To help celebrate the 90th anniversary year of Lancaster Bible College (LBC), the school's Music, Worship & Performing Arts Department will host a full weekend of music festivities in April.

"90 Years of Musical Excellence: A Weekend Celebration" on Friday to Sunday, April 12 to 14, will celebrate God's faithfulness through many years of music heritage at LBC. The events of the weekend will put the talents of current music students on display and welcome back former department chairs, faculty members, and staff members as well as alumni.

As the college has celebrated 90 years throughout the 2023-24 academic year, LBC has focused on being "Rooted in the Past | Preparing in the Present | Building for the Future." The vision for the music celebration seeks to do the same, as the concerts will highlight the past, present and future of music at LBC. 

The weekend celebration will include four concerts that are open to the community. The concerts are free, but those wishing to attend should reserve tickets at http://www.lbc.edu/events.

A Contemporary Collective Concert featuring alumni and faculty will take place on April 12 at 7 p.m. in Good Shepherd Chapel, 901 Eden Road, Lancaster. The concert will be organized by alumnus and adjunct professor Jake Huber, Class of 2020. The concert will feature alumni who serve as worship leaders, singer-songwriters, and professional musicians performing genres including classic rock, fusion, and folk.

The LBC Chorale and ensemble concert will be presented on Saturday, April 13, at 3 p.m. in the Grand Hall at the Trust Performing Arts Center, 37 N. Market St., Lancaster.

A percussion ensemble, concert band and ensemble concert will begin at 7 p.m. on April 13 in Good Shepherd Chapel. This event will feature the college's current music students.

The alumni choir and orchestra concert will be held on Sunday, April 14, at 4 p.m. in Good Shepherd Chapel. It will feature a full orchestra, a choir and other ensembles consisting of LBC alumni from across the decades along with current students. For this concert, Bruce Gerlach, a part-time professor for the Music, Worship and Performing Arts Department, was commissioned to compose a new piece for the college's string orchestra. The piece, titled "Hope," incorporates the hymn tunes from "My Hope Is in the Lord," "The Solid Rock" and "Hyfrydol." About four minutes in length, the original work will be conducted by director of instrumental studies Doris Hall-Gulati.