

65th Annual Concerto-Aria Concert
Student winners of the annual Goshen College Concerto-Aria Competition will perform their winning pieces with the GC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jimin Seo.
Do you wish you could continue to be involved in musical theater after high school while pursuing other interests and career goals (on or off the stage)? Our unique musical theater minor is just for you; perfectly complementing other programs of study and tailored for you with several different tracks, depending on your major.
Our musical theater program is the perfect way for you to continue your passion for musical theater while pursuing other interests. The program allows you to take musical theater courses while gaining hands-on experience through yearly campus productions. Whether you are interested in the theater on or off stage, our musical theater performance program has something to offer all students.
Depending on your major, you can tailor the musical theater program to fit your needs. With different tracks available, you can choose the concentration that interests you the most while also gaining valuable experience in musical theater arts.
In addition to taking dance styles, voice acting, vocal technique, music theory, and acting classes, you will gain hands-on opportunities to apply technical and artistic skills learned in a campus musical or opera production every year.
Students interested in pursuing musical theater or other performing arts at the graduate level will be well-positioned with solid foundational skills in theater arts.
When Goshen College music and theater students participate in college as performers, stage managers, directors, or choreographers, they learn high-demand job skills that will serve them well no matter what they do after they graduate. These include working on a team, problem-solving, and effective communication. These life skills serve our graduates well in any industry, giving them an edge to pursue their careers and other goals.
So why wait? Learn more about our musical theater minor today and start gaining the skills that will help you succeed!
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Student winners of the annual Goshen College Concerto-Aria Competition will perform their winning pieces with the GC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jimin Seo.
WindSync, a versatile and vibrant wind quartet, will perform in Rieth Recital Hall at 4 p.m. on January 19.
The Goshen College Chamber Choir, directed by Scott Hochstetler, will present a concert in Rieth Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. on January 17, ahead of the ensemble’s performance at the Indiana Music Educator’s Association Professional Development Concert in Fort Wayne.
of music major alumni are satisfied or very satisfied with their undergraduate education
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of full-time music faculty have doctorates
Number of vocal and instrumental ensembles you can join at Goshen College
of alumni agree that theater professors are genuinely interested in their students
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Martin, who graduated in 2016 with a theater major, was in many a mainstage theater production, won the school talent show, and is now acting professionally in the area.
Martin'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 storyNithya Abraham is studying Music and Information technology, and is a musical theater minor.
Andrew Landis is a stage manager who works for various opera companies across the country.
Andrew's storyRachel Smith, a 2001 graduate, combined her interests to create a linguistics website that teaches American English pronunciation.
Rachel's storyHostetler is currently resident stage director for the Portland Revels, artistic director of CompassWorks, and a freelance theatre/opera director, producer and playwright.
Bruce's storyMatthew Hill
Professor of Music
Music Department Chair
Dustin George-Miller
Music Center Office Coordinator