Lancaster Bible College Department of Music, Worship & Performing Arts

Merry Christmas Eve! Although Christmas gatherings will look different this year, we hope you and your family are able to join us tonight for the final streaming of our Christmas concert. "A Light to the World" will be streaming at lbc.edu/events all day today, so come join us in celebrating the birth of our Savior!

Congratulations to our two December graduates! Melody Griffith graduated with her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre, and Jesse Graham graduated with his Bachelor of Arts in Worship Arts. Although today is not the graduation they had planned, we still want to celebrate these two incredible students. Congratulations Melody and Jesse! We cannot wait to see where the Lord takes you both!

We hope you were able to join us this past weekend for our Christmas concert A Light to the World. If you missed it, it will be streaming again on Christmas Eve at lbc.edu/events! We have to give huge shout outs not only to our own students, but to those in the Communication & Media Arts Department that made this production possible! The work they put in to creating a phenominal concert in the midst of a pandemic is incredible, and we could not be more proud. These students also put together a special tribute to Beethoven on his 250th birthday, so we hope you enjoy it!

Registrations for department auditions are now open! All students who want to study in the MWPA must complete a department audition following their acceptance to LBC. Students can chose between a virtual audition, which requires YouTube video submissions and a Zoom interview with a faculty panel, or an in-person audition on the campus of LBC. Our in-person audition days, or Scholarship Audition Days, give students the opportunity to receive departmental scholarship awards! T...hese days are packed full of activities beyond the auditions themselves. Students get the opportunity to sit in on classes, ensembles, and participate in a Q & A panel with our faculty; a few Scholarship Audition Days also provide opportunities to see student recitals, concerts, and musical theatre productions as well! Head to the link in our bio or lbc.edu/music for more information!

Our applied trumpet instructor, Dr. Kenneth Laudermilch, has just released a brand new book called "Designed, No Less." This book tells the story of Dr. and Mrs. Laudermilch as they raised their special-needs son Keith on what would turn out to be a "marvelous journey." If you want to experience a powerful firsthand account of God's providence, grace, and love in the most unlikely of circumstances be sure to grab a copy of Dr. Laudermilch's book to enjoy over break!

Although we miss seeing our students face-to-face on campus, we are so grateful for the time we were able to spend with them this semester! Many colleges did not have the privileges we did of in-person classes and performances, and we are so proud of all of the work our students put in these few months. While it was not an ideal semester for performing arts students, they took the challenges in stride and produced some of the best work we have ever seen. We pray this week wil...l be one of refreshment for them as we enter into the last two weeks of online learning, and we hope you will keep them in your prayers as well. If you would like to see the culmination of their efforts, stay tuned for our Christmas concert streaming the weekend of December 11-13 and on December 24 at lbc.edu/events. Congratulations to all of our students on a semester well-done, and we cannot wait to see you all again in January! See more

Congratulations to Korri Slamans, a sophomore in our Musical Theatre program, on being chosen as the Charger of the Week! We are so proud of you and all that you are accomplishing here at LBC!

One of our students took the time to hand-make individual Christmas cards for every faculty member, staff member, and student in the department! This was a wonderful blessing to see this morning!

Congratulations to Musical Theatre senior Melody Griffith on completing her senior recital this past Friday! It was an incredible performance that brought together current students and alumni alike, and we could not be more proud of how far Melody has come over her time with us. We are also so proud of every student in our vocal ensembles and orchestra who put together an amazing concert that was streamed this past weekend! The amount of work students, faculty, and staff across campus put in to making these concerts this semester is astounding, so we hope you stay tuned for our final concert of the semester "Light of the World" streaming December 11-13 and December 24. Head to lbc.edu/events for more details and the link to the livestream.

Our annual choral ensemble concert begins streaming TONIGHT! Head to lbc.edu/events for the link to the livestream. The concert is free to watch, so don't miss the incredible performances put on by our students in the Chamber Singers, Women's Chorus, and Chorale ensembles!

Check out this amazing article written about Seth Jerabek, a junior in our musical theatre program! The opportunities our students are finding in the performing arts-even in the midst of a pandemic-are incredible to witness. We couldn't be more proud of all the hard work and passion they put into everything they do! https://www.lbc.edu//the-show-goes-on-for-an-lbc-capital-/

We are so proud of Kate Ray (Music Education) for completing a phenomenal senior recital yesterday! She truly showcased her incredible talents and knowledge of music in a variety of genres, and we cannot wait to see where the Lord takes her.

