Have you ever thought about studying music in college? Goshen College loves music. At GC, you’ll hear hymns sung in four-part harmony in chapel and on soccer field bleachers. When you enroll in GC’s supportive and rigorous music major or minor, you’ll find that your classmates not only love to be surrounded with music, they are dedicated to mastering it.
Your music studies will be held in the Music Center, a concert facility known for its world-class acoustics. Sauder Concert Hall has been described as one of the top venues in the country. Rieth Recital Hall is home to an immaculate Taylor and Boody pipe organ complete with 1,600 resounding pipes. During your time as a music student, you’ll become well acquainted with performing in these esteemed halls whether with chamber music groups, large ensembles, or as a soloist. Our students who study music grow their skills in community as members of our fine ensembles: All-Campus Band, Symphony Orchestra, Lavender Jazz, Men’s Chorus, Women’s World Music Choir, and Chamber Choir.
While our music curriculum is rooted in the classical music tradition, at GC you will also experience world music, jazz, living composers, folk music and church music of many styles. Our faculty’s diverse expertise and breadth of knowledge will ensure that you excel in your primary instrument and area of concentration while deepening your knowledge and skills in music theory and history.
Our music courses are designed for music majors who want to pursue a career in the world of music, or those who want to minor in music to master their instrument.
A world of opportunities awaits you when you study music at Goshen College. Watch this video to see for yourself!
A Goshen College student and three recent alumni have participated in a virtual choir recording with Grammy award-winning Conspirare, performing “All of Us”, the final movement from Craig Hella Johnson’s oratorio Considering Matthew Shepard.
The arts at Goshen College will continue to move ahead in new and reimagined ways, as students, staff and community members are invited to participate in and enjoy music performances and theater productions online.
Read more about the Music Department's approach to teaching and learning during the pandemic.
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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 storyBass-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 storyLara Troyer is a versatile soprano, at home on the opera stage as well as concert and recital stage.
Lara's storyHillary Harder, a music and Spanish double major from Wichita, Kansas, is a musician, peacemaker, ministry leader and lover of teatime and one-on-one talks. She graduated in 2015.
Hillary's storyAdam is an accomplished composer and writer of hymns and hymn texts.
Adam's storySadie Gustafson-Zook, a 2017 music graduate, had the chance to participate in a variety of activities during her time here. As she puts it, “There is so much going on at Goshen. I wish I could be two places at once!”
Sadie's storyDustin George-Miller
Music Center Office Coordinator
See adjunct music faculty and studio teachers for your particular instrument or vocal part.
