Great Music at Nelson Hall!

Nelson Hall has some great performance coming up! Come visit us!

Say Goodnight Gracie Starring Alan Safier as George Burns • March 10-13, 2016

ALAN SAFIER stars in Say Goodnight Gracie, the hit Tony-nominated Broadway play by Rupert Holmes (The Mystery of Edwin Drood) that invites you to spend a hilarious, heart-warming evening in the uplifting company of the world’s favorite and funniest centenarian.

Bethel Wind Symphony • Thursday, March 17, 2016

The Bethel University Wind Symphony comprises more than 50 wind, brass and percussion players, selecting a repertoire of the finest traditional, contemporary and inspirational programs.

Daurov/Myer Duo • Sunday, March 20, 2016 at 2pm

Gifted cellist, Adrian Daurov, paired with piano virtuoso Spencer Myer, perform Bach, Debussy and the Rachmaninoff Cello Sonata

Seven Times Salt “A Brave Barrel of Oysters” • Sunday, April 10, 2016

Perhaps the English language’s most famous diarist, Samuel Pepys was a prosperous civil servant and bon vivant in Restoration London. The diaries he kept from 1660-1668 provide a fascinating glimpse of life under the reign of the “merry monarch” Charles II. An enthusiastic amateur musician who sang and played the lute, viol, and flageolet, Pepys chronicled his experiences making music with the best and worst musicians in town! Sevent Times Salt brings this bustling, bewigged, and bawdy London to life with readings from the diaries and musical works by Hume, Blagrave, Young, and Locke, all of whom were friends of Pepys.

Sambeleza Live! • Thursday, April 21, 2016

Sambeleza performs a wide variety of Brazilian songs - both old and new - with a jazz twist. Featured composers include Tom Jobim, Ivan Lins and Ary Barroso, as well as younger composers like Djavan, Dani and Debora Gurgel and Arlindo Cruz. The group also performs a number of original compositions to round out the mix.

Brasil (spelled with ‘s’ in Portuguese) is well known for its rich heritage - a blend of indigenous, African and European cultures - from which the music has risen with fascinating rhythms, soaring melodies and colorful harmonies.

The musicians of Sambeleza are outstanding U. S. and Brazilian interpreters of the great songs of the bossa nova and samba traditions, as well as outstanding jazz artists in their own right.

Featuring Jeff Fuller (bass); Joe Carter (guitar) and Isabella Mendes (vocals). With guest artists Tim Moran (sax/flute and percussion) and Adriano Santos (drums).