PianoInspires.com did a Q&A with Marvin Blickenstaff, a retired professor of music who taught from 1978-1999 at Goshen College. PianoInspires.com is the digital home for the Frances Clark Center community. In 2023, the Frances Clark Center established the Marvin Blickenstaff Institute for Teaching Excellence in honor of his legacy as a pedagogue.
The Goshen College Symphony Orchestra will present its spring concert in Sauder Concert Hall. The GCSO is conducted by Viktoria Petrak.
The Goshen College Choirs will present their annual spring concert of world choral music. EARTHTONES: Songs from Many Cultures will feature the Goshen College Chamber Choir, Vox Profundi, and Voices of the Earth ensembles.
Vox Profundi, Goshen College’s low voice choir, will welcome invited low voice ensembles from area high schools and the community for a day of rehearsals, culminating in an evening concert in Sauder Concert Hall.
Lavender Jazz, Goshen College’s big band, will present their spring concert in Umble Center. The concert will feature charts for full ensemble and small combos. Lavender Jazz is directed by Greg Smucker.
The Goshen College Theater Department will present its Spring mainstage musical, “Into the Woods” by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine, on Friday, March 24; Saturday, March 25 and Friday, March 31 at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, March 26 and Sunday, April 2 at 2:30 p.m.
The Goshen College Chamber Choir will spend their spring break touring and performing in churches and schools in Illinois, Iowa, and Kansas from Feb. 24 through March 3, with a home concert on Saturday, March 4.
Student winners of the Goshen College Concerto-Aria Competition perform arias and individual concerto movements with the Goshen College Symphony Orchestra during the 63rd annual Concerto-Aria Concert.
The Sherer Trio, Goshen College’s resident chamber ensemble and comprised of three Goshen College music faculty members, will perform a Rieth Recital Series concert on Sunday, February 12 at 7:30 p.m. in the Music Center’s Rieth Recital Hall.
The Voice Season 21 winners Girl Named Tom (which includes GC alums Caleb '18 and Josh Liechty '19) had a reason to celebrate on Tuesday night, and not just because it was one year since they won the show in 2021. After performing their song “One More Christmas” during the Season 22 finale, the track reached No. 1 on iTunes, along with their Christmas album.
