LBC Invites Community to a Trio of Free Fall Concerts Featuring Talented Music Students

LANCASTER, Pa. (Oct. 15, 2024) – Students within Lancaster Bible College’s Music, Worship & Performing Arts Department will present a trio of free concerts this fall. The community is invited to attend, and seats may be reserved at no charge at lbc.edu/events.

First, the Fall Choral Concert at 4 p.m. Oct. 27 at The Trust Performing Arts Center, 37 N. Market St. in downtown Lancaster, will focus on the theme of “All Things New.” Featuring the LBC Chorale and Chamber Singers under the guidance of Dr. Robert Bigley, Director of Choral Studies, and the Men’s Chorus led by Dr. Jeffrey Martin, Director of Vocal Studies, students will offer music selections from the Italian Renaissance to contemporary America.

Then at 3 p.m. Nov. 3, the Fall String Orchestra Concert will feature the talents of LBC students and their mentors. Set for Good Shepherd Chapel on LBC’s campus, 901 Eden Road, the performance will highlight a semester spent praising the Lord through song and sharing God-given musical gifts.

“There are so many amazing new students immersing themselves in the opportunity to play beside our mentors and seasoned community members for this glorious program of works by living composers Kirk Mosier, Jan Van der Roost, Zachary Fried and Karl Jenkins,” said conductor and Director of Instrumental Studies Doris Hall-Gulati.

The concert will also include a movement from seasoned composer Frank Bridge and his “Suite for Strings,” written in 1910, a dance performance about Judas’ betrayal of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane along with a series of Israeli folk dances, as well as a composition featuring oboist Rachel Sidebothom, Interim Chair of the LBC Music, Worship & Performing Arts Department. Concluding the program will be a very recognizable, Baroque-inspired theme that should bring a smile to many faces.

To complete the fall concert lineup, the Fall Wind & Percussion Ensemble Concert at 3 p.m. Nov. 10 in Good Shepherd Chapel will feature students performing six fantastic works by living composers or arrangers while surrounded by community musicians ranging in age from 15 to 85.

“This has been an amazing three months of giving and receiving by and from all involved,” said Hall-Gulati, who will conduct the ensembles. “We begin the program by praising our Lord with an arrangement of the chorale prelude ‘Beautiful Savior’ and continue with works from composers Brian Balmages, Samuel Hazo, JaRod Hall, Gustav Holst and Frank Ticheli. The program will conclude with a rousing arrangement of John Philip Sousa’s ‘Power and Glory.’”

LBC’s Music, Worship & Performing Arts Department exists to prepare highly skilled artists to influence the culture with grace and truth. Students hone their craft in a community of dedicated artist-teacher mentors and passionate peers. A caring, student-centered environment nurtures the mind, soul and heart of each person with a view to promote creative competency and Christ-like character.

Real-world, practical experience prepares students to engage professionally on many levels; in a touring ensemble, on stage as an actor, singer, instrumentalist or dancer; studying privately with a world-class artist-teacher; or preparing for a professional vocational journey in Performance, Worship Arts, Musical Theatre, Music Education and Composition. LBC is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music. Visit lbc.edu/mwpa.

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In 1912, the Lancaster Trust Company finished its new headquarters—a Beaux Arts masterpiece from the imagination of Lancaster’s leading architect, C. Emlen Urban. A century later, Lancaster Bible College reimagined it into The Trust Performing Arts Center—a stunning venue for arts and culture in the heart of Lancaster. The Trust has a mission to honor God by encouraging excellence in the work of student and professional artists and by enriching the community through inspiring, challenging and redemptive experiences.

Lancaster Bible College | Capital Seminary & Graduate School is a premier academic institution offering a full range of collegiate programming from non-credit courses to undergraduate, masters and doctoral degree programs. Since 1933, the college has prepared students of all ages to “think and live a biblical worldview and to proclaim Christ by serving Him in the Church and society.” LBC | Capital graduates are geographically and culturally diverse, serving as both professional and ministry leaders worldwide. With a thriving community and a caring, Bible-centered environment, LBC | Capital provides a complete experience that prepares students for their life journey.

Accredited through the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and the Association for Biblical Higher Education Commission on Accreditation, LBC | Capital is also approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Education and the Association of Christian Schools International. Specialized accreditations are also in the areas of: Social Work (Council on Social Work Education), Music, Worship & Performing Arts (National Association of Schools of Music) and Sport Management (Commission on Sport Management Accreditation).

Lancaster Bible College is located at 901 Eden Road, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and along with Capital Seminary & Graduate School, has sites in Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia.

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