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Get a taste of Turkish culture and food during April 9 Afternoon Sabbatical luncheon

brianas — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:43:53 +0000

Afternoon Sabbatical: International meal and program featuring “A Portrait of Turkey,” by Merle and Mary Hochstedler
Date and time: Tuesday, April 9 at noon
Location: College Mennonite Church Fellowship Hall
Cost: $20 before March 30, late fee of $5 per person; call (574) 535-7565 to register or stop by the Goshen College Welcome Center

Guests will get a portrait of Turkey’s culture and food during Goshen College’s Afternoon Sabbatical on Tuesday, April 9 at noon in the College Mennonite Church Fellowship Hall. March 30 is the registration deadline.

Merle and Mary Hochstedler, both Goshen College graduates, will host “A Portrait of Turkey.” The Hochstedlers have lived in Turkey for most of three decades beginning in 1982, working with business and education along with serving the local church. The traditional Turkish meal will be followed by a lecture on the country’s history, culture and place in today’s global context. The sabbatical will also include a glimpse of the Goshen College Adult Travel tour that visited Turkey in 2010.

The meal and program costs $20 if register before March 30 and there is a $5 late fee per person. To register, call the Goshen College Welcome Center at (574) 535-7565 or stop by.

Future programs in the Afternoon Sabbatical series include:

Thursday, May 9: Spring Bus Trip to Indianapolis to visit the historical Schnull-Rauch home that is this year’s decorator show house and the Indiana State Museum. Cost is $65. Call 574-535-7565 or stop at the Welcome Center to register.

Afternoon Sabbatical programs are usually on the second Tuesday of the month at 1 p.m. in Sauder Concert Hall or the College Church Fellowship Hall and are free and open to the public. For more information on the Afternoon Sabbatical series call the Goshen College Welcome Center at (574) 535-7566.

Nolt to speak on Amish spirituality for March Afternoon Sabbatical

brianas — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 14:29:44 +0000

Afternoon Sabbatical: “The Amish Way: Patient Faith in a Perilous World,” by Professor of History Dr. Steve Nolt
Date and time: Tuesday, March 12 at 1 p.m.
Location: Goshen College Music Center’s Sauder Concert Hall
Cost: Free and open to the public

Goshen College Professor of History Steve Nolt will present an Afternoon Sabbatical lecture on “The Amish Way: Patient Faith in a Perilous World” on Tuesday, March 12 at 1 p.m. in the Goshen College Music Center’s Sauder Concert Hall. The program is free and open to the public.

Many people recognize the outward expressions of Amish life, such as the buggies and bonnets, but are less familiar with the faith that sustains these practices. Nolt will shed light on the spirituality – the religious heartbeat – of our Amish neighbors, and ask what their religious practices might say to the rest of us.

Nolt was a co-author of a book published by Jossey-Bass by the same title in 2010. It was the first book ever about Amish spirituality and practice, and offered a rare inside look at how Amish Christian beliefs and practices inform every aspect of Amish daily life.

And the Amish population is growing. According to a 2010 report, the number of Amish in North America has doubled since 1991 to 249,500 people. Indiana is home to 43,710 Amish residents. This is due to large families and the fact that nearly 85 percent of children raised in an Amish community choose to join the Amish church as adults.

In addition to teaching history, Nolt is an internationally-recognized expert on the Old Order Amish. He is the author or coauthor of nine other books, including The Amish Way: Patient Faith in a Perilous World (2010), Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy (2007), Mennonites, Amish and the American Civil War (2007) and A History of the Amish (2003).

Afternoon Sabbatical programs are usually on the second Tuesday of the month at 1 p.m. in Sauder Concert Hall. For more information on the Afternoon Sabbatical series call the Goshen College Welcome Center at (574) 535-7566.

Future programs in the 2012-13 Afternoon Sabbatical series include:

Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at noon in College Mennonite Church Fellowship Hall
International Luncheon: Turkey with Merle and Mary Hochstedler
Cost: $20. Call 574-535-7565 before March 30 to register ($5 late fee).

Tuesday, May 9, 2013
Spring Bus Trip to Indianapolis: Show House and State Museum
Cost $65. Register early as there is limited space for this trip. Call 574-535-7565 to register.

