The Goshen College Chamber Choir is an auditioned group of 24-45 students performing secular and sacred music from the Medieval through Modern periods. The group is open to all majors and grade levels. 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.
Scott Hochstetler, Conductor
Scott Hochstetler, DMA, is associate professor of music at Goshen College, where he teaches in the choral, vocal and opera theater programs. He is also the musical director of St. Joseph Valley Camerata, an area professional choir. Previous appointments include Western Mennonite School (OR), the University of Michigan – Flint, and Corban College (OR).
Dr. Hochstetler is a diverse conductor, having successfully led church, school, college, and community ensembles, and worked with singers from novice to professional. Under his direction, the Goshen College Men’s Chorus performed to acclaim at the ACDA regional convention in March 2012. Hochstetler is in demand as a guest clinician, and has led groups on tours throughout the USA and Canada. Most recently he served as guest conductor for an MSVMA Men’s Choral Invitational in Berrien Springs, MI and has prepared local high school singers for the Indiana All-State Choir for the last five years. He has also prepared choruses for performances with the symphony orchestras of Toledo, Lansing and Detroit. In the areas of opera and musical theatre, Hochstetler has served as music director for numerous productions including Dido and Aeneas,Old Maid and the Thief, Urinetown, Utopia Limited, Trial by Jury and Music Man. In the 2013-14 season, Hochstetler will conduct Carmina Burana with the Goshen College choirs and Le Nozze di Figaro for the Goshen College Music and Theatre Departments. In 2010, Hochstetler was chosen as the second director in the 36-year history of St. Joseph Valley Camerata, the premier chamber choir in Northern Indiana.
As a baritone, Dr. Hochstetler has performed opera and oratorio roles and given recitals in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Oregon. Most recently, he performed as baritone soloist in Fauré’s Requiem with the Toledo Symphony and Goshen College choirs under the baton of Vance George. He has also performed as soloist with the Lansing Symphony, Michigan State Chorale and the Goshen College Chamber Choir and has sung in choirs under major conductors including Vance George, Helmut Rilling, Nicholas Kramer, Robert King, Gustav Meier, Dennis Keene and Moses Hogan. A passionate vocal pedagogue, Hochstetler’s voice students have consistently placed highly in vocal competitions, including a winner of the 2011 Indiana NATS competition.
As a scholar, Hochstetler’s interests are choral diction and peace-themed choral masterworks. The Choral Journal has published his work on Vaughan Williams and federalism and he is also the co-author of Translations and Annotations of Choral Repertoire, Volume II: German Texts, IPA pronunciation guide, published by earthsongs, with a second book on French and Italian diction forthcoming.
Dr. Hochstetler holds a DMA in choral conducting from Michigan State University, a double MM in conducting and voice from the University of Michigan, an MAT in education from Western Oregon University, and a BA in music and biology from Goshen College. He has studied conducting with David Rayl, Sandra Snow, Jonathan Reed, Jerry Blackstone, Theodore Morrison and Kenneth Kiesler, and he has studied voice with Leslie Guinn, Stephen Lusmann, Doyle Preheim, Richard Fracker, and Anthony Frisell.
Dr. Hochstetler lives in Goshen, Indiana with his wife Rachel and two children, Leah and Aaron. In his spare time, he enjoys playing tennis and cooking Thai food.
AUDIO SAMPLES (CONDUCTED BY DR. DEBRA BRUBAKER)
| Title | Performed by | Composer |
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Tomorrow Will Be My Dancing Day |
Chamber Choir | Traditional carol, arr. Malcolm Pearce |
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Lebenslust |
Chamber Choir | Franz Schubert |
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“Soñaba” from Poemas de Amor |
Chamber Choir | Greg Paulus |
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Deep River |
Chamber Choir | Spiritual, arr. Rene Clausen |
Concert Schedule
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GC CHAMBER CHOIR WITH ST. JOSEPH VALLEY CAMERATA
Oct 26, 4 – 5:30 pm
The GC Chamber Choir will collaborate with regional professional choir St. Joseph Valley Camerata in a duo-choral concert in Sauder Concert Hall. Both ensembles are directed by Dr. Scott Hochstetler. Tickets available at the door beginning one hour before the concert. Tickets: $10 adults, $7 seniors/students. Online at goshen.edu/tickets or at the door as available.
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GOSHEN COLLEGE FALL CHORAL CONCERT
Nov 7, 7:30 – 9 pm
The Goshen College Choirs will perform, under the direction of Dr. Scott Hochstetler and Dr. Debra Brubaker. Featuring performances by the GC Chamber Choir, Men’s Chorus, and Women’s World Music Choir. Tickets available at goshen.edu/tickets or at the door as available.
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A FESTIVAL OF CAROLS: FRIDAY PERFORMANCE
Dec 5, 7:30 – 9 pm
Goshen College’s eleventh annual A Festival of Carols will feature Goshen College ensembles, faculty, and students in a musical celebration of the season, all inside a festively decorated Sauder Concert Hall. Tickets: $15, available online at goshen.edu/tickets beginning Monday, November 4. Patrons are strongly encouraged to purchase tickets in advance.
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A FESTIVAL OF CAROLS: SATURDAY PERFORMANCE
Dec 6, 7:30 – 9 pm
Goshen College’s eleventh annual A Festival of Carols will feature Goshen College ensembles, faculty, and students in a musical celebration of the season, all inside a festively decorated Sauder Concert Hall. Tickets: $15, available online at goshen.edu/tickets beginning Monday, November 4. Patrons are strongly encouraged to purchase tickets in advance.
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A FESTIVAL OF CAROLS: SUNDAY PERFORMANCE
Dec 7, 4 – 5:30 pm
Goshen College’s eleventh annual A Festival of Carols will feature Goshen College ensembles, faculty, and students in a musical celebration of the season, all inside a festively decorated Sauder Concert Hall. Tickets: $15, available online at goshen.edu/tickets beginning Monday, November 4. Patrons are strongly encouraged to purchase tickets in advance.
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GOSHEN COLLEGE WINTER CHORAL CONCERT
Feb 15, 2015, 7:30 am – 9 pm
The Goshen College Choirs, directed by Dr. Scott Hochstetler & Dr. Debra Brubaker, will present their Winter Choral Concert in Sauder Concert Hall. Performing will be the GC Chamber Choir, Women’s World Music Choir, and Men’s Chorus. Tickets available at goshen.edu/tickets or at the door as available.
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GC CHOIRS: EARTHTONES – SONGS FROM MANY CULTURES
Apr 11, 2015, 7:30 – 9 pm
The GC Choirs — Chamber Choir, Women’s World Music Choir & Men’s Chorus — will present their 11th annual EARTHTONES concert of world music. The choirs, directed by Dr. Scott Hochstetler & Dr. Debra Brubaker, will present a program of choral works from a wide variety of cultures and countries, and in multiple languages. Tickets […]