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Bethany College Hosts 2021 Pre-Audition Choral Workshop
Oct 01, 2021
Bethany College will be hosting a Pre-Audition Choral Workshop for select high school singers this week. The Bethania Pre-Audition Choral Workshop is specifically meant to help area high school students learn the three songs they sing to audition for the 2022 Kansas All-State Choir, which starts at a district level. If they are chosen in the district competition they will advance to the All- State Choir. Later in the fall, high school teachers and students will be given the specific audition excerpts from the songs they work on at the KMEA (Kansas Music Educators Association). Events like the Bethania Pre-Audition Choral Workshop give smaller schools access to the resources to perform the audition pieces, which are typically advanced.
Bethany College doesn't choose who attends; instead, Kansas high schools are invited, and the music directors of each school decide which students they will bring. Equally important, is that these students enjoy their time on the Bethany campus, and in working with the music department faculty, experience first hand everything the department has to offer.
In accordance with the current college policy, masks are required.Photos by Jim Turner and Elise Carter
Bethany College conferred degrees upon 99 students in Presser Hall Auditorium on April 27, 2024. The ceremony honored students who earned Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Music, and Bachelor of Music Education from the college during the 2023-2024 academic year. Summer, fall, and spring graduates were honored during a Baccalaureate worship service at 10:30 a.m. in Presser Hall, followed by Commencement at 2 p.m. Campus Pastor Melissa Woeppel led the Baccalaureate Service, and Rev. Lamont Wells, Executive Director of the Network of Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and Co llege and Universities (NECU). Gracelyn Gaskill '24, a chemistry and music major from Lindsborg, Kansas, provided special music for Commencement. Senior class speakers Inioluwa "Enoch" Ojo '24, a biology major from Katy, Texas, and Benjamin "Ben" Turner '24, a History and Political Science Major from Peyton, Colorado, gave thoughtful remarks on their time at Bethany College, taking time to thank their friends, faculty, and coaches. Dr. Brent Mai '85, Dean of University Libraries at Wichita State University, gave the commencement address, encouraging this year's graduates to go out into the world and exercise the four tenets of stoicism: wisdom, courage, temperance, and justice.
Interim President Steve Eckman commended the efforts of the faculty and staff in securing the grant, stating, "We are immensely grateful to the McPherson County Community Foundation for their incredible generosity. This grant will benefit our students and enrich the educational experiences available in the Smoky Valley community."
The newly appointed Presidential Search Committee will commence their work immediately, aiming to recommend a candidate for Bethany College's 16th president to the board by the April 2025 board meeting.