The Hesston College Bel Canto Singers will present the program “Transform Our Lives” in churches and schools throughout Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Iowa during a spring break tour March 6 to 13. All concerts are free and open to the public, through free will offerings will be collected to assist with tour costs.
“Transform Our Lives,” features works by Stephen Paulus, Moses Hogan, Vijay Singh, Jake Runestad and Alice Parker, among others, and is inspired by the paradox of faith journeys. The 23-member mixed chamber choir is conducted by Dr. Russell Adrian.
The tour itinerary includes:
Sunday, March 6
- 10:30 a.m. – Lindale Mennonite Church, 6255 Jesse Bennett Way, Harrisonburg, Va.
- 2 p.m. – Park View Mennonite Church, 1600 College Ave, Harrisonburg, Va.
Monday, March 7
- 9:30 a.m. – Eastern Mennonite School chapel, 801 Parkwood Dr, Harrisonburg, Va.
- 7 p.m. – Franconia Mennonite Church, 613 Harleysville Pike, Telford, Pa.
Tuesday, March 8
- 8:30 a.m. – Choral Exchange, Christopher Dock Mennonite High School chapel, 1000 Forty Foot Road, Lansdale, Pa.
- 7 p.m. – Sonnenberg Mennonite Church, 14367 Hackett Rd, Kidron, Ohio
Wednesday, March 9
- 9:30 a.m. – Central Christian School chapel, 3970 Kidron Rd, Kidron, Ohio
- 2 p.m. – Choral Exchange, Pettisville High School, 232 Summit St, Pettisville, Ohio
- 7 p.m. – Zion Mennonite Church, 300 Short-Buehrer Rd, Archbold, Ohio
Thursday, March 10
- 11 a.m. – Bethany Christian School chapel, 2904 S Main, Goshen, Ind.
- 7 p.m. – College Mennonite Church, 1900 S Main, Goshen, Ind.
Friday, March 11 – free day in Chicago
Saturday, March 12
- 7:30 p.m. – Iowa Mennonite School, 1421 540th St SW, Kalona, Iowa
Sunday, March 13
- 9:30 a.m. – First Mennonite Church, 405 Myrtle Ave, Iowa City, Iowa
Tuesday, March 15
- 7 p.m. – Hesston Mennonite Church, 309 S Main St – home concert
The 2015-16 year marks the 32nd season for Bel Canto Singers, Hesston College’s premier choral ensemble. The group carries out ambitious concert and touring schedules annually. Combining high artistic standards with unique performance opportunities, Bel Canto Singers offers first- and second-year college musicians experiences typically reserved for third- and fourth-year students. Recent juried appearances have included performances for Chanticleer, the King’s Singers, Charles Bruffy and the Rose Ensemble.
Bel Canto members include: Kiara Boettger (Harrisonburg, Va.), Joel Brejda (Lincoln, Neb.), Erika Byler (Shipshewana, Ind.), Olivia Copsey (Goshen, Ind.), Bryce Elder (Ottawa, Kan.), Rachel Esch (Newton, Kan.), Zac Headings (Hutchinson, Kan.), Adele Hofer (Denver, Colo.); Hidehiro Kaminaga (Tokyo, Japan), Elliott Leichty (Harrisonburg, Va.), Kathryn Leichty (Harrisonburg, Va.), Anna Martin (Harleysville, Pa.), Hannah Miller (Parnell, Iowa), Lorren Oesch (Caldwell, Idaho), Trevor Oyer (Hubbard, Ore.), Casey Perez (Kalona, Iowa), Micah Raber (Millersburg, Ohio), Eleya Raim (Oxford, Iowa), Emma Roth (Goshen, Ind.), Caleb Schrock-Hurst (Harrisonburg, Va.), Rachel Shenk (Waynesboro, Va.), Meredith Spicher (Belleville, Pa.) and Andry Stutzman (Harrisonburg, Va.).