Goshen College Chamber Choir to sing for Afternoon Sabbatical on Feb. 12

brianas — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 20:54:03 +0000

Afternoon Sabbatical: “A Limitless Expanse,” by the Goshen College Chamber Choir, directed by Professor of Music Dr. Debra Brubaker
Date and time: Tuesday, Feb. 12 at 1 p.m.
Location: Goshen College Music Center’s Sauder Concert Hall
Cost: Free and open to the public

Goshen College’s Chamber Choir, directed by Professor of Music Dr. Debra Brubaker, will present an Afternoon Sabbatical concert on Tuesday, Feb. 12 at 1 p.m. in Sauder Concert Hall. The program is free and open to the public.

The 19-member student ensemble will sing a collection of sacred and secular music and poetry in English, Spanish, Latin and Yoruba. The songs will be sung primarily a capella, with some instrumental accompaniment.

Brubaker titles the concert “A Limitless Expanse” in reference to the “ability of humans to accept the wideness of God.” Though the texts acknowledge the richness of God’s gifts, Brubaker said they also present “the darker side of human.”

The concert will provide a preview of the choir’s upcoming concerts on the road during spring break. The Chamber Choir will travel to Baden, Waterloo, and London, Ontario on Feb. 23 and 24 to sing for churches. They will present a home concert on Sunday, March 3 at 7:30 p.m. in Sauder Concert Hall. They will also sing in the Earthtones concert on Saturday, April 13 at 7:30 p.m. in Sauder Concert Hall.

A reception in the Music Center lobby will follow the program. Afternoon Sabbatical programs are usually on the second Tuesday of the month at 1 p.m. in Sauder Concert Hall. For more information on the Afternoon Sabbatical series call the Goshen College Welcome Center at (574) 535-7566.

-By Becca Kraybill

Future programs in the 2012-13 Afternoon Sabbatical series include:

Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at 1 p.m. in Sauder Concert Hall, Music Center
“The Amish Way: Patient Faith in a Perilous World” by Professor of History Steve Nolt

Tuesday, May 9, 2013
Spring Bus Trip to Indianapolis: Show House and State Museum
Cost $65. Register early as there is limited space for this trip. Call 574-535-7565 to register.

Musical spouses offer pre-Christmas celebration for Dec. 11 Afternoon Sabbatical

brianas — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:45:46 +0000

Afternoon Sabbatical: Pre-Christmas Celebration with family duo David Machavariani, cello adjunct faculty at GC, and Ketevan Badridze, piano faculty at Indiana University South Bend

Date and time: Tuesday, Dec. 11 at 1 p.m.

Location: Goshen College Music Center’s Sauder Concert Hall

Cost: Free and open to the public

Formerly from the Republic of Georgia, husband and wife musical duo David Machavariani and Ketevan Badridze will perform great music of German and Russian major composers, including sonatas by Richard Strauss and Dmitry Shostakovich, for Goshen College’s December Afternoon Sabbatical. The free pre-Christmas concert will take place on Tuesday, Dec. 11 at 1 p.m. in the Goshen College Music Center’s Sauder Concert Hall. It is open to the public.

Machavariani teaches cello at Goshen College and Badridze is on the piano faculty at Indiana University South Bend.

Machavariani was born in Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia. His official musical training started at the age of 8 in a special music school for gifted children. He debuted at the age of 14 with the Georgian National Symphony, performing Haydn’s Concerto in C major. He continued his studies at the Tbilisi State Conservatory under the tutelage of Eldar Isakadze and Tamara Gabarashvili (both pupils of Mstislav Rostropovich), and earned his master’s degree with highest distinction. During these years, Machavariani played numerous recitals as a soloist and chamber musician and won first prize at the Transcaucasian chamber music competition.

After graduation, Machavariani was a part of the cello faculty at Surami (Republic of Georgia) from 1985-88. At the same time he was working on his post-graduate diploma at the Tbilisi State Conservatory and earned his degree with highest distinction in 1989. The same year he was invited to become a part of the cello faculty at central music school for gifted children. During 1990-92, he was a part of the cello faculty in Tbilisi State Conservatory.

