Experience the performing arts on campus. 

Enjoy and explore concerts and performances by talented student and faculty artists. You can explore some of our highlighted events in the performing arts calendar, or browse all of our upcoming events below. 

JULY 2 2025

Summer Piano Academy

Overnight camp from July 6-July 12, 2026

JULY 2 2025

Summer Piano Academy

Overnight camp from June 26-July 2

SEPT 7 2025

Faculty Chamber Concert

3 p.m. Benson Great Hall

Join us for an evening of chamber music performed by Bethel’s talented music faculty.

OCT 16 2025

Little Women, The Broadway Musical

7:30 p.m. Black Box Theatre

This Black Box Theatre show guarantees a night filled with laughter, tears, and a lifting of the spirit

OCT 17 2025

Wind Symphony Fall Concert

7:30 p.m. Benson Great Hall

Conductor Ben Blasko makes his Benson Great Hall debut with the Wind Symphony

OCT 17 2025

Little Women, The Broadway Musical

7:30 p.m. Black Box Theatre

This Black Box Theatre show guarantees a night filled with laughter, tears, and a lifting of the spirit

OCT 18 2025

Little Women, The Broadway Musical

2 p.m. Black Box Theatre

This Black Box Theatre show guarantees a night filled with laughter, tears, and a lifting of the spirit

OCT 18 2025

Little Women, The Broadway Musical

7:30 p.m. Black Box Theatre

This Black Box Theatre show guarantees a night filled with laughter, tears, and a lifting of the spirit

OCT 19 2025

Little Women, The Broadway Musical

2 p.m. Black Box Theatre

This Black Box Theatre show guarantees a night filled with laughter, tears, and a lifting of the spirit

OCT 23 2025

Faculty Recital: "Two Pianos 2.0" with Dr. Elizabeth Allison, piano

7:30 p.m. Benson Great Hall

Faculty Recital in Benson Great Hall

OCT 23 2025

Little Women, The Broadway Musical

7:30 p.m. Black Box Theatre

This Black Box Theatre show guarantees a night filled with laughter, tears, and a lifting of the spirit

OCT 24 2025

Little Women, The Broadway Musical

7:30 p.m. Black Box Theatre

This Black Box Theatre show guarantees a night filled with laughter, tears, and a lifting of the spirit

OCT 25 2025

Little Women, The Broadway Musical

2:30 p.m. Black Box Theatre

This Black Box Theatre show guarantees a night filled with laughter, tears, and a lifting of the spirit

OCT 25 2025

Little Women, The Broadway Musical

7:30 p.m. Black Box Theatre

This Black Box Theatre show guarantees a night filled with laughter, tears, and a lifting of the spirit

OCT 26 2025

Little Women, The Broadway Musical

2:30 p.m. Black Box Theatre

This Black Box Theatre show guarantees a night filled with laughter, tears, and a lifting of the spirit

OCT 28 2025

Great Hall Choral Arts Festival

Noon Benson Great Hall

Featuring guest clinician B.E. Boykin, Composer

OCT 28 2025

Great Hall Choral Arts Festival Concert

7:30 p.m. Benson Great Hall

Featuring B.E. Boykin, Composer and Conductor

OCT 30 2025

2025 Performance Prize Competition Recital

7:30 p.m. Benson Great Hall

Bethel's annual fall performance competition for student musicians

NOV 1 2025

Lucia Chorum & Royal Register Fall Concert

7:30 p.m. Benson Great Hall

Join us for an inspiring program of choral works written specifically for men's and women's voices

NOV 14 2025

Jazz Orchestra Fall Concert

7:30 p.m.

Get ready for a night of swing and improv with Bethel’s Jazz Orchestras!

