FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 15, 2025
FERDINAND, IN — On Friday, January 16 at 6:00 p.m. EST, the Sisters of St. Benedict will host a trumpet and piano concert at Monastery Immaculate Conception in Ferdinand, Indiana. Presented in collaboration with Indiana University, the performance will feature Jason Bergman on trumpet and Kimberly Carballo on piano, and will include pieces composed by Philippe Gaubert, Cait Nishimura, Laurence Lowe, and Marcel Bitsch.
Jason Bergman is a trumpeter and flugelhorn player who is currently an Associate Professor of Trumpet at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. He is an active performer and recording artist who has played with numerous orchestras and ensembles worldwide, and has released several albums.
Kimberly Carballo serves at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music as Director of the Jacobs Virtual Academy and as faculty in the Chamber and Collaborative Music department. She is an active international performer and educator, and a strong advocate for local and global community engagement through music.
The concert is free and open to the public, with a free will offering for those who want to give their support.
The Sisters of St. Benedict in Ferdinand make up one of the largest Benedictine communities of women in the United States — over 95 members strong and thriving. They seek God through the Benedictine tradition of community life, prayer, hospitality, and service to others. By their life and work, they commit themselves to be a presence of peace as they join their sisters and brothers in the common search for God. Monastery Immaculate Conception was founded in 1867 by four young Benedictine sisters who came to Ferdinand to teach the children of area settlers. Since then, more than 1,000 women have entered this community. Their ministries extend both beyond education and beyond Ferdinand, with members of their community serving as teachers, social workers, parish ministers, counselors, nurses, youth ministers, chaplains, librarians, and more.
For additional information:
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(812) 367-1411