Hesston College music student Rachelle Adrian (Mountain Lake, Minn.) will perform her sophomore recital at 3 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 22 in the Hesston Mennonite Church Sanctuary on the Hesston College campus.

A pianist and vocalist, Adrian will perform historical piano works by J.S. Bach, Beethoven, and Mendelssohn. Also featured will be the minimalist piece “Changes” by Canadian composer Alexina Louie, “Footsteps in the Snow” by French impressionist composer Claude Debussy and a modernist piece by the Russian/Soviet composer Serge Prokofiev. Adrian will be joined by her piano student, Faith Elliot, for a duet entitled “Coconut Shuffle”.

Vocal selections to be performed include the aria “Blute nur du liebes Herz” from Bach’s St. Matthew Passion, “O Peace Thou Fairest Child of Heaven” by Thomas Arne, and a musical theatre piece, “100 Easy Ways to Lose a Man” from Wonderful Town by Leonard Bernstein. Hesston College faculty member Ken Rodgers will provide accompaniment.

Adrian studies piano with Patty Neufeldt and is a student of Hesston voice instructor Matt Schloneger. She is also a member of the Hesston College Bel Canto Singers, the college’s premiere vocal ensemble. In the fall of 2013, she performed the lead role in the college’s production of the opera, Amahl and the Night Visitors.