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.

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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.

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ECoSistema Winter Concert — Thu, Jan 01st

Students in the ECoSistema music program will present their winter concert on Monday, December 15 at 7:00 pm in Sauder Concert Hall. This concert is free and open to the public.
ECoSistema is a music and youth development program that helps provide access to music education for Elkhart County youth from birth through young adulthood. Offering music and movement classes, string orchestras, choir, a mariachi ensemble, and a paid high school internship, ECoSistema’s mission is to build community among students and families, foster student leadership, and promote musical excellence for all. ECoSistema is supported by many generous partner organizations and donors. Student performers at this concert are members of the Boys & Girls Club of Goshen, where ECoSistema programming is now in its eighth year.
The ECoSistema Winter Concert will feature three string orchestras, directed by Lead Teaching Artist Kent Dutchersmith and Program Director Hillary Harder; the ECo Sings choir, directed by Katy Thornthwaite; and the Song Circle music and movement ensemble, directed by Kent Dutchersmith.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Rieth Recital Series: Scott Hochstetler, baritone & H. Roz Woll, mezzo soprano — Thu, Jan 01st

Experience an afternoon of song in Rieth Recital Hall with Goshen College voice faculty Scott Hochstetler, baritone, and H. Roz Woll, mezzo-soprano. Luke Norell will accompany on piano. Their program spans centuries and styles, from the drama of Schubert’s Erlkönig to the contemporary voice of Stacy Garrop, who sets the words of Eleanor Roosevelt in a powerful song cycle. The recital closes with the two joining in duet for a Romantic flourish by Schumann. 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.

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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.

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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.

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