Recital Series to feature Goshen College music faculty Jan. 21

Thursday, January 13, 2005

Recital Series to feature Goshen College music faculty Jan. 21

Concert: Faculty Recital Series Concert with Goshen College faculty

Date: Friday, Jan. 21

Time: 7:30 p.m.

Location: Rieth Recital Hall, Goshen College Music Center

Cost: $5 adults, $3 seniors/students. GC students free with ID. Tickets available at the Welcome Center by calling (574) 535-7566.

GOSHEN, Ind. – Goshen College Music Department faculty members will present a recital of chamber music as part of the 2004-05 Faculty Recital Series on Jan. 21 at 7:30 p.m. in Rieth Recital Hall.

The program will include a Domeniconi guitar piece performed by Instructor of Music Matthias Stegmann, several Brahms pieces sung by soprano and Assistant Professor of Music Susan Dengler, violin pieces by Scriabin and Sarsate performed by Assistant Professor of Music Solomia Soroka, among others.

Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for seniors and students. GC students receive free admission with ID. To order tickets ahead, call the Goshen College Welcome Center at (574) 535-7566 or e-mail joannp@goshen.edu.

The Goshen College Faculty Recital Series features performances by academic faculty members at Goshen College and other colleges and universities.

Future recitals in the Faculty Recital Series in the spring include:

Feb. 13 – Solomia Soroka, violin; Soroka is a Goshen College assistant professor of music, 7:30 p.m., Rieth Recital Hall

Feb. 25 – David Machavariani, cello; Machavariani is originally from the Republic of Georgia and is an assistant principal in the South Bend Symphony Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., Rieth Recital Hall

May 1-8 – Opus 41 pipe organ dedication week

May 1, 7:30 p.m., Rieth Recital Hall – Craig Cramer, professor of organ at the University of Notre Dame

May 3, 7:30 p.m., Rieth Recital Hall – Goshen College Assistant Professor of Music Christine Thögersen, organ, with Rosann Penner-Kauffman

May 6, 7:30 p.m., Rieth Recital Hall – Mark Herris, organ, 1996 Goshen College graduate and current doctoral student at Indiana University, Bloomington.

Editors: For more information about this release, to arrange an interview or request a photo, contact Goshen College News Bureau Director Jodi H. Beyeler at (574) 535-7572 or jodihb@goshen.edu.

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