Upcoming Performances at Main Event Venues
CSA Capstone Concert — Thu, Jan 01st
Graduating members of the Community School of the Arts will perform as part of a “Capstone Concert” in Rieth Recital Hall. Admission is free.
Allegro Beginning String Ensemble & Suzuki Play-In — Thu, Jan 01st
The Community School of the Arts’ Allegro Beginning String Ensemble, directed by Jaehyuk Choi, will be joined by young Suzuki string learners for a free concert in Rieth Recital Hall. All are invited.
ECoSistema Winter Concert — Thu, Jan 01st
Students and ensembles in the Elkhart County ECoSistema program will present their winter concert in Sauder Concert Hall. This concert is free and open to the public.
ECoSistema stands for Elkhart County El Sistema, and is our county’s very own El Sistema-inspired program! Since 2009, community partners have been working together to bring the mission of community-building, access, and excellence through music to Elkhart County.
El Sistema is a community music and youth development program that began in Venezuela in 1975. It was founded by Dr. Jose Antonio Abreu to become the national model of music education in Venezuela, granting millions of young people access to quality music programming. Since then, the El Sistema philosophy of music education has spread throughout the world as a music education model that promotes community-building, empowerment, excellence, and access – in the words of Dr. Abreu, El Sistema is about “music for social change.”
Rieth Recital Series: Matthew Hill, solo piano — Thu, Jan 01st
Goshen College Professor of Music and pianist Dr. Matthew Hill will present a solo piano recital in Rieth Recital Hall. This recital is presented as part of the 2025-26 Rieth Recital Series.
Matthew Hill, DMA, pianist and Goshen College professor of music, is chair of the music department and teaches piano, chamber music, music history, and as a result of the strong influence from his wife and daughter, also teaches a general education course in Opera and Musical Theatre. He has studied with such renowned musicians as Howard Karp and Claude Frank, whose respective pedagogical genealogies include Rosina Lhévinne and Arthur Schnabel. He has had a variety of teaching and performing experiences both nationally and Internationally. Dr. Hill participated at the Schlern International Music Festival held in the Dolomites of northern Italy through invitation as a teacher, performer, and master class clinician. In China, he taught a series of master classes at the Sichuan Conservatory of Music, and presented a solo recital. Matthew received his doctorate in piano performance at University of Wisconsin- Madison. His students have gone on to further graduate study at many different graduate schools, including Kansas City Conservatory of Music, Cleveland Institute of Music, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Nebraska- Lincoln, University of Oklahoma, Westminster Choir College, and the University of South Florida.
CSA Student Recitals — Thu, Jan 01st
Students in the Community School of the Arts will perform on the Rieth Recital Hall stage, presenting pieces they have worked on in their lessons. This recital is free and the public is warmly invited.
Community School of the Arts Student Recital — Thu, Jan 01st
Students in the Community School of the Arts will perform on the Rieth Recital Stage, performing pieces they have worked on in their lessons. This recital is free and the public is warmly invited.
Community School of the Arts Mixed Faculty Recital — Thu, Jan 01st
Members of the Community School of the Arts teaching faculty will combine to present a joint recital in Rieth Recital Hall. The concert is free and the public is warmly invited.
Rieth Recital Series: Scott Hochstetler, baritone & H. Roz Woll, mezzo soprano — Thu, Jan 01st
Goshen College music faculty members Scott Hochstetler, baritone, and H. Roz Woll, mezzo-soprano, present an afternoon of vocal music in Rieth Recital Hall. This concert is presented as part of the 2025-26 Rieth Recital Series.
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.
H. Roz Woll, 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.
Piano & Strings Camp Final Camper Concert — Thu, Jan 01st
Students participating in the 2025 Goshen College Piano and Strings Camps will perform their prepared works in Rieth Recital Hall. This recital is free and the public is warmly invited.
Piano & Strings Camp Faculty Recital — Thu, Jan 01st
Three faculty members of the 2025 Goshen College Summer Piano and Strings Camp will present a faculty recital in Rieth Recital Hall. Performing will be Dr. Jaehyuk Choi, Dr. Rosalyn Troiano, and Nathan Berkey, viola; and Dr Matthew Hill, Dr. Luke Norell, and Dr. Mary Rose Norell, piano. The recital is free and all are invited.