In 1992, by invitation of Indiana University South Bend, Machavariani came to the United States and earned his master’s degree and artist diploma. He also studied at University of Notre Dame with Karen Buranskas. As a soloist he played many times with a Georgian National Symphony, Georgian Radio and TV Orchestra, IUSB Philharmonic and Elkhart Symphony Orchestra. He successfully has toured in Georgia, Russia and Ukraine. He was member of Georgian Chamber Orchestra under Liana Isakadze touring in Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Hungary, West Germany and Austria. He was principal cello in the Elkhart Symphony Orchestra and Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra in St. Joseph, Mich. Currently Machavariani is a member of South Bend Symphony Orchestra and Columbia (Mo.) Festival Chamber Orchestra, also member of Endless Mountain Music Festival Orchestra in Wellsboro (Pa.).

In 2001, Machavariani began serving as an adjunct faculty at Goshen College, and since 2006 he is adjunct instructor in music at Valparaiso University. From 2002-04, he has served in this capacity at Indiana University South Bend.

Badridze was born in Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia. She began piano studies at the Georgian Special Music School and continued her studies at the Tbilisi State Conservatory. In 1993, upon completion of her postgraduate degree, she was appointed to the piano faculty.

Since her first performance on stage with an orchestra at the age of 12, Ketevan has appeared with the Tbilisi Symphony and Chamber Orchestra, the Erevan Philharmonic Orchestra and BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra. She was a frequent performer of solo and chamber music in Georgia, France, Belgium, Austria, Italy and Germany.

In 2000 she moved to the United States to study with Professor Alexander Toradze, and has appeared with the Toradze Piano Studio at the numerous music venues both in Europe and the United States. She has also been a major prizewinner of numerous international piano competitions.

Celebrate food and family during Nov. 13 Afternoon Sabbatical luncheon

alyshabl — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 13:54:23 +0000

Afternoon Sabbatical: Celebrating Food and Family Luncheon, with Esther Rose Graber and daughters
Date and time: Tuesday, Nov. 13 at 12 p.m.
Location: College Mennonite Church Fellowship Hall
Cost: $20; call (574) 535-7565 to register

NOTE: Registration deadline is Nov. 3

Celebrate food and family with the authors of the recently released cookbook The Daily Feast (good Books, 2012) on Tuesday, Nov. 13

Celebrate food and family with the authors of the recently released cookbook The Daily Feast (Good Books, 2012) on Tuesday, Nov. 13 at noon during Goshen College’s Afternoon Sabbatical in the College Mennonite Church Fellowship Hall. Registration costs $20 and the deadline is Nov. 3. Call (574) 535-7565 for more information and to register.

Artist and author Esther Rose Graber ’52 will present with four of her daughters – Jane Graber Davis ’76, Ellen Graber Kraybill ’77, Sibyl Graber Gerig ’80, Ann Graber Miller ’80 – all Goshen College graduates and co-authors of the cookbook. Accompanying the words and visuals will be a delectable Caribbean meal taken from the pages of their culinary work.

Esther Rose Graber explained in the book that all seven Graber women love to cook and compiled several photocopied collections of recipes over the years. Based on positive responses from guests and friends and many requests for recipes, the women decided to compile a cookbook with their favorite dishes. Each of the seven authors provided three complete menus — one for a soup meal, the second for a family weeknight supper and the third for a more elaborate guest dinner as well as their favorite special-occasion meals.

In her introduction to the cookbook, Esther Rose wrote that the Graber family’s love of diverse meals was decades in the making. “Our food memories and experiences as a family go back more than 80 years to the days of pap, cambric tea and impossibly hot curries,” she wrote. “Our heritage is rooted in Amish and Mennonite cooking that unites families and friends around the shared pleasures of the table, but our tastes have expanded through a love of travel. That began with Grandpa Joe and Grandma Minnie Graber, who spent many years in India and brought us their love for Indian cuisine, which Grandma prepared with great skill.”

Esther Rose and her husband, Ronald Graber ’52, lived and worked in Puerto Rico for 35 years, so the six Graber children grew up with a love for Caribbean cuisine. The children’s palettes developed further by spending time in Italy, Spain, England, Germany, Cambodia, China, the Dominican Republic, Bulgaria, Turkey, Greece, Indonesia, New Zealand and Mexico.

The book includes many mouth-watering recipes from around the world, practical advice on the best dishes to round out a meal and Graber family stories. “Each meal takes into account the ease of preparation, balance of textures and flavors and eye appeal,” Esther Rose wrote. “Partly because we’re a family of artists — watercolorists, book illustrators, potters, designers, musicians — we know these meals will look as beautiful as they taste.”

