2021 Festival Of Music Begins April 16
March 25, 2021 at 10:22 p.m.
2021 Festival Of Music Begins April 16
By Staff Report-
Running from March through December this year, the festival will feature local choruses, returning ensembles as well as brand new musicians.
Sweetwater Sound will join Grace College, The Village at Winona and Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts in sponsoring the 2021 Festival of Music, according to a news release from Grace College.
“We are thrilled to be back in full swing this year,” said Dr. Walter Brath, Festival of Music coordinator and director of worship arts at Grace College. “This year’s festival includes a great variety of musical genres. From worship music to jazz, chamber music to southern gospel, and a lot in between. We hope that everyone in the community will enjoy the festival this year.”
The first event of the 2021 season will be the Grace College Wind Ensemble Spring Concert titled “Classic Rewind.” The virtual concert will be livestreamed at www.gracewindensemble.com/live/ on April 16 at 7 p.m. The concert will feature three sections of music: music that made us, music we love and music we remember.
“I am very excited to conduct this performance,” said Eric Criss, Grace College director of the wind ensemble. “A wide array of music genres will be a treat for everyone. I am particularly excited about the debut of a jazz ensemble – the first of its kind at Grace in many years!”
In addition, the festival will kick off with two student recitals. The Worship Arts Student Vocal Recital is April 16 at 7 p.m. and the Student Instrumental Recital will take place April 30 at 7 p.m. Both concerts will feature student performances on voice, piano, guitar and strings.
“We keep things interesting at these student recitals,” said Brath. “Students will perform pieces from Mozart and Bach but also several contemporary composers. This is the chance for them to really showcase what they’ve learned over the past semester.”
The student recitals will both be held in person at Winona Lake Grace Brethren Church, 1200 Kings Highway, Winona Lake.
Later in the season, the annual Independence Day celebration will take place July 3, and the annual Jazz Fest will be held July 24. And back by popular demand, the Booth Brothers will be in town for a southern gospel concert in August, the release states.
For more information and the complete list of 2021 Festival of Music events, visit www.grace.edu/musicfestival.
Running from March through December this year, the festival will feature local choruses, returning ensembles as well as brand new musicians.
Sweetwater Sound will join Grace College, The Village at Winona and Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts in sponsoring the 2021 Festival of Music, according to a news release from Grace College.
“We are thrilled to be back in full swing this year,” said Dr. Walter Brath, Festival of Music coordinator and director of worship arts at Grace College. “This year’s festival includes a great variety of musical genres. From worship music to jazz, chamber music to southern gospel, and a lot in between. We hope that everyone in the community will enjoy the festival this year.”
The first event of the 2021 season will be the Grace College Wind Ensemble Spring Concert titled “Classic Rewind.” The virtual concert will be livestreamed at www.gracewindensemble.com/live/ on April 16 at 7 p.m. The concert will feature three sections of music: music that made us, music we love and music we remember.
“I am very excited to conduct this performance,” said Eric Criss, Grace College director of the wind ensemble. “A wide array of music genres will be a treat for everyone. I am particularly excited about the debut of a jazz ensemble – the first of its kind at Grace in many years!”
In addition, the festival will kick off with two student recitals. The Worship Arts Student Vocal Recital is April 16 at 7 p.m. and the Student Instrumental Recital will take place April 30 at 7 p.m. Both concerts will feature student performances on voice, piano, guitar and strings.
“We keep things interesting at these student recitals,” said Brath. “Students will perform pieces from Mozart and Bach but also several contemporary composers. This is the chance for them to really showcase what they’ve learned over the past semester.”
The student recitals will both be held in person at Winona Lake Grace Brethren Church, 1200 Kings Highway, Winona Lake.
Later in the season, the annual Independence Day celebration will take place July 3, and the annual Jazz Fest will be held July 24. And back by popular demand, the Booth Brothers will be in town for a southern gospel concert in August, the release states.
For more information and the complete list of 2021 Festival of Music events, visit www.grace.edu/musicfestival.
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