Performing Arts Series 2024-25 season line-up announced

April 13, 2024

GOSHEN, IND. － Goshen College’s Performing Arts Series returns for its 27th year during the 2024-25 season with 10 performances featuring new artists and returning favorites to Goshen. While sharing the common characteristic of virtuosity in their respective fields, these performers comprise a series representing a variety of genres.

Season ticket package reservations are now available online and will go on sale in-person on Monday, April 15 at 9 a.m. at the Goshen College Box Office (574.535.7566, boxoffice@goshen.edu). Season ticket packages save 10% off of the full price tickets.

Individual tickets, if available, will go on sale Thursday, August 1, 2024, at the college’s box office or by ordering online at goshen.edu/tickets.

The 2024-25 line-up:

Las Guaracheras

Friday, September 20, 2024, 7:30 p.m.
Non-package ticket pricing: $30, $25, $20

Las Guaracheras is an all-women salsa sextet born in the city of Cali, Colombia in 2017. The ensemble ́s cultural and artistic objective is to uplift a female voice within Afro-Latin music and build a more inclusive, diverse and respectful cultural space for all. Their music communicates joy, memory and transformation. With vibraphone, percussion, bass, piano and vocals, Las Guaracheras present an explosive show that provokes dancing, singing as well as reflection.

Mandy Gonzalez & Javier Muñoz present Top of the World

Friday, October 25, 2024, 7:30 p.m.
Non-package ticket pricing: $55, $45, $40

Broadway stars Mandy Gonzalez and Javier Muñoz celebrate today’s greatest composers, including Lin-Manuel Miranda, Stephen Schwartz and other extraordinary songwriters. Together, they share stories and songs from their careers on stage, including music from Hamilton, In The Heights, Wicked and the best of Broadway.

Mandy Gonzalez is an accomplished film, TV, and stage actor and author. She possesses one of the most powerful and versatile contemporary voices of our time. Mandy has starred on Broadway in the mega-hit Hamilton as Angelica Schuyler, in Wicked as Elphaba, and she originated the role of Nina Rosario in the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, In The Heights, for which Mandy received a Drama Desk Award.

Javier Muñoz is an actor and activist whose impressive body of work spans theater, film and television. He is best known for starring and co-creating the role of “Alexander Hamilton’’ in the hit musical Hamilton on Broadway for two years after Lin-Manuel Miranda departed the show (and was his alternate prior to that).

Girl Named Tom — Christmas Tour

Friday, November 22 and Saturday, November 23, 2024, 7:30 p.m.
Non-package ticket pricing: $60, $50, $40

Girl Named Tom’s sound is built on the angelic voice of Bekah and the beautiful sibling harmony added by her two brothers, Joshua and Caleb. Their homegrown style combines the classics (Joni Mitchell; Crosby, Stills & Nash) with pop artists of today (Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, Adrianne Lenker). Fun fact (because we know you’re wondering): the band’s name is based on a childhood nickname! Joshua used to call Bekah “Thomas” when she was a baby. Come hear these Goshen College alums in a festive evening of Christmas harmonies featuring favorite holiday classics and originals!

An Acoustic Christmas with Over the Rhine

Wednesday, December 11, 2024, 7:30 p.m.
Non-package ticket pricing: $35, $30, $20

When you listen to Over the Rhine, the supremely talented musical couple comprised of Karin Bergquist and Linford Detweiler, you quickly fall under the spell of Karin’s timeless voice “which has the power to stop the world in its tracks” (Performing Songwriter). Of their upcoming holiday tour, Over the Rhine says, “In 2024, more than 25 years after releasing our first holiday CD, we are still at it. This year, we will be leaning into some harmonies and making an intimate, but hopefully holy, ruckus.” In addition to Christmas tunes, Over the Rhine will mix in favorite songs from their other records.

