Joseph Gascho ‘95 has traveled across the world with his harpsichord, from Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center to Paris, Tokyo and Taipei. He’s recently performed with the Chicago Symphony ... read more about Harpsichordist Joseph Gascho ‘95 to headline Homecoming concert
Renaissance painters like Caravaggio depicted religious scenes in chiaroscuro: a stark contrast between dark and light. Justin Poole, main performer and adapter of theatrical work for “The Gospel Project: A ... read more about DN-R: Play tells the story of Jesus at Arts Incarnate
Eastern Mennonite University welcomes several new faculty for the 2021-22 academic year. (This article features only full-time faculty). Tarek Maassarani JD, visiting professor of restorative justice, Center for Justice and ... read more about EMU welcomes new faculty for 2021-22 academic year
This article from the 8/14/2021 Daily News-Record references David Berry, professor of music at EMU, and his consultant work with the Harrisonburg Music Teachers Association (HMTA) project, "Music in Every Home." The new program will offer eligible students access to an instrument and free instruction in piano or guitar. Berry, past president of the HMTA, worked with a similar program in New Jersey. He has encouraged area music instructors who plan to teach in the program to learn more through trainings and resources "so they understand the kinds of students they’ll be working with.” “Someone’s life, confidence and soul can be enhanced by music study and everyone should have the opportunity to study it, whether they want to play professionally or just as a hobby,” he says in the article. ... read more about DN-R: Music teachers strike chord with repurposed Yamaha guitar fundraiser from Daily News-Record
The COVID-19 pandemic certainly caused upheaval, notably pushing all 2020-21 collegiate sports seasons into the spring semester. But Isaac Alderfer (Broadway, Va./Broadway) also used that upheaval to his advantage, thriving under unique ... read more about Alderfer earns Academic All-America Award
Eastern Mennonite University resumed its traditional cross-cultural programming this summer, as Professor Jerry Holsopple, assistant leader Fabiana Espinal, and eight students photographed their way across Lithuania in June and July. ... read more about Students travel through Lithuania in first in-person cross-cultural since the pandemic
Professor Benjamin Bergey has been awarded $5,000 to develop music theory content that will be accessible to students free of charge. Bergey is one of eight college professors out of ... read more about Music professor earns grant to develop free course content
This summer, students are shooting films, nursing human and wildlife patients back to health, and providing Spanish language translation throughout the city of Washington DC. These internships and more are ... read more about WCSC Summer 2021 hosts full house with wide-ranging internships
Alumna artist Madeline Kate Hostetler Martinez '18, based on Portland, Oregon, is the featured illustrator in a weekly column on the Italian website Collater.al. https://emu.edu/now/news/2019/emu-alumna-illustrator-nets-42000-and-counting-instagram-followers/ ... read more about ‘Calm and relaxation in the illustrations by Madeline Martinez’ from Collater.al, an online magazine of Style Music Photography Art Design
Professor Steven Johnson‘s groundbreaking conservation photography documenting vernal pools continues to make media waves. His photo of spotted salamander eggs is on the cover of the recent Nature Conservancy magazine. ... read more about Vernal pool photography lands Johnson on the cover of ‘Nature Conservancy’ magazine