Hesston College music students Bryce Elder (Ottawa, Kan.) and Galed Krisjayanta (Surakarta, Indonesia), will perform a joint sophomore voice recital at 8 p.m., Thursday, April 30, at Hesston Mennonite Church on the Hesston College campus.

Elder and Kristjayanta, both tenors and voice students of Matt Schloneger, will perform from the classical, sacred and musical theatre genres. They will combine for a duet on Mendelssohn’s oratorio “I Waited for the Lord.”

Elder’s formal voice training started at Hesston College, where he was also a member of the Hesston College Chorale under the direction of Ken Rodgers for two years. He competed at the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Central West region in 2013 and 2014, qualifying for semifinals in his performance categories both years.

Krisjayanta has been a member of the Bel Canto Singers under the direction of Bradley Kauffman both of his years at Hesston. He is also a frequent solo performer at formal and informal events across campus and in the community. Krisjayanta placed at the annual NATS competition in 2013 and 2014. As a freshman, he won first place in the Freshman Men’s Classical Division and was the first Hesston College student to bring home a first place win since 2003. He earned second place in the Sophomore Men’s Classical Division in 2014. He also starred as Professor Bhaer in the college’s spring 2015 production of the musical “Little Women.”