The Daily Feast cookbook costs $29.95 and will be available at the luncheon. It is also available at the Goshen College Bookstore and many retail booksellers. Learn more at: www.goodbooks.com/thedailyfeast.

Future programs in the Afternoon Sabbatical series include:

Saturday, Nov. 17
Bus Trip to Chicago (sold out!) – Les MisérablesBased on Victor Hugo’s classic novel, Les Misérables is an epic and uplifting story about the survival of the human spirit. Cameron Mackintosh presents a 25^th anniversary production with new staging and dazzlingly reimagined scenery inspired by Hugo’s paintings. This new production has been acclaimed by critics and fans and is breaking box office records wherever it goes. This trip is sold out.

Tuesday, Dec. 11 at 1 p.m. in Sauder Concert Hall, Music Center
Pre-Christmas Celebration with Family Duo David Machavariani, cello adjunct faculty at GC, and Ketevan Badridze, piano faculty at Indiana University South Bend
Join us for an early Christmas celebration with family duo originally from the Republic of Georgia. Our own Goshen College cello teacher and his wife Ketevan will share great music of German and Russian major composers, including sonatas by Richard Strauss and Dmitry Shostakovich.

Community foundation president to share why ‘Stewardship Matters’ during Afternoon Sabbatical Oct. 9

alyshabl — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 13:47:15 +0000

Afternoon Sabbatical: “Stewardship Matters: The Story of the Elkhart County Community Foundation,” with Dr. Peter McCown, president of the Elkhart County Community Foundation
Date and time: Tuesday, Oct. 9 at 1 p.m.
Location: Goshen College Music Center’s Sauder Concert Hall
Cost: Free and open to the public

Peter McCown.

What to do with a $150 million gift? The Elkhart County Community Foundation gladly took on this challenge when a former county resident Dave Gundlach left the foundation this large financial donation after he died last year.

Dr. Peter McCown, president of the Elkhart County Community Foundation, will share the story of Gundlach and the implications of his gift during a Goshen College Afternoon Sabbatical lecture on Tuesday, Oct. 9 at 1 p.m. The presentation, titled “Stewardship Matters: The Story of the Elkhart County Community Foundation,” will take place in Goshen College Music Center’s Sauder Concert Hall and is free and open to the public.

Gundlach grew up in Elkhart. As an adult, he pursued life around the world, owning ten multi-million-dollar homes in places like Malibu, Calif., and Europe, said McCown. “Elkhart was still his home town,” said McCown. “When he died, he didn’t have any heirs, so this community became his heir.”

Now that the foundation has $150 million – triple the size of the foundation’s previous overall holdings – McCown said the task is to figure out how to best use the money. “What do you do when you’re given $150 million and the only direction for what to do with the money is to do good?” said McCown. “Do we create more scholarships? Start free preschools? Open new parks, theaters or community centers?” Whatever is decided, the money has the potential to historically transform the county.

The Elkhart County Community Foundation was established in 1989 by a group of community leaders with the goal of creating a community chest of endowments in order to improve the quality of life for citizens of Elkhart County. The foundation provides resources for such community organizations like The Post, Boys and Girls Clubs and the Lilly Endowment Scholarship Fund.

A reception in the Music Center lobby will follow the program. Afternoon Sabbatical programs are usually on the second Tuesday of the month at 1 p.m. in Sauder Concert Hall or the College Church Fellowship Hall and are free and open to the public. For more information on the Afternoon Sabbatical series call the Goshen College Welcome Center at (574) 535-7566.

Future programs in the Afternoon Sabbatical series include:

Tuesday, Nov. 13 at noon in the Church-Chapel Fellowship Hall
Celebrating Food and Family Luncheon, with Esther Rose Graber and daughters
Artist and author Esther Rose Graber will present with four of her daughters – Jane Graber Davis, Ellen Graber Kraybill, Sibyl Graber Gerig, and Ann Graber Miller – all GC grads and co-authors of the recently released cookbook The Daily Feast (Good Books, 2012). Accompanying the words and visuals will be a delectable Caribbean meal taken from the pages of their culinary work. Cost: $20. Call (574) 535-7565 to register before Nov. 3. $5 late fee.

