Music Department and Music Center Concerts

Fri, Aug 30th @ 7:30 pm — Sauder Concert Hall

Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéllar has enchanted audiences with their dynamic musicianship and lively stage presence for over thirty years. Founded in 1994 by Jaime Cuéllar, Mariachi Garibaldi’s commitment to providing a quality representation of the mariachi genre has propelled them into becoming the west coast’s most recognized Mariachis, where they regularly are called upon to share the stage with some of Mexico’s most beloved performers. Most recently Mariachi Garibaldi were featured performers for Camila Cabello’s Tiny Desk concert. Their elevated musicianship has also opened invitations to perform on prestigious stages to sold out crowds. Their ornate mariachi jacket became a commodity of trade when Dodger pitcher Joe Kelly wore it with honor at the White House to meet President Biden.

Thu, Sep 19th @ 7:30 pm — Rieth Recital Hall

Join us for a piano recital that showcases a range of compositional styles spanning more than a century of classical piano repertoire. This thrilling program will feature masterpieces by well-known and lesser-known composers alike, representing several different time periods and cultures. The program opens with Muzio Clementi’s intimate yet dramatic Sonata in F-sharp minor, Op. 25, No. 5. This will be followed by French composer Cécile Chaminade’s Thème Varié, Op. 89, a charming set of variations. Selections from Fanny Mendelssohn’s epic masterpiece Das Jahr show her mastery of the piano miniature. The program continues with a set of related short pieces by Frédéric Chopin. Dance rhythms serve as a connecting thread, with a lively Mazurka and brilliant Grande Valse capturing the spirit of traditional Polish and ballroom dances. The recital will conclude with Claude Debussy’s Pagodes and L’Isle joyeuse, which lead the listener through evocative soundscapes.

An active soloist and chamber musician, American pianist Kate Boyd has performed solo recitals at Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall, Schubert’s birth house in Vienna, the National Concert Hall in Dublin, the Musikhalle Hamburg, in addition to many places throughout the US, Europe and Canada. As a faculty member at Butler University, she has appeared as a soloist with each of the University’s large ensembles in performances ranging from Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy to Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue.

Boyd received the 2019 Teacher of the Year award from the Indiana Music Teachers Association and the 2017 Outstanding Professor of the Year award from Butler University, a Creative Renewal Fellowship from the Arts Council of Indianapolis (2009), and an Indiana Arts Commission Grant. Other awards and prizes include a Fulbright scholarship and fellowships at the Tanglewood Center, Blossom Music Center, the Banff Centre for the Arts, and Prussia Cove (England). Dr. Boyd is Professor of Piano and Piano Area Coordinator at Butler University. For eleven summers she taught at the internationally-renowned Interlochen Arts Camp in northern Michigan.

Wed, Sep 25th @ 7:00 pm — Rieth Recital Hall

Parables, Goshen College’s student worship, music and drama team, will present its first performance of the 2024-25 academic year: a preview concert open to the public in Rieth Recital Hall.

The performance is free to all, and the public is warmly invited.

Pictured: the 2023-24 Parables team

Sun, Sep 29th @ — Rieth Recital Hall

Goshen College music faculty members Scott Hochstetler, baritone, and H. Roz Woll, mezzo-soprano, present an afternoon of vocal music exploring the depths of human emotion through American gems and European classics. Music by Florence Price, Margaret Bonds, Julia Perry, Undine Smith Moore, Robert Owens, and Sylvia Hollifield. J. S. Bach, G. F. Handel, W. A. Mozart, Gilbert & Sullivan, and Robert Schumann.

Scott Hochstetler, DMA, is a professor of music at Goshen College, where he teaches and conducts in the choral, vocal and opera/musical theater areas. He is also the musical director of Camerata Singers, an area professional choir.

Roz Wall, DMA, assistant professor of music at Goshen College, teaches voice and directs the choir, Voices of the Earth. She previously lived in New York City, where she taught voice, vocal pedagogy, and directed the Women’s Choir at Queens College, City University of New York. Prior to living in New York, she was a conductor with the Chicago Children’s Choir for nine years, directing the Hyde Park Neighborhood Choir and choirs in 10 Chicago public schools.

Sat, Oct 05th @ 7:30 pm — Sauder Concert Hall

Traditionally the first opportunity to hear the Goshen College music ensembles in concert, the Homecoming Music Gala will feature the Goshen College Chamber Choir and Vox Profundi, directed by Scott Hochstetler, Voices of the Earth, directed by H. Roz Woll, and the Goshen College Symphony Orchestra, directed by Jimin Seo. The concert is presented as part of Goshen College’s 2024 Homecoming Weekend activities.

Sat, Oct 19th @ 7:00 pm — Rieth Recital Hall

Part of the 2024 Sherer Violin and Piano Competition, this concert will feature performances by the competition judges in Rieth Recital Hall.

For more information about the Sherer Violin and Piano Competition, please visit the competition website.

Tue, Oct 22nd @ 7:30 pm — Rieth Recital Hall

Alessandra Feris will present a solo piano recital titled. Piano Music of Latin America.

Brazilian pianist Alessandra Feris has performed widely in Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, Mexico, Costa Rica, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Portugal, Serbia, Greece, and in the United States, making successful solo debuts in major venues such as the Theatro São Pedro in Porto Alegre (Brazil), the Costa Rican National Theater, the Steinway Haus in Frankfurt (Germany), the Palácio de Bellas Artes (Sala Manuel M. Ponce) in Mexico City, and the Auditório León de Greiff in Bogotá, Colombia. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil, an Artist Diploma from the Hochschule für Musik ‘Franz Liszt’ in Germany, a master’s degree from the University of Iowa and a doctoral degree from Florida State University. Her major teachers include Dirce Knijnik, Thomas Steinhöfel, Réne Lecuona, Read Gainsford, and the legendary Lazar Berman.

