As snow gathers on the ground and Christmas approaches, students from all levels prepare for their performances of A Festival of Carols. Accompanying the adults on stage are dozens of junior-high singers from around the Goshen area: Shout for Joy, the Community School of the Arts’ choral ensemble for grades six through eight. Sandy Hill, in her 16th year as Shout for Joy director, said she loves working with kids in junior high: “I feel a calling to work with this age group, and I really enjoy inspiring them and motivating them and learning all this music with them.” Members...

By Lukas Bontrager-Waite • November 30, 2023 • Arts

As Goshen College is preparing to host their annual Christmas music concert, Festival of Carols, students and staff are working behind the scenes to prepare for the three highly anticipated performances. This year, the festival will also be recorded by FiveCore Media for a PBS special. Aysia Adkins lights the lobby tree. Tyson Miller//The Record The festival is being produced with the help of students, including Tyson Miller and Sarah Miller.  “Festival of Carols is different from our other shows in that it’s cue based,” Tyson Miller said. “So a lot of it is coordinating that with the start of...

By Albert Aguilar • December 2, 2022 • Arts