EMU Chamber Singers
The EMU Chamber Singers is an auditioned touring chamber choir founded in 1979. Chamber Singers is a mixed-voice choir of fewer than 20 EMU students from different majors and ages, which tours in the US each spring break and abroad every-other May, as well as other concerts around Harrisonburg. The group is directed by Benjamin Bergey.
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2023-24 Concert Schedule
FALL SEMESTER 2023
- Evensong: Sun. October 1, 2023, 5:00 p.m., Emmanuel Episcopal Church
- Homecoming Concert: Fri. October 13, 2023, 8:00 p.m., Lehman Auditorium
- Homecoming Chamber Singers Reunion: Sat. October 14, 2023, 1:00 p.m., Lehman Auditorium
- Music Department Gala Concert: Fri. November 10, 2023, 7:00 p.m., Lehman Auditorium
- Choir and Orchestra Concert: Sun. December 10, 2023, 7:00 p.m., Lehman Auditorium
SPRING SEMESTER 2024
- Shalom Mennonite Church: 10 a.m.
- EMHS Chapel: Feb. 26, 10 a.m.
- Spring Break Tour: March 1-10, 2024, including 8 high schools
- Basilica of the National Shrine: March 2, 4:30 p.m.
- Hyattsville Mennonite Church: March 3, 11:00 a.m.
- Daniels Run Peace Church: March 3, 7:00 p.m.
- Waynesboro Mennonite Church: March 5, 7 p.m.
- The Music Room on Main (Orange, VA): March 7, 7:00 p.m.
- First Mennonite Church Richmond: March 8, 7:00 p.m.
- Charlottesville Mennonite Church: March 9, 7:00 p.m.
- VMRC Vesper Service: March 17, 3:00 p.m.
- Zion Mennonite Church: March 24, 10:30 a.m.
- Community Mennonite Church: April 14, 9:30 a.m.
- Harrisonburg Mennonite Church: April 28, 8:30 a.m.
- Spring Chamber Singers Concert at Park View Mennonite Church: Sun. April 28, 2024, 7:00 p.m.
Previous Tour Locations
- Netherlands, Germany, France -- May 2023
- Ohio and Indiana -- March 2023
- Pennsylvania and Washington DC -- March 2022
- Pennsylvania and Virginia -- March 2020
News
EMU Chamber Singers are chosen as the North American musical representative to Mennonite World Conference Assembly in Zürich, May 2025
EMU News: EMU Chamber Singers Announce International Tour
Daily News-Record: EMU Mission Of Community Building Shared Across Europe Through Song
EMU Chamber Singers are featured in the documentary The Drive to Sing
Distanced Singing Solutions during COVID
EMU Chamber Singers are one of five ensembles to record new hymns for Voices Together recording set
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