Performing Arts Series
The Performing Arts Series carries on the legacy of bringing internationally known performers to campus. Sauder Concert Hall has been the venue of choice for these events. PAS Sauder Concert Hall performers have included Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra featuring Wynton Marsalis, Tokyo String Quartet, Chanticleer, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Canadian Brass, Del McCoury and Band, and Toledo Symphony.
The Performing Arts Series roots run to a lecture series program. With the construction of the Union Auditorium building in 1950, Goshen College boasted a facility with a large stage and an auditorium that held several hundred people. The popular lecture-music series of that time brought world-class performers and speakers to campus, contributing significantly to the cultural life of the college and the Goshen community. Hundreds of regular attendees enjoyed presentations by the likes of Carl Sandburg, Martin Luther King, Jr., Marian Anderson, Robert Shaw Chorale, Trapp Family Singers, and the orchestras of Detroit, Cleveland and Indianapolis. The lecture-music series evolved into our current Performing Arts Series.