Upcoming Performances at Main Event Venues
CSA Faculty Mini-recital — Thu, Jan 01st
Members of the Community School of the Arts teaching faculty will present a short recital in Rieth Recital Hall. Performers are TBD.
ECoSistema Winter Concert — Thu, Jan 01st
String members of the Goshen College ECoSistema program along with musicians from the Goshen Boys & Girls Club will perform on the Sauder Concert Hall stage.
ECoSistema is a music and youth development program focused on building community through music. Though partnerships, ECoSistema creates an accessible pathway of music education opportunities from birth through young adulthood for all people in Elkhart County. ECoSistema finds its home within the Community School of the Arts at Goshen College while also branching out across Elkhart County to build musical hubs in North Goshen, and other areas thanks to strong community partnerships.
Suzuki Play-In and Allegro Beginning Strings Ensemble Concert — Thu, Jan 01st
Beginning string players in the Community School of the Arts strings program will perform on the Rieth Recital stage. The Allegro Beginning Strings Ensemble will also perform. The CSA Srings program is directed by Jaehyuk Choi.
A Festival of Carols — Thu, Jan 01st
This special celebration of the holiday season will feature four choirs and an orchestra, along with audience participation on traditional carols, all in a concert hall festively decorated with garlands, lights and trees.
“A Festival of Carols” is patterned on a traditional English worship service, and features Christmas carols, spirituals, scripture readings and sacred works of music for the holiday season. Performers include the Goshen College Chamber Choir, Vox Profundi, Voices of the Earth, Goshen College Symphony Orchestra and Shout For Joy Children’s Choir. The audience will also be invited to join the choirs to sing familiar carols during the performance.
The Goshen College Choirs are directed by H. Roz Woll and Scott Hochstetler, and the Goshen College Symphony Orchestra is conducted by Mark Douglass. Shout for Joy Children’s Choir is directed by Katie Thornthwaite.
Lavender Jazz Fall Concert — Thu, Jan 01st
Lavender Jazz, Goshen College’s big band, will present their first concert of the academic year in Sauder Concert Hall. Lavender Jazz is directed by Greg Smucker
Youth Honors Orchestra Fall Concert — Thu, Jan 01st
The Youth Honors Orchestra, a youth orchestra comprised of Elkhart County strings players in grades 7-12, will perform their Fall Concert in Sauder Concert Hall. The YHO is conducted by Nathan Berkey.
Community School of the Arts Fall Choral Showcase — Thu, Jan 01st
Three youth choirs in the Community School of the Arts will perform as part of the Fall Choral Showcase Concert. 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.
Treblefest Festival Choral Concert — Thu, Jan 01st
Voices of the Earth, Goshen College’s treble choir directed by H. Roz Woll, will welcome area high school treble choruses to campus for a day of workshops and rehearsals, culminating in an evening concert in Sauder Concert Hall.
Goshen College Symphony Orchestra Fall Concert — Thu, Jan 01st
The Goshen College Symphony Orchestra, conducted by new director Mark Douglass, will perform the ensemble’s first concert of the 2026-27 academic year in Sauder Concert Hall.
Kraus Lectureship in Religion: Elizabeth Bruenig — Thu, Jan 01st
Elizabeth Bruenig is a staff writer at The Atlantic. She was previously an opinion writer for The New York Times and The Washington Post, where she was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing. She has also been a staff writer at The New Republic and a contributor to the Left, Right & Center radio show. Elizabeth holds a master of philosophy in Christian theology from the University of Cambridge. At The Atlantic, she writes about theology and politics.