Upcoming Performances at Main Event Venues
ECoSistema Spring Concert — Thu, Jan 01st
Young music students in the Elkhart County ECoSistema program at Goshen College and the Goshen Boys and Girls Club will present their annual spring concert in Sauder Concert Hall. ECoSistema leadership is provided by Hillary Harder, Isaac Fortoso, and Kent Dutchersmith.
Community School of the Arts Spring Choral Showcase — Thu, Jan 01st
Three youth choirs in the Community School of the Arts will present their spring choral showcase concert in Sauder Concert Hall. Performing are Rejoice (grades 3-5) and Sommo Voci (grades 9-12) directed by Kristin Kauffman, and Shout for Joy (grades 6-8) directed by Katie Thornthwaite.
GC Choirs -- EARTHTONES: Songs from Many Cultures — Thu, Jan 01st
The Goshen College Choirs will present their annual EARTHTONES concert of world choral music. Performing are the GC Chamber Choir and Vox Profundi, directed by Scott Hochstetler, and Voices of the Earth, directed by H. Roz Woll. The program will feature choral works from a wide variety of cultures and countries, and performed in foreign languages.
Goshen College Symphony Orchestra Spring Concert — Thu, Jan 01st
The Goshen College Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Mark Douglass, will present its Spring Concert in Sauder Concert Hall.
Lavender Jazz Spring Concert — Thu, Jan 01st
Lavender Jazz, Goshen College’s big band, will present their spring concert in Sauder Concert Hall. The concert will feature full band performances as well as small combo jazz. Lavender Jazz is directed by Greg Smucker.
Goshen College Touring Choir Home Concert — Thu, Jan 01st
Reflection and Restoration: A Goshen College Musical Offering with Rosalyn Troiano, Philip Serna, and friends — Thu, Jan 01st
On Saturday, September 12 at 7:30 pm in Rieth Recital Hall, guest artists Phillip Serna, Viola da Gamba and Kevin Vaughn, Harpsichord and Organ and Goshen College Music Department Faculty and students will present Reflection and Restoration: A Goshen College Musical Offering, as the inaugural concert of the 2026-27 Rieth Recital Series.
This event is also a special fundraiser to restore the consort of four viola da gambas or viols; bowed, fretted, 6-stringed instruments used in Renaissance and Baroque music, that are in the instrument collection of Goshen College. A Pre-Concert Lecture at 7:00 pm in Rieth Recital Hall will discuss the provenance of these instruments, made by American luthiers, Harold and Arlene Westover.
The concert will feature Solomia Soroka, violin soloist with Phillip Serna and Kevin Vaughn, continuo and Scott Hochstetler, baritone, as soloist for J.S. Bach’s Cantata BWV 56, Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen. A reception in the Music Center Lobby following the concert will provide an opportunity to meet the guest artists, view the consort of viols and continue the legacy of early music at Goshen College.
PRE-CONCERT LECTURE at 7:00 pm in Rieth Recital Hall
Verdi "Requiem" -- Elkhart County Symphony with Goshen College Choirs and Camerata Singers — Thu, Jan 01st
Student winners of the 2026-27 Goshen College Concerto-Aria Competition will perform their works in Sauder Concert Hall with the GC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Mark Douglass. Performers are TBD.
Verdi "Requiem" -- Elkhart County Symphony with Goshen College Choirs and Camerata Singers — Thu, Jan 01st
This annual Sauder Concert Hall performance, presenting collaborations with the Camerata Singers and Goshen College Choirs, continues one of the Symphony’s most cherished traditions while elevating the scale and ambition to extraordinary heights.
Comparable in emotional scope and significance to monumental works such as Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony, and Mozart’s Requiem, Verdi’s masterpiece combines operatic intensity with spiritual gravity in a work that remains among the most overwhelming live experiences in classical music.
The performance will feature soloists Jenny Ribeiro and Goshen College faculty members Roz Woll and Scott Hochstetler. The Camerata Singers will additionally be featured as an ensemble—performing their own work—with the support of the Symphony, further highlighting the collaborative spirit at the heart of the evening.
With its thunderous drama, immense vocal demands, and deeply human emotional range, Verdi Requiem stands as one of the defining artistic statements of the season—and one of the largest productions the Symphony has undertaken in recent years.
CSA Capstone Recital — Thu, Jan 01st
Graduating senior students in the Community School of the Arts will present Capstone Concerts as they prepare to graduate. This recital will be held in Rieth Recital Hall.