The Hesston College Music Department will usher in the changing season with its spring concert at 8 p.m. Thursday, March 21 at Hesston Mennonite Church on the Hesston College campus. The time is a change from the previously advertised time of 7:30 p.m. The concert is free and open to the public, though a free-will offering will be collected to cover program costs.

The concert, “Music for Spring,” will feature Hesston’s two choirs – Bel Canto Singers and Hesston College Chorale. The groups will perform both sacred and secular music from their repertoire.

The Hesston College Bel Canto Singers is a 21-voice mixed chamber choir under the direction of music faculty member Bradley Kauffman. Members are selected by competitive auditions during the previous year. They will perform two movements from the Brahms Requiem alongside works by Healey Willan and Terry Schlenker.

The Hesston College Chorale is a 27-voice mixed ensemble under the direction of music faculty member Ken Rodgers.

With the college’s long-standing tradition of musical excellence, groups within Hesston College’s music program perform locally and across the country at churches and schools throughout the year, offering students the opportunity to perform in front of live audiences and experience a variety of venues.