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2011-12 Hesston-Bethel Performing Arts Series

Since 1998, Bethel has teamed up with Hesston (Kan.) College to bring internationally renowned performers to the campuses of Bethel and Hesston through the HBPA series. Season tickets are available, at prices ranging from $65 to $75 with discounts available for students and senior citizens. Call (620) 327-8158 or (316) 284-5205 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday for reservations or to inquire about season or single-event tickets or order tickets online. Find HBPA on Facebook.

The HBPA series is funded in part by the Kansas Arts Commission, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency which believes a great nation deserves great art, and the National Dance Project of the New England Foundation for the Arts, with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and additional funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Ford Foundation, and the Community Connections fund of the MetLife Foundation. Other sponsoring organizations include Excel Industries and Hustler Turf Equipment, Mid-America Arts Alliance, and the cities of Hesston and North Newton. Additional funding for the HBPA series is provided by area patrons.

Watch the HBPA 2011-12 season promotional video.

Sunday, September 18
	Canadian Brass HBPA welcomes the world’s leading brass ensemble for its first ever HBPA appearance. “These are the men who put brass music on the map: with their unbeatable blend of virtuosity, spontaneity and humour, they brighten the rosters of concert halls...throughout the world.” - Washington Post 3 p.m. Yost Center Hesston College
Sunday, November 13
	St. Petersburg Quartet One of the world's most esteemed chamber ensembles, this acclaimed quartet is now in residence at Wichita State University. Their rise to fame has included a Grammy nomination, “Best Record” honors in both Stereo Review and Gramophone, and hundreds of concerts on many of the world’s most prestigious stages. 3 p.m. Memorial Hall Bethel College
Tuesday, January 31
	Igudesman & Joo: A Little Nightmare Music Aleksey Igudesman, violin, and Hyung-ki Joo, piano, are two classical musicians who have taken the world by storm with their unique and hilarious theatrical shows, which combine comedy with classical music and popular culture in the tradition of Victor Borge. Their clips on YouTube, to date, have gathered over 15 million hits. NPR interview, YouTube Channel 7:30 p.m. Hesston Mennonite Church Hesston College
Thursday, February 23
	Celtic Crossroads Now with their own PBS special, Celtic Crossroads has been critically acclaimed as ‘the most exhilarating and authentic show to come from Ireland in decades’. An explosion of youthful energy and dazzling musicianship, Celtic Crossroads abounds with fusions of traditional Irish music, bluegrass, gypsy and jazz while pulsating with the rhythms of exciting Irish dance percussion. 7:30 p.m. Memorial Hall Bethel College
Friday, April 27
	The Rose Ensemble The Rose Ensemble reawakens the ancient through imaginative performances of vocal music with historical instruments and a vocal sound critics have called “supernatural.” Winners of the 2005 Chorus America Margaret Hillis Award for Choral Excellence, the ensemble will perform a program entitled, “Music from the Land of Three Faiths: Voices of Ancient Mediterranean Christians, Jews and Muslims.” 7:30 p.m. Hesston Mennonite Church Hesston College