Saturday, Nov. 17
Bus Trip to Chicago (sold out!) – Les Misérables
Based on Victor Hugo’s classic novel, Les Misérables is an epic and uplifting story about the survival of the human spirit. Cameron Mackintosh presents a 25^th anniversary production with new staging and dazzlingly reimagined scenery inspired by Hugo’s paintings. This new production has been acclaimed by critics and fans and is breaking box office records wherever it goes. This trip is sold out.

Tuesday, Dec. 11 at 1 p.m. in Sauder Concert Hall, Music Center
Pre-Christmas Celebration with Family Duo David Machavariani, cello adjunct faculty at GC, and Ketevan Badridze, piano faculty at Indiana University South Bend
Join us for an early Christmas celebration with family duo originally from the Republic of Georgia. Our own Goshen College cello teacher and his wife Ketevan will share great music of German and Russian major composers, including sonatas by Richard Strauss and Dmitry Shostakovich.

Afternoon Sabbatical lineup for 2012-13

alyshabl — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 19:29:19 +0000

The 2012-13 line-up of lectures, performances and special trips that are part of the Goshen College Afternoon Sabbatical program will include:

Tuesday, Sept. 11 at 1 p.m. in Sauder Concert Hall, Music Center
“Living Our Stories,” by Dr. Victor Stoltzfus, GC President Emeritus, and Marie Stoltzfus
Dr. Victor Stoltzfus and Marie Stoltzfus will relate stories from their individual lives and their 57 years of married life that reflect lifelong explorations of the meanings of faith, of family and of service.

Tuesday, Oct. 9 at 1 p.m. in Sauder Concert Hall, Music Center
“Stewardship Matters: The Story of the Elkhart County Community Foundation,” by Dr. Peter McCown, president of the Elkhart County Community Foundation
In 1989 a handful of community leaders and philanthropists envisioned and established the Community Foundation for the purpose of improving the quality of life for the citizens of Elkhart County. McCown will share the news and story behind a gift to the Community Foundation with the potential to historically transform our county.

Saturday, Nov. 17
Bus Trip to Chicago – Les Misérables
Based on Victor Hugo’s classic novel, Les Misérables is an epic and uplifting story about the survival of the human spirit. Cameron Mackintosh presents a 25^th anniversary production with new staging and dazzlingly reimagined scenery inspired by Hugo’s paintings. This new production has been acclaimed by critics and fans and is breaking box office records wherever it goes. Cost: $125, includes top theater seating, bus travel and box supper on way home. A $25 nonrefundable deposit will hold your spot until final payment on Oct. 15.

Tuesday, Feb. 12 at 1 p.m. in Sauder Concert Hall, Music Center
“A Limitless Expanse,” with the Goshen College Chamber Choir, directed by Dr. Debra Brubaker, professor of music
Human beings inhabit finite bodies, yet have been offered the grace of creative souls that are boundless. The Goshen College Chamber Choir presents sacred and secular sounds and poetry that celebrate our embodiment of God’s richness. Join us for this wonderful concert.

Tuesday, March 12 at 1 p.m. in Sauder Concert Hall, Music Center
“The Amish Way: Patient Faith in a Perilous World,” by Dr. Steve Nolt, professor of history
Many people recognize the outward expressions of Amish life, such as buggies and bonnets, but are less familiar with the faith that sustains these practices. Nolt will shed light on the spirituality – the religious heartbeat – of our Amish neighbors, and ask what their religious practices might say to the rest of us.

Tuesday, April 9 at noon in the Church-Chapel Fellowship Hall
International Luncheon featuring Turkey, with Merle and Mary Hochstedler
In the fall of 2010, Goshen College Adult Travel visited Turkey. An evening with Merle and Mary Hochstedler, who have lived in Turkey for 24 years, gave a delightful and memorable view of this very interesting country. Join us for traditional Turkish food, a glimpse of the GC tour and sharing by the Hochstedlers. Cost: $20. Call (574) 535-7565 to register before March 30. $5 late fee.

Tuesday, May 7
Spring Bus Trip
The Afternoon Sabbatical committee is working on what we hope will be a wonderful day of site seeing and educational fun. Please watch for further publicity.