The King’s Singers

Tuesday, February 11, 2025, 7:30 p.m.
Non-package ticket pricing: $45, $40, $30

Returning to Sauder Concert Hall by popular demand, The King’s Singers have represented the gold standard in a cappella singing on the world’s greatest stages for over 50 years. They are renowned for their unrivaled technique, versatility and skill in performance, and for their consummate musicianship, drawing both on the group’s rich heritage and its pioneering spirit to create an extraordinary wealth of original works and unique collaborations. What has always distinguished the group is their comfort in an unprecedented range of styles and genres, pushing the boundaries of their repertoire, while at the same time honoring their origins in the British choral tradition.

Sphinx Virtuosi

Sunday, February 23, 2025, 4 p.m.
Non-package ticket pricing: $40, $30, $25

The Sphinx Virtuosi is a dynamic and inspiring professional self-conducted chamber orchestra and serves as the flagship performing entity of the Sphinx Organization – the leading social justice non-profit dedicated to transforming lives through the power of diversity in the arts. Comprised of 18 accomplished Black and Latinx artists, a critical aim of the Sphinx Virtuosi is to evolve and transform the face of classical music through artistic excellence, pioneering programming and impassioned community engagement. Its members serve as cultural and diversity ambassadors for audiences and communities around the United States and abroad.

The StepCrew

Saturday, March 8, 2025, 7:30 p.m.
Non-package ticket pricing: $35, $30, $25

The StepCrew is an unbelievable show which brings together three styles of exhilarating dance forms — Ottawa Valley stepdance, Irish stepdance and tap. With virtuosic dancers and musicians from The Chieftains, this cast of outstanding talent takes you on a spellbinding journey of dance. As champions in their respective art forms, they will show audiences the amazing similarities and differences between these three captivating styles.

The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain

Friday, March 28, 2025, 7:30 p.m.
Non-package ticket pricing: $40, $35, $25

The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain has already enjoyed touring in the United States many times. This original musical ensemble features only ukuleles of various sizes and registers, accompanied by just the natural voices of the performers. Among their many international concerts and festival appearances, they have sold out twice at Carnegie Hall in New York, twice at The Royal Albert Hall in London and also once at Sydney Opera House in Australia.

Canadian Brass

Friday, April 11, 2025, 7:30 p.m.
Non-package ticket pricing: $45, $35, $25

With their engaging stage presence and rapport with audiences, Canadian Brass has truly earned the distinction of the world’s most famous brass group. What set Canadian Brass apart from all other performing artists in 1970 was the relentless search for repertoire that was both loved by its performers and embraced by a growing brass audience. Each of their concerts exhibit a full range of musical styles, from trademark Baroque and Dixieland tunes, to Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Joplin, Gershwin and Ellington to ballet, opera and new compositions and arrangements created especially for them.

Time for Three

Sunday, May 11, 2025, 7:30 p.m.
Non-package ticket pricing: $35, $30, $25

Grammy and Emmy-winning ensemble Time For Three (TF3) defies conventions with their genre-bending excellence. Spanning classical music, Americana and singer-songwriter styles, their captivating sound merges eras, styles and traditions. Comprising Charles Yang, Nicolas Kendall and Ranaan Meyer, TF3’s remarkable blend of instruments and voices resonates with listeners globally. Their album, Letters for the Future, conducted by Xian Zhang, reached the Billboard top 10 and won a Grammy. With charismatic performances on renowned stages, TF3’s versatility shines through collaborations with artists like Ben Folds and Arlo Guthrie.

This year’s regular season ticket package again includes six concerts:

Four core performances are set for each season ticket (Girl Named Tom, The King’s Singers, Canadian Brass and Time for Three).

Choose two or more additional performances from the remaining choices.
Past season ticket holders will receive priority seating if they return their order form before Friday, May 3, 2024.
Save 10% on each performance by purchasing a season ticket package.
Individual concert tickets, if available, will go on sale Thursday, August 1, 2024.

To place your order:

Order online by visiting goshen.edu/tickets
Order by phone – Goshen College Box Office – (574) 535-7566
Order in person at the Goshen College Box Office located in the Music Center (Hours: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.; Summer Hours (June-July): Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.)