We are so incredibly proud of our Orchestra and the phenomenal concert they put on this past weekend! We hope you were able to catch their performance, and be sure to mark your calendars for our next concert "Unprecedented: A Concert of Firsts", which has been moved to the weekend of November 13-15. The Chorale, Chamber Singers, and Women's Chorus will be performing Robert Ray's "Gospel Mass" alongside a premiere from an LBC alumnus and numerous other works. Head to lbc.edu/events for more details and the livestream link. You really won't want to miss these incredible performances!

Don't miss out on "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" streaming TONIGHT! You can grab your tickets at lbc.edu/events for the four performances this weekend. The show will be streaming at 7pm tonight, 2pm & 7pm tomorrow, and 2pm on Sunday. We are so proud of our students who worked incredibly hard to bring this production to life, and we hope you have a chance to see it this weekend!

We are so proud of every student who participates in our ensembles, especially as one of our worship teams is leading the first collective worship experience of the semester. It is a much needed evening of encouragement as students are able to worship together as a student body for the first time since March!

We are so proud of all of our students who worked so hard to make You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown an absolutely phenomenal production! The recordings went flawlessly, and we cannot wait for you to see the finished product. If you haven’t yet, head over to lbc.edu/events to reserve your pay-what-you will tickets. Cast A (Seth Jerabek, Melody Griffith, Brittany Jarkowsky, Zachary Fernback, Brayden Krikke, and Bradley Myer) is streaming October 9th at 7pm and October 10th at 2pm, and Cast B (Daniel Martin, Abigail Simiele, Tori Nicktern, Zachary Fernback, Brayden Krikke, and Bradley Myer) is streaming October 10th at 7pm and October 11th at 2pm. You don’t want to miss either cast, so be sure to reserve your tickets soon!

Our students are gearing up to record the first cast of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown tonight! Please keep the cast and crew in your prayers as they put on their first public production since January!

Graduation took place this past Saturday, and it was an incredible time of celebration for students, staff, and faculty alike! We hope you enjoy these few short clips, including an original tribute written by the faculty for our Faculty Award winner Samantha Ingram, "Hello Sammy!"

Despite the day being cold and rainy, our faculty and staff were ecstatic to be able to come out and support our May 2020 graduates as they were finally able to have their graduation ceremony! It was incredible to see all of the support from every part of campus for these students who overcame immense hurdles to receive their degrees! Congratulations to Tori Nicktern, Richard Thomas, Samantha Ingram, Rachel Wiles, Rachel Potter, Kenneth Hatridge, Bryson Buffington, and Kayla Velasquez on completing your degrees, and we will continue to hold you all in our prayers as we see where the Lord takes you next!

Our ensembles are in full swing rehearsing for our Christmas concert! We’ll be featuring each one of our ensembles over the next few weeks, and today we’re giving you a sneak peak into what our traveling worship team MBSSY is preparing. You’ll have to stay tuned for the Christmas concert to hear the full song!

Preparations are in full swing to welcome back our May 2020 graduates this Saturday! While it was a long time in coming, and not what anyone had in mind, our faculty, staff, and students alike are eager to honor all of the hard work our May graduates accomplished to earn their degrees during a complete quarantine. We are so proud of all of you, and we can't wait to see you in person this Saturday!

Our very own Cassidy Martin ('21, Musical Theatre) will be live on WJTL tomorrow morning at 7AM to discuss "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown," her directorial debut here at LBC! Be sure to tune in to hear more about this amazing production, and keep the students in your prayers as they prepare to film two separate casts next week. We are so proud of all of our students who have overcome immense adversity to bring this production to life. "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown" will be streaming October 9-11, and you can reserve your pay-what-you-will tickets at lbc.edu/events.

Our Junior Recital Showcase is TONIGHT! Brianna Brady, Brayden Krikke, Kristin Hurdleston, Kimberly Robinson, Cassidy Martin, and Zachary Fernback will be performing at 7PM. MWPA students are welcome to attend in-person, and we encourage you to come support your friends as they accomplish this pivotal milestone!

Even in the midst of a pandemic, God is providing ways for our students to exercise their gifts and talents throughout Lancaster County! This Friday, September 18th at 7:00PM, six of our seniors will be performing in a collaborative showcase in lieu of their junior recitals that were postponed this past spring. On September 22 at 7:00PM our traveling worship team MBSSY will have a recorded performance streamed at the Reverberate event. Last year over 110 churches participated... in this event! You can register to view the livestream at https://www.reverberatelancaster.com/. Finally, our production of "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown" is being recorded with both of our casts! It will be available for streaming October 9-11, and you can reserve pay-what-you-will tickets at lbc.edu/events. We hope that you will be able to virtually join us for these events! See more

This morning our freshman voice students performed in Forum for the first time. It’s such an encouraging experience as our new students are performing in front of their instructors and peers for the first time, & we are all looking forward to seeing them grow over the next few years!