encountering God's Hope
The 2009 Goshen College Chamber Choir TourFebruary 21 - March 1, 2009 :: Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota and South Dakota.
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Journaling here on behalf of the Goshen College Chamber Choir are:
Karla Santiago
Junior, music education major with Spanish minor
Leah Yoder
Junior, social work major with social policy minor
Andrew Gunden Landis
Senior, music major
Ben Hoover
Junior, business major with music minor
Dr. Debra Brubaker
Chamber Choir director and professor of music
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tour schedule
Saturday, Feb. 21
Mennonite Church of Normal
6:30 p.m. Alumni and Friends reception
7:30 p.m. concert, Normal, Ill.
Sunday, Feb. 22
Metamora Mennonite Church
9 a.m., Metamora, Ill.
First Mennonite Church
7 p.m., Iowa City, Iowa
Alumni and Friends reception following
Monday, Feb. 23
Iowa Mennonite School
9:45 a.m., Kalona, Iowa
Sugar Creek Mennonite Church
7 p.m., Wayland, Iowa
Tuesday, Feb. 24
Des Moines Mennonite Church
7:30 p.m., Des Moines, Iowa
Wednesday, Feb. 25
Salem-Zion Mennonite Church (North)
7 p.m., Freeman, S.D.
Thursday, Feb. 26
Freeman Academy
10 a.m., Freeman, S.D.
Messiah Lutheran Church
Hosted by Emmanuel and
Faith Mennonite churches
7:30 p.m., Minneapolis, Minn.
Alumni and Friends reception following
Friday, Feb. 27
Madison Mennonite Church
(meets at Orchard Ridge UCC)
7 p.m., Madison, Wis.
Alumni and Friends reception following
Sunday, March 1
Reba Place Church
10 a.m., Evanston, Ill.
College Mennonite Church
7:30 p.m., Goshen, Ind.
Pre-tour Final Thoughts Last week, I was recruited to join the tone chime group that will be performing a piece on tour. Now I like to think of myself as a pretty musical person, I’ve studied piano, violin, organ, and I am currently studying voice. So tone chimes should be pretty simple right? As I struggled through “Beautiful Savior”, trying to play my 3 chimes, catching a few notes here and there, while our choir director couldn’t keep a straight face, I realized that it isn’t as simple as you might think. As Deb puts it, “the consternation on your face as you dealt with that little black piece of metal was just too precious for words!” Anyway, today it went smoothly, no laughing choir directors, and only a few uncooperative tone chimes, so it should be a nice addition to the program. That’s all for now. Spring Break! -Ben
Hi! My name is Ben Hoover, I am a junior Business major/music minor from Reading, PA, and I am looking forward to sharing our experiences with you during the “Great White North Tour” of 2009! Today we had our final run-through of the music for the tour and I think it went very well compared to other tours, where we were still learning music on the bus. It is shaping up to be a great program, and it should be a good experience for all who are involved! Today I will leave you with a story about a somewhat frustrating, yet entertaining experience I had.
Posted at 01:28 by Thomas Hoover #