BETHANY COLLEGE MUSIC DEPARTMENT HOSTS STUDENT RECITAL ON OCT 29

October 22, 2019
LINDSBORG, KAN., October 22, 2019 – The Bethany College Department of Music will host a recital on October 29, in which Bethany students will be presenting selections in Pearson Chapel, on campus, from 2:30 to 3 pm.  

Student performers, Abigail Rishel-Barnett, Austin Hampton, Lauren Gragg, Elise Nelson, and Maya Herrera will perform in both Classical and Music Theatre.  Gavin Larios and Carl Lindstrom will perform in the Classical division.  Matthew Slusser will present in the Musical Theatre division.  These students study voice with adjunct Professor Leslie Mangrum.

The concert is free and the public is invited to attend.

On November 1-2, the above Bethany students will also travel to Kansas State University to present at the annual National Association of Teachers of Singing Conference for the West Central Region.  The students will present in the Classical and Music Theatre divisions, and be judged by regional college voice Professors.  Students from Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado and Wyoming will attend workshops and masterclasses in addition to presenting their prepared selections in a competition. Students must have 3-4 prepared selections for each category in which they participate.  

Bethany College, established by Swedish Lutheran immigrants in 1881, is a college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The mission of Bethany College is to educate, develop, and challenge individuals to reach for truth and excellence as they lead lives of faith, learning, and service. Bethany connects its past, present, and future with distinctive initiatives like Swedes to Sweden, a free service-learning trip for the sophomore class to Sweden, and the Good Life Scholarship, presenting all local high school graduates with a four-year, full-tuition scholarship to the college. Bethany College is on the Web at www.bethanylb.edu and is located in Lindsborg, Kansas, the fine arts and crafts capital of the state.
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