Music Performance
Vocal Ensembles
Women's Chorale
Jill Hostetler, director
Women’s Chorale offers the opportunity to participate in
a large choral ensemble as a part of the music ministry of
Bethel College. Founded in 1999 due to the large number of
talented women vocalists expressing interest in participating
in Bethel’s extensive music program, the Women’s chorale now prepares advanced concert music for performances in the community and area churches. Entrance is by audition, held in August of each year. Jill Hostetler is the conductor of the Bethel College Women’s
Chorale.
The Collegians
Jill Hostetler, director
Dr. Carolynn Hine-Johnson, choreographer
The Collegians, Bethel's dynamic show ensemble, has been singing and dancing for Michiana audiences since 1994. Ranging in styles from show tunes to jazz, gospel to swing, The Collegians keep an active schedule performing for service organizations, retirement communities, churches, and private parties. Each spring, The Collegians teams up with Voices of Triumph to present a full concert on campus. Auditions, held each spring, are open to all interested students. Jill Hostetler is the music director of this ensemble and Dr. Carolynn Hine-Johnson is the choreographer.
Opera Workshop
Dr. Derrick Pennix, director
Dr. Robert Rhein, accompanist and assistant director
The Opera Workshop program offers students the opportunity to perform staged scenes from the standard operatic repertory. Several scenes are prepared musically and dramatically each semester. As the scenes are rehearsed, the student is taught the basics of movement for the stage. Emphasis is given to character development and other aspects of style and operatic production as they become necessary. At the end of the semester, the students will generally have an opportunity to present the scenes they have prepared, either in an operatic scene recital or some other performance venue. Dr. Derrick Pennix is the director. Dr. Robert Rhein assists.
Voices of Triumph
Robert N. Ham, director
This ensemble of ten singers studies music which is exclusively a cappella. Vocal jazz, spirituals, patriotic numbers, hymn arrangements, folk songs and an occasional madrigal are all part of the repertoire this select ensemble rehearses and performs. Auditions are open to any student of sophomore status or higher and held in the spring. Professor Robert N. Ham is the founder and director of Voices of Triumph.
