The 37th annual ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ College Musical Showcase will be presented on Friday, Feb. 6, at 7 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts.
The concert features more than 275 ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ students performing in the Department of Music’s major instrumental and vocal ensembles, as well as soloists who won a competition in November 2025.
ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ College students take the stage for this fast-paced, musical spectacular, delivering entertainment from art songs to jazz for audience members.
Tickets are $15 for regular admission, $10 for senior citizens and ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ faculty and staff, $5 for children ages 18 and younger, and free for ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ students. Tickets are available at the ticket office in the Events and Conferences Office located in downtown Holland in the Anderson-Werkman Financial Center (100 E. Eighth St.). The ticket office is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and can be called at 616-395-7890. Tickets are also available online at .
Vocal performances include: sophomore Sophie Mazur-Batistoni of Lapeer singing “Astonishing,â€� from Little Women by Jason Howland; senior Tommy Korff of Vicksburg singing “Starsâ€� from Les Misérables by Claude-Michel Schönberg; senior Jackson Hagood singing “The Children,â€� by Benjamin Britten; junior Bella Morales of Yorkville, Illinois, singing “Somewhere,â€� from West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein; senior Katherine Nelson of Virginia Beach, Virginia, singing “L’heure exquise,â€� by Reynaldo Hahn; and junior Kyle Spiegel of Wheaton, Illinois, singing “Everybody Says Don’t,â€� from Anyone Can Whistle by Stephen Sondheim. The singers will be accompanied by collaborative pianists Christina Giuca Krause and Jane Bosko, along with ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ student Kellen Woolhiser.
The program continues with: a piano solo by junior Kellen Woolhiser of Bay City performing “Ballade,� by Johannes Brahms; a clarinet solo by senior Malory Neebes of Fort Wayne, performing “Furioso,� by Malcolm Arnold; and a classical guitar solo by Charlene Yen Xin Chia of Selangor, Malaysia, performing “Evocacion� and “Carnavalito,� by Jose Luis Merlin. Organ solos include sophomore Joseph Schmiedicke of Greenville playing “Prelude and Fugue in E minor,� by J.S. Bach, and junior Sam Shuler of Holt playing “Sinfonia from Cantata No. 29,� by J.S. Bach.
The featured large vocal ensembles include: the Chapel Choir, conducted by Eric Reyes, singing “Kasa mie la gaji,� by Alberto Grau; VERITAS, also conducted by Reyes, singing “Come and Go to That Land,� a traditional spiritual arranged by Brandon Waddles; and SPERA, conducted by Pamela Pierson, singing “So Many Angels,� arranged by Gwyneth Walker.
The featured instrumental ensembles include ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½â€™s concert band, conducted by Anand Raj Sukumaran, playing “Amparito Roca,â€� by Jaime Texidor; the orchestra, conducted by Samuel Pang, playing “Great Gate of Kievâ€� from Pictures at an Exhibition, by Modest Mussorgsky; and the Jazz Arts Collective, conducted by Robert Shipley, playing “The Big Boot,â€� by Kenny Drew.
To inquire about accessibility or accommodations to fully participate in the event, please email accommodations@hope.edu. Updates related to events are posted when available at hope.edu/calendar in the individual listings.
The Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts is located at 221 Columbia Ave., between Ninth and 10th streets.