Hope College News
2025 Apr
Retired Music Professor Robert Ritsema Dies
Dr. Robert Ritsema, a 1957 Hope graduate who was a member of the collegeɫəs music faculty for 32 years before retiring in 1999, died on Monday, April 21, 2025. He was 89.
Jack H. Miller, Whose Philanthropy Helped Transform Campus, Dead at 93
Jack H. Miller, a community leader and philanthropist whose name is familiar to the thousands who have experienced the magnificent music building that his leadership gift helped make possible, died on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. He was 93.
Hope College Choirs and Orchestra to Perform Mozartɫəs ɫɜRequiemɫɝ on April 11
The combined choirs of Hope College will perform Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's iconic ɫɜRequiemɫɝ on Friday, April 11, at 7 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts.
Hope College to Present ɫɜAn Evening of Jazzɫɝ Featuring Kerry Moffit
The Hope College jazz ensembles, joined by acclaimed trumpeter Kerry Moffit as a guest artist, will present ɫɜAn Evening of Jazzɫɝ on Saturday, April 12, at 7 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts.
2025 Mar
Orchestra to Preview Carnegie Hall Concert Program at Hope on April 4
The Hope College Orchestra will preview its upcoming performance at Carnegie Hall with a concert at Hope on Friday, April 4, at 7 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts.
Concert Band to Present ɫɜSongs of Rust, Rest, and Renewalɫɝ on March 28
The Hope College Concert Band will perform on Friday, March 28, at 7 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical 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 SaturdayɫɓWednesday, April 5-9.