Voices of the Earth (formerly the Goshen College Women’s World Music Choir) will conclude their Spring Break tour to Puerto Rico with a home concert in Sauder Concert Hall. Voices of the Earth is directed by Marcia Yost.

Student winners of the 2019-20 Concerto-Aria Competition will perform solo with the Goshen College Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Brian Mast.

Performing are:

• Janell Preheim, violin [Brahms Violin Concerto, Op. 77, mvt. 1]
• Yejin Kim, piano [Mozart Piano Concerto No. 12, mvt. 1]
• Elinor Keener, composition [City of the South Bridge]
• Kailey Rice, soprano [Puccini, “O mio babbino caro” from Gianni Schicchi]
• Becca Choi, soprano & Bek Zehr, mezzo-soprano [Mozart, “Ah perdona al primo affetto: from La Clemenza di Tito]

This event has been cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.

The Goshen College Sherer Trio brings together three of GC’s instrumental faculty for an outstanding concert of chamber music on the Rieth Recital stage. A native of Ukraine, violinist Solomia Soroka is Professor of Music and teaches applied violin, music theory, and chamber music. Cellist and Adjunct Professor David Machivariani is a native of the Republic of Georgia and teaches applied cello at Goshen College and Valparasio Unversity. Pianist and Professor of Music Matthew Hill is Chair of the music department, teaches applied piano, music history, piano pedagogy, and chamber music courses.

This event has been cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.

James J. Richardson is an organist, composer, and choral conductor.  Self-taught in childhood, James learned to play by ear and improvise on the piano at a very young age.  James attended DePauw University where he studied organ and harpsichord under Dr. Carla Edwards and voice with Barbara Paré. He earned a Master of Music in Organ Performance at the American Organ Institute at the University of Oklahoma (AOI at OU) under well-known performer and improviser Dr. John Schwandt.  During his time at OU, he served as a graduate-student archivist for the American Theatre Organ Society (ATOS) and he helped procure a GRAMMY grant for the preservation of some of its artifacts, in addition to working in the organ shop and learning the basics of organ building and maintenance. James is now the Instructor of Organ for Goshen College as well as the Director of Sacred Music at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Goshen, where he lives with his wife Katie and son Anthony.