College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Music
Mrs. Ruth Brown, part-time MBU faculty member, grew up in rural South Carolina in a little place called Pumpkintown. Her dad worked in a Christian children’s home. She says, “I ate breakfast, lunch, and dinner with over one hundred kids in a dining hall every day. I...
College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Music
Dan Forrest, an acclaimed composer of choral, instrumental, orchestral, and wind band works, recently gave a lecture in MBU’s Arranging and Composing Repertoire class. The class was “inspirational and practical, regardless of the skill of writer,” said Dr. David...
College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Music
Maranatha Baptist University’s Department of Music is pleased to congratulate Joel Montgomery as the winner of the 2017 High School Piano Competition. Montgomery hails from Pennsylvania, and performed Scarlatti’s “Sonata in E Minor, K. 198, L.22,” and Berkovich’s...
College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Music
This year, over 130 high school students, 15 sponsors, and 50 university students joined together for the musically enriching weekend of Great Lakes Music Festival 2017. “Great Lakes,” says Josh Wright, second year band track member, “is a place where you can play...
College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Music
Mr. Peter Wright, director of the MBU Communications Office and director of the MBU Chorale, received his bachelor’s degree in Sacred Piano with a minor in Church Ministries from Maranatha Baptist Bible College. He grew up playing the piano, but says, “As I went...
College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Music
Son of professor emeritus Dr. Monty Budahl, Seth Budahl grew up in a house filled with music. “My dad is the primary influence in my musical development,” Budahl states. “In our home, we listened to music a lot, and we attended concerts, too. My dad’s passion for...
