Afternoon Sabbatical

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, 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.

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Goshen College Chamber Choir

Concert: Goshen College Chamber Choir – “A Mystical Festival: Songs of Earth and Spirit”
Dates and times: Saturday, Oct. 27 at 7:30 p.m. & Sunday, Oct. 28 at 4 p.m.
Location: Goshen College Music Center’s Rieth Recital Hall
Tickets (general admission): $7 adults, $5 seniors/students. Available at the Welcome Center (574-535-7556) or online at www.goshen.edu/tickets

The Goshen College Chamber Choir, directed by Dr. Debra Brubaker, will present two concerts of choral works with a “mystical” theme on Saturday, Oct. 27 at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 28 at 4 p.m. Both concerts will be held in the Goshen College Music Center’s Rieth Recital Hall.

Titled “A Mystical Festival: Songs of Earth and Spirit,” the program will include works by British composers Benjamin Britten, C.V. Stanford, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Robert Whyte and Andrew Lloyd Webber. Also on the program are works by Bulgarian composer Alexander Tekeliev, and American composers Greg Jasperse, Leonard Bernstein and Carol Barnett. The Chamber Choir will perform a cappella, as well as with piano and organ, accompanied by Christine Larson Seitz.

The Goshen College Chamber Choir is an auditioned group of 24-32 upper-class Goshen College students, performing secular and sacred music from the Medieval through Modern periods. In addition to performing with area and regional orchestras, the Chamber Choir performs numerous solo concerts both on and off campus during the school year.

Tickets for each concert are $7 adults, $5 seniors and students. Goshen College faculty, staff, and students are free with valid ID. Due to the limited seating in Rieth Recital Hall, patrons are strongly encouraged to purchase their tickets in advance. Tickets are available by calling the Goshen College Welcome Center at (574) 535-7566, or online at http://www.goshen.edu/tickets/.

Brubaker is professor of music at Goshen College, where she is involved in the choral, voice and opera theater programs, teaches related courses, and previously served as department co-chair. Since coming to Goshen in 1999, Brubaker has directed the Goshen College Chorale and Chamber Choir, and in 2004 created the Women’s World Music Choir, which is an invited performer at the 2013 Indiana Music Educators Association conference in Ft. Wayne, Ind., and has also performed at the 2008 Central Division conference of the American Choral Directors Association in Grand Rapids, Mich. In addition to touring many parts of the United States and Canada, Brubaker’s choirs are in demand regionally, having performed with the Toledo Symphony, Ft. Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra and South Bend Symphony. She is an accomplished hymn leader, specializing in international music. Brubaker’s research focus with hymnologist and musicologist Dr. Mary Oyer involves organizing and cataloguing original recordings of indigenous African musicians, which emphasizes one of Brubaker’s passions – exploring how the use of hymn and folk singing can become a catalyst for connections between people of differing cultures, faiths, ages and circumstances.

Maple Scholars gives students the opportunity to participate in independent research projects alongside Goshen College faculty of various disciplines. Each scholar is paired with a faculty member who serves as both colleague and supervisor.

Paul Keim & Marcelle Al-Zoughbi

Marcelle Al-Zoughbi, an elementary education/special education and TESOL double major from Bethlehem, Palestine worked with Professor of Bible and Religion Paul Keim on a project to envision, develop and institute a program of Arabic Studies that embodies the unique ethos of our Anabaptist heritage and equips students for further study and service in the Arab world.

David Housman & Philip Bontrager

Philip Bontrager, a junior informatics major from Goshen, Ind., worked with Professor of Mathematics David Housman on a project developing visualizations to assist in better understanding notions of fairness and their interrelationships in resource allocation problems.

Lisa Horst & Deb Brubaker

Lisa Horst, a 2012 graduate who majored in music education from Goshen, Ind., worked with Professor of Music Debra Brubaker on a project archiving and digitizing field recordings that Professor Emeritus Mary Oyer recorded between 1969 and 1987.

Caleb Hostetler & Kent Palmer

Caleb Hostetler, a senior informatics major from Souderton, Pa., worked with Professor of Informatics Kent Palmer on developing a higher education application for mobile technology.

Rhiannon Jones, a senior biology major from Lafayette, Ind., worked with Professor of Physics Carl Helrich on a project attempting to establish the form of cholesterol structures on phospholipid (biological) membranes experimentally.

Jenna Nofziger & Stan Grove & Nathaniel Tann

Jenna Nofziger, a junior molecular biology/biochemistry major from Archbold, Ohio, and Nathaniel Tann, a 2012 graduate with majors in biology and psychology from East Petersburg, Pa., worked with Professor of Biology Stan Grove on a project generating algal biomass inexpensively enough to allow the derived biofuel to compete with petroleum-based fuels.

Beth Martin Birky & Grace Parker

Grace Parker, a senior English and Bible and religion double major from Wichita, Kan., worked with Professor of English Beth Martin Birky on researching the theme of social justice in the work of Virginia Woolf.

Rebecca Weaver & Lauren Stoltzfus

Lauren Stoltzfus, a senior English writing major from Lancaster, Pa., and Rebecca Weaver, a 2012 graduate with a major in psychology from Harleysville, Pa., worked with Professor of English Ann Hostetler on a project collecting research data on the pedagogy of multicultural literature studied at the college level.

Mara Swartzendruber & Andy Ammons

Mara Swartzendruber, a senior biology major from Albuquerque, N.M., worked with Assistant Professor of Biology Andrew Ammons studied stress on honeybees.

Bob Yoder & Leanna Teodosio

Leanna Teodosio, a junior sociology and Bible and religion major from Lima, Ohio, worked with Campus Pastor Bob Yoder on a project exploring how Goshen College can better support the faith development of students.

Emily Trapp & Bev Lapp

Emily Trapp, a senior music and communications major from Canby, Ore., worked with Professor of Music Beverly K. Lapp on a project analyzing the content of several popular piano methods to determine the balance of creative work and effectiveness of these within the curriculum for developing pianists, with hopes of producing an online resource that summarizes this research to aid piano teachers.

John D. Roth & Kate Yoder

Kate Yoder, a junior art and English writing major from Elkhart, Ind., worked with Professor of History John D. Roth on a project compiling an in-depth bibliography of sources related to Christian martyrdom, the “Martyrs Mirror,” and costly discipleship in the Anabaptist-Mennonite tradition in preparation for an August international consultation called “Bearing Witness: A New ‘Martyrs Mirror’ for the 21st Century?”

The college’s Maple Scholars program began in 1998. Unlike undergraduate research projects at many larger universities where students work only with graduate students, students in Maple Scholars work with professors who can answer their questions and guide them in their research and learning. Students also get the chance to share their work together in a colloquium each Friday and engage other students across disciplines.

– By Anna Ruth

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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Goshen College, established in 1894, is a residential Christian liberal arts college rooted in the Anabaptist-Mennonite tradition. The college’s Christ-centered core values – passionate learning, global citizenship, compassionate peacemaking and servant-leadership – prepare students as leaders for the church and world. Recognized for its unique Study-Service Term program, Goshen has earned citations of excellence in Barron’s Best Buys in Education, “Colleges of Distinction,” “Making a Difference College Guide” and U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges” edition, which named Goshen a “least debt college.” Visit www.goshen.edu.