Bluffton University

Bluffton University’s music department will give the 125th performance of Handel’s “Messiah,” at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 20, via livestream at www.bluffton.edu/mus.

Soloists are Erin Keesy, soprano; Lauren McAllister, mezzo-soprano; Jason Vest, tenor; and Robert Kerr, baritone. 

Erin Keesy, soprano
Keesy has made solo appearances with the Cincinnati POPS orchestra, the Louisville Orchestra, Butler Philharmonic, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra.

Bluffton University’s music department announced soloists for its 125th performance of Handel’s “Messiah,” at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 20, via livestream at www.bluffton.edu/mus.

Soloists are Erin Keesy, soprano; Lauren McAllister, mezzo-soprano; Jason Vest, tenor; and Robert Kerr, baritone. 

Erin Keesy, soprano
Keesy has made solo appearances with the Cincinnati POPS orchestra, the Louisville Orchestra, Butler Philharmonic, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra.

By Nathan Zuercher, sports information assistant
The Beavers suffered their first loss of the season on the road at Transylvania University on a rainy Saturday, Dec. 12. The Beavers lost 83-61, shooting a mere 29.9 percent from the field, compared to Transylvania's red-hot 52.9 percent from the field.

The Bluffton University men's basketball team capped off a successful start to the 2020-21 season with a 3-0 mark. An Adrian College squad that won the MIAA conference tournament in 2019-20 was a handful, but the Beavers prevailed in a pair of nail-biters before pulling away 68-52 on Saturday, Dec. 12.

Livestream - watch from your home - Sunday, Dec. 20

Bluffton University will present its 125th performance of Handel’s “Messiah” at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 20, via livestream at www.bluffton.edu/music.

Instead of recording a traditional concert, the music department teamed up with Modo Media, a Lima-based video and design agency, to develop a retrospective. Co-owners Chad Stearns ’00 and Cody Ridenour ’08, both participated in “Messiah” as Bluffton students. 

Overtime win puts university women's team at 6-0

By Nathan Zuercher, sports information assistant
The Bluffton University women's basketball team stayed undefeated Wednesday night, outlasting the Adrian College Bulldogs 70-66 in overtime.

With this win the Beavers moved to 6-0 overall, while the Bulldogs fell to 1-3. The icing on the cake is that it was Head Coach Chad Shutler's 200th career victory at Bluffton University.

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