Bryce Wilson's senior saxophone recital is tonight (March 31) at 7 p.m. in the Ad Building chapel, or click on the story title above to find the livestream link.

The recital will also be livestreamed at https://youtube.com/live/5VDq_b0EbJ4?feature=share

Wilson, a music and education major at Bethel, will graduate in May. He is a student of Joel Boettger, M.M.

On his program are Sonata for B-flat soprano saxophone and piano by Ronald L. Caravan; Suite No. 1 for solo saxophone by J.S. Bach; “Piece en Forme de Habanera” by Maurice Ravel; “Ballade” by Alfred Reed; “Sogno de Volare” and “Baba Yetu” by Christopher Tin; “Bogoroditse Devo” from All Night Vigil by Sergei Rachmaninoff; “Juxtaposition” by Michael Oare; and music by John Powell from the motion picture How to Train Your Dragon.

His piano accompanist is Christina Liu, D.M.A., Bethel assistant professor of music.

During his four years at Bethel, Wilson has been a member of the Bethel College Concert Choir, Chamber Singers and the men’s a cappella ensemble Open Road, for which he serves as a rehearsal leader; has played sax in the Bethel College Wind Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, Threshold pep band and Chamber Orchestra; and has participated in musical theater as a member of the cast of The Theory of Relativity (2020).

Wilson is a 2019 graduate of Sterling High School. His parents are David and Kristi Wilson of Sterling.

A reception in the lounge on the ground floor of Mantz Library (just west of the Ad Building) will follow the recital.

Bethel is a four-year liberal arts college founded in 1887 and is the oldest Mennonite college in North America. Known for academic excellence, Bethel ranks at #14 in the Washington Monthly list of “Best Bachelor’s Colleges,” and #24 in the U.S. News & World Report rankings of “Best Regional Colleges Midwest,” both for 2022-23. Bethel is the only Kansas college or university to be named a Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation (TRHT) Campus Center. For more information, see www.bethelks.edu