News & Updates

CSA students featured in chamber groups and senior recitals

Chamber Music at the CSA The Community School of the Arts has been excited to partner with the Fischoff National Chamber Music Association Academy for the past three years to offer our precollege students the unique opportunity to learn and perform chamber music together. The Goshen Trio has performed in South Bend as well as […]

Co-conductors lead Youth Honors Orchestra

This fall the Youth Honors Orchestra program was delighted to welcome a new addition to the leadership team. Dr. Richard Brunson, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Orchestras at Goshen College, joined Tori Petrak as co-conductor of YHO. Dr. Brunson and Ms. Petrak will share in the leadership of YHO as the program is […]

Summer music camps draw students, guests artists to GC

This summer the GC campus buzzed with activity as several summer camps drew students from around Elkhart County to engage in a variety of activities, from athletics to science to the arts. The Music Center played a major role in hosting summer programming, as the Community School of the Arts and GC Music Department sponsored […]

ECoSistema welcomes new staff members

This year ECoSistema saw tremendous growth in our team of staff. With the launch of new program sites and the expansion of existing programs, ECoSistema was delighted to welcome new interns and Teaching Artists to the team. Strings program – Boys & Girls Club of Goshen The string orchestra program at the Boys & Girls […]

GC Music Together partners with the Tolson Center for Community Excellence

Music Together Babies Classes Goshen College Music Together is proud to offer outstanding early childhood music programming for children ages 0-5 and their caregivers. Since 2009, Goshen College has been a licensed center of Music Together Worldwide. GC Music Together offers mixed-age Family Classes for children and parents, Rhythm Kids for ages 5-8, free Babies […]

CSA Choirs featured in community performances

The Community School of the Arts choral program has a long history of musical excellence. Each year the Rejoice, Shout For Joy, and Sommo Voci choirs serve over 120 young people with superb choral instruction and at least two highly attended concerts annually. The CSA choirs will perform at the annual fall CSA Showcase on […]

Youth mariachi program launched at Goshen College

A mariachi program for Elkhart County youth In fall 2023, a new community music program took root at Goshen College: Mariachi ECo, a string ensemble exploring traditional mariachi music. A youth mariachi program for Elkhart County youth had been a longtime dream for Gilberto Perez, Vice President for Student Life, Hispanic Serving Initiatives, and Dean […]

2023 Goshen College Strings Camp: Registration NOW OPEN!

Calling all strings players! Looking for a summer camp to hone your skills, learn some exciting chamber and large ensemble music, perform in Goshen College’s Rieth Recital Hall and in downtown Goshen, and make friends with other musicians? Are you between 6th (rising) and 12th grade? Then the 2023 Goshen College Strings Camp is the […]

Registration NOW OPEN for the 2023 Goshen College Piano Camp!

Calling all piano players! Looking for a summer camp to hone your skills, learn some fantastic piano duets, perform in Goshen College’s Rieth Recital Hall and Elkhart’s beautiful Ruthmere historical home, and make friends with other musicians? Then the 2023 Goshen College Piano Camp is the place for you! Come join us Sunday June 11 […]

Suzuki string players to present fall play-in

Students in the CSA Suzuki program are busy preparing for the Suzuki / Allegro Play-In to wrap up the Fall 2022 semester! The Play-In will take place on Monday, December 12 at 6:30 p.m. in Rieth Recital Hall, and will feature students in the Beginning and Intermediate Suzuki classes and the Allegro Strings Ensemble. The […]