On a sunny Sunday afternoon last week, Rieth Recital Hall was filled with chamber music as Goshen College’s Sherer Trio performed works by Beethoven and Brahms. The hall was filled with students and community members eager to attend. Members of the trio include Matthew Hill, Solomia Soroka and Dato Machivariani — all music professors at GC. Machivariani teaches applied cello at Valparaiso University along with GC. Soroka teaches private violin lessons, music theory and chamber music. Hill is faculty chair and music department chair in addition to his responsibilities teaching applied piano lessons and various other classes around the music...

By Sarah Miller • February 16, 2023 • Arts

Goshen College’s Music Center held their annual Sherer International Violin and Piano Competition on Sept. 17 and 18. The competition was open to classically trained pianists and violinists ages 13-18 across the globe. While the competition was originally set to begin in 2020, its first year was canceled due to COVID-19. This is the second year the music department has held the competition. “I was honored to be asked [to judge] and thoroughly enjoyed listening to the 11 talented violinists,” said Professor Penny Thompson Kruse, professor of violin at Bowling Green State University and a judge for the Sherer Competition....

By Faith Fegley • September 30, 2022 • Arts