Performing & Visual Arts
Swing, Sparkle, Sound - Piano Academy Faculty Concert
| Date |
Monday, July 6, 2026
2 p.m. |
| Location | Benson Great Hall - View maps and directions |
| Cost | $25; Free for age 10 and younger, and Bethel Employees |
| Ticketing | Purchase general admission tickets online at tickets.bethel.edu or call the Bethel Ticket Office at 651-638-6333 (limited hours). Buy Tickets |
Event Description
Swing, Sparkle, Sound is a dazzling celebration of rhythm, color, and collaboration—an electrifying faculty concert where pianists come together in joyful, high-energy ensemble performance. From playful syncopation to grand, virtuosic brilliance, this program invites audiences into a world where music truly dances.
All works will be performed by Piano Academy Faculty. Read Faculty Bios.
Program:
- Selections from Dr. Brahms’s Book of Rags (Marc Chan)
- Selections from Gershwin’s songs for two pianos (arr. Logan Skelton)
- Waltz and Romance for 6 hands (Sergei Rachmaninoff)
- Octo-Paganini for 8 hands (Andrew Peggie)
- Poet and Peasant Overture for 8 hands (Franz von Suppé)
- The Stars and Stripes Forever for 8 hands (John Philip Sousa, arr. Mack Wilberg)
Questions?
Email the Bethel Ticket Office at ticket-office@bethel.edu.