Goshen College’s Afternoon Sabbatical program is in its 35^th year of offering rich diversity in programs for the community. A committee of area representatives and college personnel consider the knowledge and talent at Goshen College and among Elkhart County citizens and aim to select programs that will appeal to a wide variety of interests. The program encourages the idea that people need a sabbatical from their daily lives to rejuvenate their minds and spirits.

Goshen College’s Afternoon Sabbatical Series to host Chicago art and architecture trip

michaelrn — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:58:24 +0000

GOSHEN, Ind. – Goshen College’s 2011-12 Afternoon Sabbatical Series will culminate with a spring bus trip to Chicago featuring art and architecture on Tuesday, May 8. The cost for the trip is $80, and the registration deadline is April 27. Call (574) 535-7565 to register.

In the morning the group will visit the Frank Lloyd Wright House and Studio in Oak Park to enjoy his amazing architectural style, then will return to Michigan Avenue to visit the Chicago Cultural Center, constructed over 100 years ago as the Chicago Public Library and a Civil War memorial with its marbled and mosaic interiors and the world’s largest art glass dome by Tiffany.

In the late afternoon there will be an hour-long docent-led tour of the highlights of the Chicago Art Institute, followed by free time to explore other interests in the museum.

Attendees will have free time for lunch in the city and a box meal will be provided on the trip home.

Event Info

AS Spring Bus Trip: Chicago Art and Architecture
Date: Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Cost: $80, call (574) 535-7565 to register. Deadline is April 27.

Goshen College’s Afternoon Sabbatical program is in its 34^th year of offering rich diversity in programs for the community. A committee of area representatives and college personnel consider the knowledge and talent at Goshen College and among Elkhart County citizens and aim to select programs that will appeal to a wide variety of interests. The program encourages the idea that people need a sabbatical from their daily lives to rejuvenate their minds and spirits.

Editors: For more information about this release, to arrange an interview or request a photo, contact Goshen College Acting News Bureau Coordinator Alysha Bergey Landis at (574) 535-7762 or alyshabl@goshen.edu.

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“Goshen Meets Broadway” during March 13 Afternoon Sabbatical program

michaelrn — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 20:51:48 +0000

GOSHEN, Ind. – Featuring some of the best loved Tony Award-winning musicals, Sandra Hill, soloist and Community School of the Arts vocal teacher, will be joined by special guest Doyle Preheim, professor emeritus of music, and local students for an afternoon on Broadway in Goshen College Music Center’s Sauder Concert Hall. This Afternoon Sabbatical program will begin at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, March 13 and is free and open to the public.

Accompanied by Professor of Music Matthew Hill, the group will perform pieces from such Best Musical winners as “Annie,” “Annie Get Your Gun,” “Evita,” “Fiddler on the Roof,” “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,” “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat,” “The Lion King,” “The Phantom of the Opera,” “Thoroughly Modern Millie” and “Wicked.”

A coloratura soprano, Sandra Hill is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin with a master of music degree in vocal performance and has also done extensive vocal studies with master voice teacher Herald Stark. She has performed on Wisconsin Public Radio’s Live from the Elvehjem and has appeared in a variety of musical and operatic roles including Julie Jordan in “Carousel,” Gretel in “Hansel and Gretel” and Sister Mary Amnesia in “Nunsense.” Hill has actively performed and taught voice in the area since locating to Goshen in 2000 with her husband, Matthew Hill, and daughter Molly (one of the voice students featured in the program). Since 2007, she has also served as director of the Community School of the Art’s Shout For Joy Children’s Choir.

Preheim was professor of music at Goshen College for 30 years, teaching classes, giving voice lessons and directing choirs until retiring in 2003. In addition, he has been actively involved in the Goshen/Elkhart cultural scene as choral director and soloist. For several years Preheim directed the Elkhart Symphony Chorus, and he also directed the Camerata Singers of Elkhart County as a two-year interim director. In 1983 he founded the Goshen Community Chorale and served as director for 14 years. As soloist, Preheim has performed in area oratorio performances and in campus opera productions. He and his wife, Mary Jo, make their home in Santa Fe, N.M., where he is musical director of the Sangre de Cristo Chorale, a 48-voice community choir. He also has an active voice studio in his home. With Mary Jo on the piano, he has performed in Santa Fe as a soloist.

Other performers in the Afternoon Sabbatical program will include local voice students of Sandra Hill and members of the Community School of the Art’s Shout For Joy Children’s Choir.

