Registrations for the 2011 JBS-USA Conference are coming to the last-minute. If you are intending on attending but have not yet registered please do so now. Here is a payment option for Credit Card for the full amount of $450. If you have different circumstances and need to pay a different amount please contact Sue…
Article in Musiktidning by Kendall Svengalis
Major Events Mark Jussi Björling Centennial Sweden’s Jussi Björling was one of the most beloved vocal artists of the 20th century. His voice had a silvery brilliance of tone and a highly individual vocal timbre, laced with melancholy, that could move an audience to tears. A 1931 Copenhagen reviewer set the tone for what would…
The Björling Centennial conference approaches
–Join Anders at home in St. Peter –Celebrate the legacy of Jussi with friends –Enjoy a Star-studded concert Time is getting short! The program we are arranging for the upcoming conference in St. Peter looks really thrilling: we hope you will join us and a remarkable group of speakers to recall the life, times and…
The Minnesota conference: Plans take shape
by Sue Flaster Although there is a huge slate of exciting events planned for 2011 in Sweden, many of our members here may not wish to travel that far (or that expensively!). With that in mind, the Jussi Björling Society-USA will host a commemorative conference in St. Peter, MN, at Gustavus Adolphus College, June 22-26…
Jussi Björling Memorial and Centennial events
In a powerful impulse of national pride, H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf has become the official patron of the Jussi Björling centennial celebrations. The centennial committee has also gathered in a tremendous financial contribution from Swedish real estate magnate Stefan Sundh, (coincidentally, Bengt Krantz’s cousin), and a sizeable award from Barbro Osher’s Pro Suecia Foundation….
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