Benson Great Hall is one of the finest performing arts centers in the St. Paul and Minneapolis area, hosting concerts, performances, conferences, and more. Our comfortable seating, excellent acoustics, and friendly staff make it the perfect venue to take in a concert or event. The suspended acoustic canopy reflects sound to both audience and performers. In addition, the hall’s unique truss system and motorized rigging allows for creative stage design. Other signature features include a 4,000 pipe, 67-rank Blackinton organ, and a thrust extension on the main stage.
Wheelchair accessible seating is available on the main floor in front of the Mezzanine. Please advise a ticket representative of accessible seating needs when ordering tickets or contact the Ticket Office at any time.
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Upcoming Events
FEB 24 2020
FEB 27 2020
7:30 p.m. Benson Great Hall
The recital will survey examples of oral history as captured in Negro Spirituals, art songs, and even gospel songs, covering the breadth of the American black experience over 400 years of history and tradition.
FEB 28 2020
7:30 p.m. Benson Great Hall
Dove award winner, Fernando Ortega, will present a concert in Benson Great Hall.
MAR 4 2020
MAR 8 2020
3 p.m. Benson Great Hall
Baritone Gerard Sundberg will present Mahler's song cycle. The "FluteSpiration" flute quartet will present flute stylings on the other half of the program.
MAR 12 2020
Chamber Orchestra Spring Concert
7:30 p.m. Benson Great Hall
The Chamber Orchestra under conductor Hannah Schendel will present its 2020 spring concert.
MAR 14 2020
MAR 15 2020
MAR 15 2020
MAR 26 2020
Bethel Women's Choir Home Concert
7:30 p.m. Benson Great Hall
The Bethel Women's Choir conducted by Paula Holmberg will present their Home Concert prior to their Spring Tour to Duluth.
MAR 28 2020
Bethel Choir Tour Concert - Arden Hills, MN
7:30 p.m. Benson Great Hall
The Bethel Choir and conductor Merrin Guice Gill perform throughout Wisconsin, Missouri, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Iowa during their 2020 music tour.
APR 3 2020
7:30 p.m. Benson Great Hall
The Bethel Wind Symphony under conductor Steven Thompson will present their Home concert concluding the 2020 Spring Tour to Boston.
APR 4 2020
APR 5 2020
Mississippi Valley Orchestra Concert: Mahler 1
3 p.m. Benson Great Hall
Featuring Minnesota Orchestra violinists Susie Park and Sarah Grimes playing the famous Bach Concerto for Two Violins. Also featuring Ethel Smyth's soaring, ethereal 1904 piece "On the Cliffs of Cornwall."
APR 16 2020
Great Hall Choral Arts Concert
7:30 p.m. Benson Great Hall
Featuring area high school choirs with the Bethel choirs
APR 17 2020
Södra Vätterbygdens Folkhögskola Choir Concert
7:30 p.m. Benson Great Hall
The Södra Vätterbygdens Folkhögskola Choir from Jönköping, Sweden, will present a concert of choral classics and Swedish folk music during the choir's 2020 American tour.
APR 18 2020
APR 19 2020
GTCYS Camarata/Concert Orchestra and Bethel Chamber Orchestra Collaborative Concert
2 p.m. Benson Great Hall
The Bethel Chamber Orchestra will collaborate with the GTCYS Camarata and Concert Orchestra.
APR 24 2020
APR 25 2020
3 p.m. Benson Great Hall
It's the annual show for this rental group. They perform high energy, close harmony, a cappella music.
APR 26 2020
APR 28 2020
Philharmonic Community Orchestra Spring Concert
7:30 p.m. Benson Great Hall
Classic orchestral favorites featuring a "water" theme conducted by Hannah Schendel
MAY 1 2020
7:30 p.m. Benson Great Hall
The 5:40 Jazz Orchestra will present a program of classic jazz tunes directed by Jason Harms.
MAY 3 2020
MAY 8 2020
7:30 p.m. Benson Great Hall
The Music Department's Spring Festival featuring student winners of the concerto-aria competition.
MAY 10 2020
Bethel Handbell Ensemble Spring Concert
3 p.m. Benson Great Hall
Kevin Shull directs the Bethel Handbell Ensemble in a concert of pieces for handbells.
MAY 16 2020
MAY 17 2020
Mississippi Valley Orchestra with Chorus Polaris: Alexander Nevsky
3 p.m. Benson Great Hall
Featuring Prokofiev's cinematic cantata Alexander Nevsky and fiery violinist Andrew Sords playing Tchaikovsky's Concerto for Violin.
MAY 24 2020
For graduating students in the College of Adult Professional Studies and Graduate School | 1pm
SEPT 18 2020
DEC 3 2020
DEC 4 2020
DEC 5 2020
DEC 5 2020
DEC 18 2020
4 p.m.
Ceremony for graduating students from the College of Arts and Sciences
DEC 18 2020
7:30 p.m.
For graduating students in the College of Adult Professional Studies and Graduate School
MAY 23 2021
For graduating students in the College of Adult Professional Studies and Graduate School | 1pm
DEC 17 2021
4 p.m.
Ceremony for graduating students from the College of Arts and Sciences
DEC 17 2021
7:30 p.m.
For graduating students in the College of Adult Professional Studies and Graduate School
MAY 29 2022
For graduating students in the College of Adult Professional Studies and Graduate School | 1pm