Performing & Visual Arts
Upcoming Events
AUG 28 2026
Music and Performing Arts Auditions
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AUG 29 2026
Music and Performing Arts Auditions
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AUG 30 2026
Music and Performing Arts Auditions
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AUG 31 2026
Music and Performing Arts Auditions
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SEPT 1 2026
Music and Performing Arts Auditions
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SEPT 2 2026
Music and Performing Arts Auditions
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SEPT 3 2026
Music and Performing Arts Auditions
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SEPT 4 2026
Music and Performing Arts Auditions
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SEPT 5 2026
Music and Performing Arts Auditions
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SEPT 27 2026
OCT 3 2026
OCT 16 2026
Chamber Orchestra Fall Concert
7:30 p.m. Benson Great Hall
Conducted by Brad Cawyer in Benson Great Hall
OCT 23 2026
7:30 p.m. Benson Great Hall
Conducted by Kathryn Wert in Benson Great Hall
OCT 27 2026
2026 Performance Prize Competition Recital
7:30 p.m. Benson Great Hall
Bethel's annual fall performance competition for student musicians
OCT 30 2026
7:30 p.m. Benson Great Hall
Conducted by Jason Harms in Benson Great Hall
NOV 1 2026
Lucia Chorum & Royal Register Fall Concert
3 p.m. Benson Great Hall
Conducted by Brad Beale in Benson Great Hall
NOV 5 2026
NOV 5 2026
Great Hall Choral Arts Festival Concert
7:30 p.m. Benson Great Hall
Featuring Bethel Choir and local high school choirs
DEC 3 2026
DEC 4 2026
DEC 5 2026
DEC 5 2026
DEC 8 2026
Swingin' on the Egg with Bethel Jazz Orchestra
7 p.m. On "The Egg" in the Brushaber Commons Atrium
Celebrate the season with a festive evening of swing dancing, live jazz, and Christmas cheer!
FEB 4 2027
La Esmeralda: The Hunchback of Notre Dame
7:30 p.m. Benson Great Hall
An opera by Louise Bertin and Victor Hugo
FEB 5 2027
La Esmeralda: The Hunchback of Notre Dame
7:30 p.m. Benson Great Hall
An opera by Louise Bertin and Victor Hugo
FEB 6 2027
La Esmeralda: The Hunchback of Notre Dame
7:30 p.m. Benson Great Hall
An opera by Louise Bertin and Victor Hugo
FEB 7 2027
La Esmeralda: The Hunchback of Notre Dame
2 p.m. Benson Great Hall
An opera by Louise Bertin and Victor Hugo
FEB 13 2027
Performance Scholarship Audition Competition Day
10 a.m. Clauson Center 312
Scholarship Auditions for the 27-28 Incoming Class
FEB 25 2027
2027 Concerto/Aria Competition Recital
7:30 p.m. Benson Great Hall
Annual Student Performance Competition
FEB 28 2027
Faculty Recital: Dr. Julia Heinen with 4 Low Pitches Bass Clarinet Quartet
3 p.m. Benson Great Hall
Faculty artist, Julia Heinen, performs in Benson Great Hall.
MAR 19 2027
7:30 p.m. Benson Great Hall
Conducted by Merrin Guice Gill in Benson Great Hall
APR 2 2027
Chamber Orchestra Spring Concert
7:30 p.m. Benson Great Hall
Conducted by Brad Cawyer in Benson Great Hall
APR 9 2027
Lucia Chorum and Royal Register Spring Concert
7:30 p.m. Benson Great Hall
Conducted by Brad Beale in Benson Great Hall
APR 13 2027
APR 16 2027
Philharmonic Orchestra Spring Concert
7:30 p.m. Benson Great Hall
Conducted by Brad Cawyer in Benson Great Hall
APR 18 2027
Encore Wind Ensemble and Bethel Wind Symphony Collaborative Concert
3 p.m. Benson Great Hall
Performed in Benson Great Hall
APR 24 2027
7:30 p.m. Benson Great Hall
Conducted by Kathryn Wert in Benson Great Hall
APR 30 2027
MAY 2 2027
Handbell Ensemble Spring Concert
3 p.m. Benson Great Hall
Conducted by Deb Garvey in Benson Great Hall
MAY 7 2027
7:30 p.m. Benson Great Hall
Featuring Bethel's Festival Choir, Festival Orchestra, Wind Symphony, and 2027 Concerto/Aria Winners
MAY 11 2027
Swingin' on the Egg with Bethel Jazz Orchestra
7 p.m. On "The Egg" in the Brushaber Commons Atrium
Join us for an evening of swing dancing and live jazz!