Bethany/Lindsborg Community Symphonic Orchestra and Bethany College Choir to Perform

Nov 16, 2021

LINDSBORG, KAN., November 1st – The Bethany College Department of Music  will host the Fall Recital on Thursday, November 18th, at 7:30 pm, in Presser Hall.



The event will feature performances by Bethany/Lindsborg Community Symphonic Orchestra and Bethany College Choir.

Works by Schubert and Beethoven will be featured. Conducted by Keith Dodson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Instrumental Studies and Mark Lucas, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities & the Bethany Oratorio Society.


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


Masks will be required regardless of vaccination status.

 

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. At Bethany, students join a community of dedicated educators and caring mentors who walk alongside them as they discover, explore, and navigate the path to their purpose. 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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