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Weekend Celebration of Four Free Concerts at LBC Will Mark ‘90 Years of Musical Excellence’

LANCASTER, Pa. (March 20, 2024) – To help celebrate Lancaster Bible College’s 90th anniversary year, the Music, Worship & Performing Arts Department will host a full weekend of music festivities in April.

“90 Years of Musical Excellence: A Weekend Celebration” on April 12-14, 2024, will celebrate God’s faithfulness through many years of music heritage at LBC. The events of the weekend will put the God-given talents of current music students on display as well as welcome back former department chairs, faculty, staff and alumni.

As the college has celebrated 90 years throughout the 2023-24 academic year, LBC has focused on being “Rooted in the Past | Preparing in the Present | Building for the Future.” The vision for the music celebration seeks to do the same, as the concerts will highlight the past, present and future of music at LBC.

“Our ultimate desire is to bring honor and glory to the Lord as we celebrate His faithfulness!” said weekend organizer, professor and LBC alumna Rachel Sidebothom, who also serves as Associate Department Chair and Director of Music Education Studies. “Over the past 90 years, LBC has developed skillful and passionate musicians who are using their gifts all over the world. As an alumna and now a professor, I am looking forward having friends from my years at LBC, as well as former students and colleagues, come back to join with our current students to celebrate our musical heritage.”

The weekend celebration will include four free concerts that are open to the entire campus and community. All four concerts are free, but those wishing to attend should reserve tickets at lbc.edu/events.

Friday, April 12, 2024—7 p.m.

A Contemporary Collective Concert featuring alumni and faculty in Good Shepherd Chapel [901 Eden Road, Lancaster] will be organized by alumnus and Adjunct Professor Jake Huber (’20). The concert will feature alumni who serve as worship leaders, singer-songwriters and professional musicians performing genres including classic rock, fusion, folk and more.

Saturday, April 13, 2024—3 p.m.

The LBC Chorale & Ensemble Concert at the Trust Performing Arts Center [37 N. Market St., Lancaster] will highlight voices and music in the incredible acoustics of the Grand Hall.

Saturday, April 13, 2024—7 p.m.

An LBC Percussion Ensemble, Concert Band & Ensemble Concert in Good Shepherd Chapel will again share the talents of the college’s current music students.

Sunday, April 14, 2024—4 p.m.

The Alumni Choir & Orchestra Concert in Good Shepherd Chapel will feature a full orchestra, choir and other ensembles consisting of Lancaster Bible College alumni from across the decades glorifying God along with current students. For this concert, Dr. Bruce Gerlach, a part-time professor for MWPA, was commissioned to compose a new piece for the LBC String Orchestra. The piece, titled “Hope,” is a work that incorporates the hymn tunes from “My Hope Is in the Lord,” “The Solid Rock” and “Hyfrydol.” About four minutes in length, the original work will be conducted by Director of Instrumental Studies Doris Hall-Gulati.

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During the 2023-24 academic year, Lancaster Bible College marks 90 years of “educating Christian students to think and live and biblical worldview and to proclaim Christ by serving Him in the Church and society.” We celebrate our history, our heritage and God’s good work through alumni, faculty, staff and friends of LBC over many years. We rely on God’s wisdom and guidance as we equip students to make a lasting impact on our world: in Lancaster, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., online and through partnerships in Uganda, Brazil and beyond. Read stories, view videos, stay up to date on events, and learn more about the past, present and future of LBC at lbc.edu/90.

The Trust Performing Arts Center is an architecturally stunning venue for music, theatre, dance, lectures and community events in the heart of Lancaster’s downtown arts district. In 1912, the Lancaster Trust Company completed construction on its new headquarters—a Beaux-Arts masterpiece from the imagination of Lancaster’s leading architect, C. Emlen Urban. A century later, Mr. Urban’s architectural treasure has been re-imagined by Lancaster Bible College as The Trust Performing Arts Center. 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 both traditional students and adult learners to think and live a biblical worldview and to proclaim Christ by serving Him in the Church and society. LBC | Capital’s graduates are geographically and culturally diverse, serving as ministry and professional 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 (MSCHE) and the Association for Biblical Higher Education Commission on Accreditation (ABHE), LBC | Capital is also approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) and the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI).

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, and well as numerous online degree programs.

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