Future programs in the Afternoon Sabbatical series include:

Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at noon in the College Mennonite Church Fellowship Hall
International meal and program featuring “Lithuania: Small Surprises,” by Ervin Beck, professor emeritus of English, and Phyllis Beck
After a traditional Lithuanian meal, Ervin and Phyllis Beck, who taught for a year at LCC International University in Klaipeda, Lithuania, will share surprises from this interesting country. In this ancient land on the Baltic Sea, formerly a Soviet territory, they found an unspoiled seacoast, traditional villages and architecture, and people whose language most resembles the original Indo-European tongue. Cost: $20. Register by April 6 ($5 late fee after deadline). Call (574) 535-7565 to register.

Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Spring Bus Trip – Chicago Art and Architecture
This trip to Chicago will feature art and architecture. In the morning the group will visit the Frank Lloyd Wright House and Studio in Oak Park to enjoy his amazing architectural style, then will return to Michigan Avenue to visit the Chicago Cultural Center housed in the beautiful 1897 Library, with its marbled and mosaic interiors and the world’s largest art glass dome by Tiffany. In the late afternoon there will be a docent-led tour of the highlights of the Chicago Art Institute. Cost: $80. Call (574) 535-7565 to register.

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Feb. 14 Afternoon Sabbatical program incorporates love for coffee and Baroque music

michaelrn — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:24:15 +0000

Clockwise starting from top left: Assistant Professor of Music Scott Hochstetler, baritone; Danielle Svonavec, soprano; Jeff Martin, tenor; Community School of the Arts String Director Rosalyn Troiano, violin.

GOSHEN, Ind. – Love coffee? Well, so did J.S. Bach, so much so that he dedicated an entire piece of music to it. Join Community School of the Arts String Director Rosalyn Troiano, along with a “merry band” of musicians, for a performance of “The Coffee Cantata,” by J.S. Bach, during the Afternoon Sabbatical “Goshen’s Coffee Connection.” The performance will be on Tuesday, Feb. 14 at 1 p.m. in Goshen College Music Center’s Sauder Concert Hall, and is free and open to the public.

This humorous, coffee-loving cantata (essentially, a mini comedic opera) tells of an addiction to coffee, which was a pressing social problem in 18^th century Leipzig, where Bach and his students first premiered the piece in Zimmermann’s Coffeehouse.

“This will be a very unique performance,” said Troiano. “Sauder Concert Hall will have an informal coffeehouse atmosphere for this staged concert. Much like Bach’s original performance with the Collegium Musicum, or music guild, professors, students and area musicians will be combining their musical talent for this delightful piece.”

Before the performance, Troiano will talk about the history of the piece and the relationships between the text and the music. The musicians will play on several period instruments, like the harpsichord, viola de gamba and other replicas of Baroque instruments, borrowed from the collection of Mary Anne Ballard, a local professional musician and member of The Baltimore Consort ensemble.

Event Info

Afternoon Sabbatical: “Goshen’s Coffee Connection,” with CSA String Director Rosalyn Troiano and a “merry band” of musicians
Date and time: Tuesday, Feb. 14 at 1 p.m.
Location: Goshen College Music Center’s Sauder Concert Hall
Cost: Free and open to the public

The cantata will feature Goshen College students and faculty/staff as well as local professional musicians specializing in early music. The cantata will feature the following vocalists: Assistant Professor of Music Scott Hochstetler, baritone; Jeff Martin, tenor; and Danielle Svonavec, soprano. The instrumental ensemble will feature: Mary Anne Ballard, viola de gamba; Assistant Professor of Music Christopher Fashun, violin; sophomore Hillary Harder, violin; Adjunct Professor of Flute Rebecca Hovan, flute; Staff Accompanist Christine Larson Seitz, harpsichord; first-year Sam Smucker, violin; senior Elspeth Stalter, violin; Troiano, viola; and Benjamin Wiebe, cello.

Future programs in the Afternoon Sabbatical series include:

Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at 1 p.m. in Sauder Concert Hall, Music Center
“Goshen Meets Broadway”

Featuring some of the best loved Tony Award winners, Sandra Hill, soloist and Community School of the Arts music teacher, will be joined by special guest Doyle Preheim, professor emeritus of music, and local students for an afternoon on Broadway in Sauder Concert Hall.

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