

Lavender Jazz Spring Concert
Goshen College's Lavender Jazz band will perform their spring concert in Umble Center on Wednesday, April 16 at 7:30 p.m.
Do you believe that music is nourishing to the soul? At Goshen College, we wholeheartedly believe that music is a spiritual endeavor – that’s why we offer the music in worship minor.
The music in worship minor explores how music can affect people spiritually and physically. With hands-on experience leading worship as a song leader in our on-campus events, you will learn valuable tools and practical techniques for worship leading, facilitating corporate singing and worship.
As an interdisciplinary program, including music, theater, religion, and more, music in worship students have the opportunity to study the ways song can be used in a variety of contexts.
The music in worship minor at Goshen College will you the skills, knowledge, and strong foundations you need to lead worship that enriches people’s lives. You will learn how to use songs to inspire people while also getting hands-on experience as a worship leader, working with other musicians.
If you’re passionate about leading music in worship and want to use your talents to make a difference in the world, this minor is for you.
In our program, interdisciplinary courses will explore the ways music heals, revives, soothes, and transforms people and prepare students with hands-on opportunities for music-leading, leadership development, music theory, music production, biblical theology, pastoral leadership, ministry experience, and planning. You will take courses across music, theater, and religion disciplines and have the chance to lead worship as a song leader in our on-campus chapels, convocations, and various religious services.
At GC, music in worship minors will go on a spiritual and musical journey as you learn about music in a religious context.
Goshen College's Lavender Jazz band will perform their spring concert in Umble Center on Wednesday, April 16 at 7:30 p.m.
Goshen College’s Vox Profundi, the campus low voice choral ensemble, will welcome invited choirs from area high schools for a day of rehearsals, culminating in an evening performance in Sauder Concert Hall.
Parables, Goshen College’s student worship, drama and music ensemble, will present their final concert of the 2024-25 academic year in Rieth Recital Hall.
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Lisa Rosado Rivera '21 hopes to one day find herself on Broadway.
Lisa's storyHillary Harder, a music and Spanish double major from Wichita, Kansas, is a musician, peacemaker, ministry leader and lover of teatime and one-on-one talks. She graduated in 2015.
Hillary's storyGaled Krisjayanta is a 2017 music graduate who found that music has the power to heal after his hometown of Yogyakarta, Indonesia, was devastated by an earthquake.
Galed's storyMark Herris serves as Director of Music Ministries at Calvary United Methodist Church in Brownsburg, Indiana.
Mark's storyNithya Abraham is studying Music and Information technology, and is a musical theater minor.
Yejin is a music major from Seoul, South Korea. She participated is the Women's World Music Choir, Parables Worship Team and International Student Club.
Yejin's storyDustin George-Miller
Music Center Office Coordinator
Matthew Hill
Professor of Music
Music Department Chair