An interview with Marcia Yost, director of the arts
GC student Katy Thornthwaite interviews Marcia Yost, director of the arts at Goshen College, for Indiana Music Education Association.
Music for Social Change Minor & Track
About
Do you love making music and want to make a positive impact on the world? With Goshen College’s unique music for social change minor or concentration (it is the first undergraduate program of its kind), you’ll hone your musical gifts in our world-class Music Center and discover the tools to bring social change and empower individuals and communities.
Our graduates have been remarkably skillful at merging their gifts with their passion to make the world a better place, from elementary music classrooms in Goshen to urban public schools in Chicago to directing a youth orchestra in Bolivia. Designed to intersect with music for social change initiatives happening in Elkhart County, this new major concentration and minor will enable students to practice what they learn and gain valuable experience via a rigorous internship component.
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News & Events
Goshen College alums, Girl Named Tom, win Season 21 of “The Voice”
Siblings Joshua '18 and Caleb '19 Liechty performed together and on their own on GC stages throughout their college experience. Now, they have joined their voices with their younger sister, Bekah, as "Girl Named Tom," competing on and WINNING season 21 of NBC's The Voice.
Don Marquis ’59, esteemed jazz author and New Orleans Jazz Museum founder, has died at 88
Don Marquis '59, a prolific writer, researcher and French Quarter fixture who dedicated his life to documenting New Orleans jazz, died July 29 in his hometown of Goshen, Indiana. He was 88.
Stats
$10,000
Amount you could receive in merit-based college scholarships in music
93%
of music major alumni are satisfied or very satisfied with their undergraduate education
6
Number of vocal and instrumental ensembles you can join at Goshen College
100%
of full-time music faculty have doctorates
#4
Best Study Abroad Program in the U.S.
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Learn more about Goshen College's exceptional academic outcomes and national rankings.
Students & Alumni
President, Longy School of Music
Karen Zorn '84
Karen Zorn has been President of Longy School of Music of Bard College since 2007.
Karen's story
Music major
Galed Krisjayanta '17
Galed Krisjayanta is a 2017 music graduate who found that music has the power to heal after his hometown of Yogyakarta, Indonesia, was devastated by an earthquake.
Galed's story
Music and Information Technology
Nithya Abraham '21
Nithya Abraham is studying Music and Information technology, and is a musical theater minor.
Music
Rafael Chavez Moreno '09
Rafael Chavez Moreno is following in his father's and grandfather's footsteps as a gifted musician.
Rafael's story
Music
Brody Thomas '15
Brody Thomas loves music, so much that he stayed in Goshen to teach music at Bethany Christian Schools.
Brody's story
Music
Philip Horst '93: At home at the Met
Bass-baritone Philip Horst '93 has sung with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, the Lyric Opera of Chicago and the San Francisco Opera, as well as with companies spanning Europe from Great Britain to Greece.
Philip's storyRequest Information
Faculty & Staff
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Dustin George-Miller
Music Center Office Coordinator
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(574) 535-7999
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