A sought-after pedagogue and winner of many teaching awards, Dr. Feris is an Associate Professor of Piano at the University of South Dakota. Her students are winners of many competitions such as the MTNA Young Artist and Senior (state level), Truran Piano Competition, and the University of South Dakota Concerto Competition. She has previously served as Piano Faculty and Artist-in-Residence of Mississippi Gulf Coast College, where she received the ‘Mississippi Humanities Council Teacher of the Year Award.’ Alessandra Feris is an artist-teacher at the InterHarmony International Music Festival in Italy, the Lancaster International Piano Festival in Pennsylvania, and the Piano Plus Festival in Greece. She is devoted to the diffusion of Latin-American piano music and is often requested to premiere works by Brazilian contemporary composers.

Sat, Oct 26th @ 7:30 pm — Sauder Concert Hall

Three Goshen College choirs will perform on the Sauder Concert Hall stage as part of the annual Fall Choral Concert. Performing are Chamber Choir and Vox Profundi, directed by Scott Hochstetler, and Voices of the Earth, directed by H. Roz Woll.

Sat, Nov 02nd @ 7:30 pm — Sauder Concert Hall

The Goshen College Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jimin Seo, will present their fall concert in Sauder Concert Hall.

Tue, Nov 05th @ 7:30 pm — Sauder Concert Hall

Voices of the Earth, Goshen College’s treble choir directed by H. Roz Woll, will be joined by area high school high-voice choirs for a day of workshops, culminating in an evening festival concert in Sauder Concert Hall.

Fri, Jan 17th @ 7:30 pm — Rieth Recital Hall

The Goshen College Chamber Choir, directed by Scott Hochstetler, will present a concert in Rieth Recital Hall ahead of the ensemble performing at the Indiana Music Educator’s Association Professional Development Concert in Fort Wayne.

Sun, Jan 19th @ 4:00 pm — Rieth Recital Hall

Versatile and vibrant, the musicians of WindSync “play many idioms authoritatively, elegantly, with adroit technique, and with great fun” (All About the Arts), showing off the uniquely wide-ranging sonorities of the wind quintet. The group’s charismatic and personal performance style, combined with a three-pronged mission of artistry, education, and community-building, lends WindSync its reputation as ”a group of virtuosos who are also wonderful people, too” (Alison Young, Classical MPR).

WindSync launched an international touring career after winning the 2012 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition and the 2016 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. WindSync has appeared in concert at Ravinia, the Met Museum, Shanghai Oriental Arts Center, the Library of Congress, and Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. Building a new repertoire, WindSync’s recent premieres include works by Marc Mellits, Ivan Trevino, Mason Bynes, Nathalie Joachim, and Pulitzer finalist Michael Gilbertson.

​In demand for their ability to embed in communities, WindSync has served in residencies with the Grand Teton Music Festival, Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival, and the Lied Center, and they work with local partners to craft musical events for cities out of range of large arts organizations. Winner of the 2022 Fischoff Ann Divine Educator Award, the ensemble regularly coaches at training programs nationwide, collaborates with youth orchestras, and performs for thousands of young people each year.

Tue, Jan 28th @ 7:30 pm — Rieth Recital Hall

Goshen College adjunct instructor of flute Rebecca Hovan will present a recital of music for flute and piano with pianist Christine Larson Seitz in Rieth Recital Hall.

Sat, Feb 15th @ 7:30 pm — Sauder Concert Hall

Student winners of the annual Goshen College Concerto-Aria Competition will perform their winning pieces with the GC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jimin Seo.

Sun, Apr 06th @ 4:00 pm — Rieth Recital Hall

The Euclid Quartet enjoys one of the most highly regarded reputations of any chamber ensemble of its generation. Captivating audiences and critics ranging from Carnegie Hall to school classrooms to radio and television broadcasts, the quartet consistently performs to enthusiastic acclaim throughout the country. Highlights of the Euclid Quartet’s career include significant global recognition as the first American string quartet to be awarded a top prize at the prestigious Osaka International Chamber Music Competition. In addition to its performing accolades, the Euclid Quartet was awarded the esteemed “American Masterpieces” grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

The Euclid Quartet is the Faculty Quartet-in-Residence at Indiana University South Bend, where its members teach private lessons and coach chamber music. Passionately devoted to presenting the highest quality chamber music to young audiences, these seasoned teaching artists have performed for and worked with thousands of students across the country. In addition to their role as faculty at IUSB, they are also the directors of the Summer Chamber Music Festival and Institute at IUSB.

Recently, alongside the South Bend Symphony Orchestra, the Euclid Quartet gave the world premiere of Quarter Days by Anna Clyne. This new concerto for string quartet and orchestra was commissioned by the Fischoff National Chamber Music Association to celebrate its 50th Anniversary. Active in the recording studio, the Euclid Quartet’s most recent CD release features short quartet works, made possible by the IU Presidential Arts & Humanities Production Grant. Their previous recording of Dvořák and Wynton Marsalis was praised by Strad magazine: “The members of the Euclid Quartet hurl themselves into the fray with alacrity, relishing the music’s invention with contagious wit and virtuosity.” About their complete Bartok quartets cycle, American Record Guide raved, “rarely has a group found such meaning and vision.”