Gustavus Adolphus College

Associate Professor
Music

Gregory J. Aune D.M.A. is the conductor of The Gustavus Choir. Dr. Aune came to Gustavus in 1995 from Bethany College in Lingsborg, Kansas. At Bethany, he was the Elmer F. Pierson Distinguished Professor of Music, conductor of the Bethany Choir, conductor of the Bethany College/Community Orchestra, and music director of the Messiah Festival of Music and Art. 

Professor Aune earned his bachelor's degrees in public school music at Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota. His graduate degrees were completed at the University of Iowa. Postgraduate experience includes study and performance with the Robert Shaw Choral Institute sponsored annually by Carnegie Hall. 

At Gustavus, Dr. Aune conducts The Gustavus Choir, The Chamber Singers and the St. Ansgar's Chorus. He also teaches classes in the conducting and choral literature, and is the artistic director of Christmas in Christ Chapel. Aune has adjudicated and guest conducted festivals in South Dakota, Iowa, Kansas and Minnesota. Choirs under his direction have appeared at the North Central Division Convention of the American Choral Directors Association and the Kansas Music Educators Association Convention.