The past month has been extremely busy for the hundreds of Gustavus musicians preparing for Christmas in Christ Chapel.

For all of the music lovers out there, don’t worry, there’s good news. Even though CinCC has come to a close, there are still other great concerts coming up this weekend.

On Dec. 10, the music department will be hosting Brassworks! and a Woodwind Chamber Ensembles Concert.

The Woodwind Chamber Ensembles Concert will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Dec. 10 in Bjorling Recital Hall.

The concert will feature the Gustavus Chamber Winds, a Woodwind Quintet directed by oboe professor Sarah Erickson-Lume, the Fyra Quartet coached by Karrin Meffert-Nelson, a clarinet trio directed by clarinet professor Rena Kraut, and two different saxophone quartets. The concert will end with the Flute Choir directed by flute professor James DeVoll.

“People attending can expect to hear a lot of contrast! Contrast in the instrumentation of the ensembles as well as the character and energy of the selections performed,” Director of Gustavus Chamber Winds and The Fyra Quartet Karrin Meffert-Nelson said.

The Gustavus Brass Choir will perform their annual Brassworks! Concert at 1:30 p.m. on Dec. 10 in Bjorling Recital Hall.

“The Gustavus Brass Choir has 11 members and is directed by Trygve Skaar, a member of the Gustavus music faculty,” Director of Fine Arts Programs Al Behrends said.

“People attending can expect to hear a lot of contrast.” —Karrin Meffert-Nelson

The performance will highlight multiple pieces arranged for brass choirs, including the “Goin’ Home” theme from Antonin Dvorak’s New World Symphony, and “O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort (O Eternity, You Word of Thunder)” by Johann Sebastian Bach. The Brassworks! Concert is unique to Gustavus.

The Gustavus Philharmonic Orchestra will play their Fall Concert at 1:30 p.m. on Dec. 11, and a String Chambers Concert will take place at 7:00 p.m. on Dec. 11.

For their fall concert, the Gustavus Philharmonic Orchestra will be performing a program of string music by Peter Warlock and Karl Jenkins, conducted by professor Justin Knoefel.

“Karl Jenkins wrote a work called “Palladio, first movement” which was used for a famous diamond commercial back in the 90’s. It’s kind of silly now, but it was very popular for it’s time. We also have a string chamber group that has been working on music by Telemann for violin, oboe, cello and harpsichord,” Knoefel said.

The students in the Gustavus Philharmonic Orchestra have been working hard preparing for their fall concert.

Although none of the students involved are music majors, all of the participants in the Gustavus Philharmonic still wanted to become involved in music in some way at Gustavus. For those students, this group was a great fit for them to be able to continue their love for music in college.

These concerts will wrap up performances by student musicians for the fall 2016 semester.