruments, while the conductor directs them with raised hands.

Orchestra’s MMEA Preview Concert

Tuesday, February 10, 7:30 PM •
Escher Auditorium, BAC

Close-up view of the large metal pipes of a pipe organ inside a building, with light streaming in from above, casting geometric shadows on the concrete ceiling and walls.

Damin Spritzer Organ Concert

Tuesday, March 3, 3:00 PM •
Saint John’s Abbey Church

Free Will Offering

A conductor leads an orchestra during a performance, gesturing with a baton. Musicians with sheet music are visible in the foreground, and the stage is dimly lit.

Wind Ensemble & Symphonic Band

Friday, March 6, 7:30 PM •
Escher Auditorium, BAC

A musician with blond hair plays an electric keyboard, reading sheet music from a stand. In the background, other musicians with various instruments are partially visible, including a drummer and a saxophonist. The setting appears to be a concert or rehearsal.

Jazz Ensemble

Tuesday, March 10, 7:30 PM •
Colman Theater, BAC

A group of musicians performs on a dimly lit stage. The ensemble includes various string instruments such as cellos and double basses. The musicians are seated and focused on their instruments, while the conductor directs them with raised hands.

Orchestra

Sunday, May 3, 2:00 PM •
Escher Auditorium, BAC

A symphony orchestra performs on a well-lit concert stage with string, brass, woodwind, and percussion musicians seated under a ceiling with large acoustic panels. Empty audience seats are visible in the foreground.

Wind Ensemble & Symphonic Band

Wednesday, May 6, 7:30 PM •
Escher Auditorium, BAC

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A group of musicians plays French horns in a dimly lit church, facing a conductor who stands at a podium. Audience members are seated in the foreground, and statues and arches are visible in the background.

Past Events

A smiling man in a gray suit plays an acoustic guitar on stage, seated under a tent, with microphones positioned in front of him.

Guest Artist Recital:
Paulus Schaefer with
The Ryan Picone Quartet

Monday, September 15, 7:00 PM •
Colman Theater, BAC

A man in a vest plays a large pipe organ with multiple keyboards and numerous control stops, concentrating as he uses both hands and adjusts the settings.

Guest Artist Recital: Greg Zelek

Sunday, September 28, 3:00 PM •
Saint John’s Abbey Church

A conductor leads an orchestra during a performance, gesturing with a baton. Musicians with sheet music are visible in the foreground, and the stage is dimly lit.

Wind Ensemble &
Symphonic Band

Wednesday, October 8, 7:30 PM •
Escher Auditorium, BAC

A full orchestra of musicians with various string and brass instruments sits and stands on a stage in front of an empty audience, with a conductor standing to the left.

Orchestra

Thursday, October 9, 7:30 PM •
Escher Auditorium, BAC

A young musician in a black shirt plays an electric guitar during a performance, with another person playing a bass guitar in the background.

Jazz Ensemble

Thursday, October 16, 7:30 PM •
Colman Theater, BAC

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Vocal Performance Workshop: Magic To Do

Thursday, October 23, 7:30 PM •
Saturday, October 25, 7:30 PM •
Sunday, October 26, 2:00 PM •
Colman Theater, BAC

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A large orchestra and choir perform on stage in a concert hall, with a conductor leading them. The audience is seated in the background, and the musicians and singers hold sheet music.

Family Weekend Choral Showcase

Friday, October 24, 7:30 PM •
Escher Auditorium, BAC

A man wearing a blue blazer and plaid shirt stands outdoors, holding a brass trombone. A tree trunk and greenery are visible in the background.

Guest Artist Recital:
Dr. Carson
King-Fournier,
trombone

Tuesday, October 28, 7:30 PM •
Humphrey Theater, SBH

A cartoon dog sits atop a hill of pumpkins, silhouetted against a large, bright full moon in a starry night sky.

The Great Pumpkin Concert

Thursday, October 30, 8:00 PM •
Saint John’s Abbey Church

Free Will Offering

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All Poulenc Recital:
15 Improvisations for
Solo Piano,
Art Songs,
Oboe Sonata

Monday, November 10, 7:30 PM •
Humphrey Theater, SBH

A young woman with long wavy hair stands in front of a microphone, singing. She is wearing a long, dark dress. In the background, a choir of women in similar attire is also singing, holding black folders with sheet music. The setting appears to be a concert hall.

A person with curly hair plays a clarinet in an orchestra, surrounded by music stands and other musicians in a dimly lit setting.