Brenda Witmer, soprano, to present recital Feb. 22 at Goshen College with Seitz

 

GOSHEN, Ind. -- Guest artist Brenda Witmer, soprano and voice faculty member at James Madison University will present a recital with Goshen College Assistant Professor of Music Christine Seitz at the piano on Sunday, Feb. 22 at 7:30 p.m. in Rieth Recital Hall, Goshen College Music Center.

Witmer has been described as singing "with deep emotional involvement and an upper register of pure silver," said the "Washington Post." She taught and performed for two years in Paris, France, and has since served on the faculty of Eastern Mennonite University, and most recently James Madison University's School of Music (Harrisonburg, Va.), where her duties have included music direction of opera theater, world music courses, private and class voice. The summer of 2003 marks the first time that she taught private voice for Opera-Festival di Roma (Italy).

Witmer has studied privately with Elly Ameling, Linda Mabbs, Marianna Busching and Kay Montgomery. During 2003, Witmer performed in France, Belgium, Puerto Rico and the Czech Republic. She has performed with the National Opera Institute of the St. Charles Art & Music Festival (Ill.), the Shenandoah Chamber Opera Company, the Fairfax (Va.) Symphony, the Columbia Pro Cantare, D.C.'s New Dominion Chorale and the Shenandoah Valley Choral Society.

Seitz received a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in music from Indiana University South Bend.

Admission to the recital is $5 general admission, $3 seniors and students, and free for Goshen College students. Tickets available at the door. For more information call the Goshen College Welcome Center at (574) 535-7566 or e-mail joannp@goshen.edu.

 

Goshen College, established in 1894, is a four-year residential Christian liberal arts college rooted in the Anabaptist-Mennonite tradition. The college's Christ-centered core values -- passionate learning, global citizenship, compassionate peacemaking and servant-leadership -- prepare students as leaders for the church and world. Recognized for its unique Study-Service Term program, Goshen has earned citations of excellence in Barron's Best Buys in Education, Kaplan's "Most Interesting Colleges" guide and U.S.News & World Report's "America's Best Colleges" edition, which named Goshen a "least debt college." Visit https://www.goshen.edu/.

Editors: For more information, contact Jodi H. Beyeler at (574) 535-7572 or jodihb@goshen.edu.

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