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Arts

Hope College Presents Acclaimed Organist David Briggs on Nov. 04

Hope College will welcome world-renowned organist David Briggs for a recital on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, at 7 p.m. at the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts. The public is invited and admission is free. There will be a pre-concert lecture at 6 p.m. in the Howard Recital Hall.

Arts

Hope Homecoming Concert Planned for October 17, 2025

Hope College will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts with a special Homecoming Concert on Saturday, October 17, at 7 p.m. in the Jack H. Miller concert hall.

Arts

Hope College Choirs to Perform an Outdoor Concert on Sept. 26

The Hope College choirs will perform on Friday, Sept. 26, at 5 p.m. in the Pine Grove on the central campus. The concert will feature the Chapel Choir, SPERA, VERITAS and College Chorus, as well as vocalists and instrumentalists from the college’s Department of Music.

Campus Life

Retired Music Professor Robert Ritsema Dies

Dr. Robert Ritsema, a 1957 Hope graduate who was a member of the college’s music faculty for 32 years before retiring in 1999, died on Monday, April 21, 2025. He was 89.

Arts

Hope College Orchestra Chosen to Perform in Carnegie Hall in April

The Hope College Orchestra is one of only three ensembles, and one of only two from the United States, chosen to perform in the culminating Evening Showcase Concert in Carnegie Hall during the 19th annual New York International Music Festival running Saturday–Wednesday, April 5-9.

Arts

Musical Showcase Photo Gallery

The 36th annual Hope College Musical Showcase was presented on Friday, Jan. 31, in the Concert Hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts.