December 2005 events at Goshen College

All events are open to the public and are free unless otherwise noted.

Dec. 2
7:30 p.m., “A Festival of Carols,” Sauder Concert Hall

Goshen College ushers in the Christmas season with a celebrative festival of music involving singers, instrumentalists and the audience in sharing the treasured music of Christmas. This delightful program will feature Christmas favorites performed by the Goshen College Chamber Choir, Chorale, Men’s Chorus, Women’s World Music Choir and Orchestra. Also performing will be Goshen College music department professors, students, and Shout for Joy, a Community School of the Arts children’s choir. As always, the concert will also include ample opportunity for audience participation and singing.

Cost: $12 for adults, $8 for seniors and students. Reserved seating.

3
6 p.m., Honors Wind Symphony Pre-concert, Sauder Concert Hall

The Honors Wind Symphony, directed by Associate Professor of Music John Graulty, will perform a pre-concert prior to “A Festival of Carols.” The Honors Wind Symphony is a wind ensemble performing concert band literature, featuring Goshen College players along with advanced high school players selected by audition.

7:30 p.m., “A Festival of Carols,”Sauder Concert Hall

Goshen College ushers in the Christmas season with a celebrative festival of music involving singers, instrumentalists and the audience in sharing the treasured music of Christmas. This delightful program will feature Christmas favorites performed by the Goshen College Chamber Choir, Chorale, Men’s Chorus, Women’s World Music Choir and Orchestra. Also performing will be Goshen College music department professors, students, and Shout for Joy, a Community School of the Arts children’s choir. As always, the concert will also include ample opportunity for audience participation and singing.

Cost: $12 for adults, $8 for seniors and students. Reserved seating.

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4 p.m., “A Festival of Carols,” Sauder Concert Hall

Goshen College ushers in the Christmas season with a celebrative festival of music involving singers, instrumentalists and the audience in sharing the treasured music of Christmas. This delightful program will feature Christmas favorites performed by the Goshen College Chamber Choir, Chorale, Men’s Chorus, Women’s World Music Choir and Orchestra. Also performing will be Goshen College music department professors, students, and Shout for Joy, a Community School of the Arts children’s choir. As always, the concert will also include ample opportunity for audience participation and singing.

Cost: $12 for adults, $8 for seniors and students. Reserved seating.

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1 p.m., Afternoon Sabbatical – “Our Life and Music,” Soroka and Greene, Sauder Concert Hall

“Our Life and Music” will be presented by Goshen College Assistant Professor of Music Solomia Soroka and University of Michigan Professor of Piano Arthur Greene. Born in the Ukraine, Soroka made her solo debut at the age of 10, has won top prizes in international violin competitions and has given the Australian and American premieres of several important contemporary Ukrainian compositions for violin. She is joined by her husband Arthur Greene, who has won acclaim in concert halls and competitions throughout the world for his dynamic and personal performances.

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Goshen College Christmas break begins

10
9 a.m., Woodwind Day, Music Center

Woodwind Day is a half-day workshop and performance opportunity for area high school woodwind students to rehearse and perform with Goshen College’s woodwind faculty. Participate in masterclasses and workshops from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., culminating in a short recital in Sauder Concert Hall. Open to all area high school woodwind players by registration.

Cost is $35 for the day. For more information, contact Susan Ellman Graulty at (574) 535-7945.

10-17
Campus Ministries’ sponsored service trips

Twenty-nine Goshen College students and faculty are heading to two different sites in Florida to volunteer with Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) and respond to the damage caused by Hurricanes Charley, Frances, Jeanne and Ivan in 2004.

The trip was prompted by an interest in helping those whose lives were inalterably changed by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita earlier this fall; yet in working with MDS, it became clear that there was still great need for volunteers in Florida and that they could help broader relief efforts in this important way.

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4 p.m., Hymn Sing, Rieth Recital Hall

A gathering for persons in the community to sing hymns together.

Goshen College’s Administration Building, Church-Chapel, Good Library, Music Center, Newcomer Center, Union Gymnasium, Umble Center and Westlawn Lounge are accessible to people using wheelchairs and others with physical limitations.

Directions to the college and a campus map are available at: www.goshen.edu/aboutgc/map.php. For ticket information, contact the Welcome Center, at (574) 535-7566, or e-mail welcomecenter@goshen.edu.

Editors: For more information about this release, to arrange an interview or request a photo, contact Goshen College News Bureau Director Jodi H. Beyeler at (574) 535-7572 or jodihb@goshen.edu.

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