NOV 15 2025

Philharmonic Orchestra Fall Concert

7:30 p.m. Benson Great Hall

Join us for an inspiring evening of works for full orchestra, directed by Dr. Brad Cawyer

DEC 4 2025

Festival of Christmas

7:30 p.m. Benson Great Hall

Bethel's 69th Festival of Christmas

DEC 5 2025

Festival of Christmas

7:30 p.m. Benson Great Hall

Bethel's 69th Festival of Christmas

DEC 6 2025

Festival of Christmas

2 p.m. Benson Great Hall

Bethel's 69th Festival of Christmas

DEC 6 2025

Festival of Christmas

7:30 p.m. Benson Great Hall

Bethel's 69th Festival of Christmas

DEC 9 2025

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 26 2026

2026 Concerto-Aria Competition Recital

7:30 p.m. Benson Great Hall

This annual competition offers student musicians the chance to compete for the opportunity to perform with the Festival Orchestra at the Classics in the Great Hall concert

MAR 5 2026

Faculty Recital: Dr. Merrin Guice Gill, voice

7:30 p.m. Benson Great Hall

Faculty artist Merrin Guice Gill takes the stage in Benson Great Hall

MAR 27 2026

Wind Symphony Fall Concert

7:30 p.m. Benson Great Hall

Dr. Ben Blasko directs the Wind Symphony in Benson Great Hall

MAR 28 2026

Bethel Choir Spring Concert

7:30 p.m. Benson Great Hall

Dr. Merrin Guice Gill conducts the Bethel Choir in Benson Great Hall

APR 10 2026

Lucia Chorum & Royal Register Spring Concert

7:30 p.m. Benson Great Hall

Join us for an inspiring program of choral works written specifically for men's and women's voices

APR 17 2026

Philharmonic Orchestra Spring Concert

7:30 p.m. Benson Great Hall

Dr. Brad Cawyer conducts the Philharmonic in Benson Great Hall

MAY 1 2026

Jazz in the Great Hall

7:30 p.m.

Get ready for a night of swing and improv with Bethel's Jazz Orchestras!

MAY 3 2026

Bethel Handbell Ensemble Spring Concert

3 p.m. Benson Great Hall

Deb Garvey conducts the Bethel Handbell Ensemble in Benson Great Hall

MAY 8 2026

Classics in the Great Hall

7:30 p.m. Benson Great Hall

Bethel's Festival Choir and Orchestra present an unforgettable multimedia concert experience in Benson Great Hall

MAY 12 2026

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!

MAY 16 2026

Opera and Musical Theatre Scenes Show

7:30 p.m. Benson Great Hall

A caberet-style performance of opera and musical theatre favorites in Benson Great Hall!

JUNE 16 2026

Rockley Family Foundation Piano Sale

Anderson Center Community Room

You are invited to attend a special private sale of discounted musical instruments on June 16-21 in Bethel’s Anderson Center.

JUNE 17 2026

Rockley Family Foundation Piano Sale

Anderson Center Community Room

You are invited to attend a special private sale of discounted musical instruments on June 16-21 in Bethel’s Anderson Center.

JUNE 18 2026

Rockley Family Foundation Piano Sale

Anderson Center Community Room

You are invited to attend a special private sale of discounted musical instruments on June 16-21 in Bethel’s Anderson Center.

JUNE 19 2026

Rockley Family Foundation Piano Sale

Anderson Center Community Room

You are invited to attend a special private sale of discounted musical instruments on June 16-21 in Bethel’s Anderson Center.

JUNE 20 2026

Rockley Family Foundation Piano Sale

Anderson Center Community Room

You are invited to attend a special private sale of discounted musical instruments on June 16-21 in Bethel’s Anderson Center.

JUNE 21 2026

Rockley Family Foundation Piano Sale

Anderson Center Community Room

You are invited to attend a special private sale of discounted musical instruments on June 16-21 in Bethel’s Anderson Center.

JUNE 28 2026

Violins of Hope

2 p.m. Benson Great Hall

Violins of Hope is a project of concerts based on a collection of over 60 string instruments owned by Jewish musicians before and during the Holocaust