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!
Concert: Winter Choral Concert Date and time: Sunday, March 14, 2021 at 4 p.m. Location: Online at gcmusiccenter.org/live The Goshen College Choirs will present a virtual Winter Choral Concert on Sunday, March 14, 2021 at 4 p.m. This is a pre-recorded and virtual concert, live-streamed to the…
Three different albums recorded in Goshen College Music Center’s Sauder Concert Hall have recently received national acclaim. Will Liverman’s “Dreams of a New Day” (recorded in July 2020 at Goshen College) and Catalyst Quartet’s “Uncovered” (recorded in July 2020 at Goshen College) were recently featured in The New York Times, and the Dover Quartet’s “The Schumann Quartets” (recorded in February 2018 at Goshen College) was nominated for a 2021 GRAMMY Award.
Sadie Gustafson-Zook's '17 new song ‘Birdsong‘ from her new EP ‘Vol 1‘, is described as a sweet and gentle folk song with "pure voice alongside that fancy finger-picking."
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Adam is an accomplished composer and writer of hymns and hymn texts.
Adam's storyJoanne Gallardo '06 is a pastor, but she is also a devotee of roller derby, loves scary movies and will travel far and wide for a great cup of coffee.
Joanne's storyMaddie Ruth graduated in 2014 with a psychology major and music minor. She was a member of the tennis team, wrote for the campus newspaper, The Record, played violin in the GC symphony orchestra and sang in chamber ensembles.
Maddie's storyCarrie Newcomer is a singer-songwriter, described by Billboard as a “soaring songstress."
Carrie's storyBrody Thomas loves music, so much that he stayed in Goshen to teach music at Bethany Christian Schools.
Brody's storyMichael Ruhling is a music professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology.
Michael's storyDustin George-Miller
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