The Hesston College Bel Canto Singers will present a program of sacred choral music at 7 p.m Tuesday, Oct. 12, at Hesston Mennonite Church. The concert is free and open to the public, though a free-will offering will be collected to cover program costs. Hesston College alumni and friends are particularly invited to attend.
The program entitled “The Journey is Our Home” features music from wide-spread traditions including South African, European and American Gospel. The choir will perform the concert in preparation for its Fall Break tour to Texas Oct. 15 to 19.
The 19-voice mixed chamber choir was selected by competitive auditions during the 2009-10 school year. Bel Canto is directed by Bradley Kauffman, who is in his fourth year as a music faculty member.
Bel Canto members include Lauren Weaver, Kaedi LeFevre, Joel Murray and Alex Roth of Hesston, Kan.; Robert Howell of Newton, Kan.; Sheralynn Neff of North Newton, Kan.; Amy Brubaker and Laura Unruh of Goessel, Kan.; Danielle Hanna of Whitewater, Kan.; Melody Marshall of Grottoes, Va.; Maria Martin of Harrisonburg, Va.; Erin Banman of Lenexa, Kan.; Stephanie Swartzendruber of Shickley, Neb.; Perry Andre of Wauseon, Ohio; Simon Foote of Doylestown, Ohio; Nik Krahn of Mountain Lake, Minn.; Andy Miller of Marion, S.D.; Michael Darby of Iowa City, Iowa and Rudy Litwiller of Minier, Ill.