GC Symphony Orchestra to perform spring concert
Concert: Goshen College Symphony Orchestra Spring Concert
Date and Time: Sunday, April 10, 2016 4 p.m.
Location: Sauder Concert Hall
Cost: Tickets: $7 adults, $5 seniors/students, available online at https://www.goshen.edu/tickets or by calling (574) 535-7566. GC faculty/staff/students free with valid ID.
The Goshen College Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of José Rocha, will present their spring concert in the Music Center’s Sauder Concert Hall on Sunday, April 10. The concert will begin at 4 p.m.
The GCSO’s program will be highlighted by performances of the “Tragic Overture, Op. 81” by Johannes Brahms, and select movement from Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5. The GCSO will also perform two works by 20th century Mexican composer Arturo Marquéz.
The Goshen College Symphony Orchestra is a group that varies in size and repertoire from that of chamber orchestra to full philharmonic dimensions. Formed in the 1950s, it has actively performed standard symphonic repertoire ever since. The group presents concerts of major orchestral works each semester. In addition, it accompanies the choirs, operas, and student winners of the Concerto-Aria Competition.
Tickets are $7 adults, $5 seniors/students, available online at goshen.edu/tickets or by calling (574) 535-7566. Goshen College faculty, staff, and students are free with valid ID.
José Rocha, DMA, is associate professor of music at Goshen College and director of the Goshen College Symphony. He is a sought-after conductor and cellist in the United States and Mexico. Strongly committed to music education, Rocha has taught and directed middle school and high school orchestras in Florida, Texas and Mississippi for the past 15 years. Rocha made his Carnegie Hall Debut leading the Johnston Sinfonia Orchestra in 2014. Rocha has enjoyed a diverse musical career, conducting and performing with Ray Price, Glenn Frey, Frank Sinatra Jr., Marvin Hamlish, Ray Charles and Johnny Mathis, among others. His orchestral experience includes membership in the Southwest Florida Symphony, Orlando Philharmonic, Savannah Symphony, Symphony of South East Texas and the Strauss Symphony of America. Rocha holds a doctor of musical arts degree from the University of Houston, and bachelor and master of music degrees from the University of Florida.