Goshen College in Goshen, Indiana, presented Doc Severinsen and El Ritmo de la Vida in August/September 2009. This Performing Arts Fund–supported engagement included an evening with Doc Severinsen and El Ritmo de la Vida, who presented a program of classical Spanish with a jazz flair, plus American and Latino ballads with solo improvisations by each musician. Prior to this performance, the artists provided a week-long residency that included masterclasses with local 7th–12th graders and community members, as well as additional encounters with the artists.