Be sure to join us in September for a wonderful afternoon of keyboard music presented by Good Shepherd’s own, Valerie and Adam Lefever Hughes. This “Grand Tour” program, showcasing the church’s Dobson organ and Steinway grand piano, will usher listeners through a variety of countries and musical styles including works by Chopin, Bach, Schubert, Locklair, Debussy, Gershwin, and more.

A graduate of the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia and Valparaiso University, Valerie is the Interim Director of Music at Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd and is a rostered Deacon of the ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America). She has held various church music positions in the Lancaster area as well as in Chapel Hill, NC.

With degrees from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, the Longy School of Music, and Valparaiso University, Adam plays with several local orchestras and recently played in the pit orchestra for the Fulton Theatre’s 2025 production of Cats.

In November we welcome back a long-time favorite, QuintEssentially Brass. This talented ensemble will once again perform a medley of traditional brass holiday music to usher in Advent. The arrangements will include many traditional favorites designed to put us all in the Christmas spirit.

Founded in 2009, QuintEssentially Brass is devoted to surprising and delighting audiences by presenting the best in the brass quintet repertoire.

Spanning five decades, Doug Albert (trumpet), Gene Clark (trumpet), Dr. Kristen Albert (horn), Andy Walls (trombone) and Geoff Davis (tuba) believe that making great music takes hard work, but must be enjoyable for each other and their audiences. We think you’ll agree that commitment comes through in every performance.

So please join us for this entertaining afternoon as we celebrate Advent and prepare for a joyful Christmas holiday.

This April we are excited and proud to host the Mennonite Children’s Choir of Lancaster. This exceptionally talented group of young people rehearses weekly throughout the school year, performs locally each season, and travels on summer tours across the United States and around the globe.

Founded in 1998, the choir began with 31 singers under the direction of artistic director Patricia Strong Myers. Since then, the program has grown to include auditioned and non-auditioned choral opportunities for over 150 children and youth in kindergarten through grade 12. With the choir representing nearly 55 congregations, 45 schools, and 12 denominations, singers evoke a rich musical repertoire from around the world and across time while being equipped for a lifetime of service to the church and community. They honor and celebrate music as a gift from God by creating exceptional choral music, fostering community, and nurturing character.

Be sure to join us for this fun and inspiring afternoon.

Celebrating their 22nd season, the Lancaster British Brass Band and conductor, Dr. Tina DiMeglio, continue to “wow” audiences wherever they perform. Next May we are again in for a treat.

This popular ensemble follows the path first laid down in the smoky mill and mining towns of mid-nineteenth century Britain. Gradually evolving into a fixed instrumentation of 28 players (and 1 conductor), the brass band flourished under the sponsorship of mill and mine owners bent on “moral and spiritual uplift,” thus laying the ground- work for a later time when the Salvation Army began capitalizing on the success of the bands by establishing brass bands as part of their outreach through music.

The varied selections of the Lancaster British Brass Band are sure to please a wide range of tastes and interests. A typical program consists of transcriptions of the classics, marches, hymns, popular music arrangements, solos and, last but not least, original compositions written for the medium.

Their unique sound, being composed entirely of brass winds and percussion instruments, has been compared to “one big, magnificent pipe organ.” COME AND EXPERIENCE IT FOR YOURSELF!