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The Steel Wheels — with deep EMU roots — to headline Centennial festivities

June 14, 2017Last updated October 17, 2017 by David Doremus

The Steel Wheels, the nationally recognized Shenandoah Valley-based roots music band consisting of Eastern Mennonite University alumni Trent Wagler ’02, Eric Brubaker ’01, and Brian Dickel ’98, as well as bandmate

NPR: Bach Festival celebrates 25 years

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Singing to Ken J. Nafziger: faculty and former students gather for a retirement send-off

May 24, 2017Last updated May 30, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

“We can’t have a reception honoring Ken without music,” said Professor Joan Griffing at a May event marking the retirement of her music department colleague Ken J. Nafziger. Nafziger stepped

Festival’s silver anniversary season mixes the old and the new

May 16, 2017Last updated June 20, 2017 by David Doremus

Audience favorites from the Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival’s infancy will share billing with works not previously heard – including a film score by a scion of one of Hollywood’s royal

Bach Festival director honored with Rising Star Award by alma mater

May 2, 2017Last updated May 5, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

David McCormick, director of the Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival, received a Rising Star Award from his alma mater, Shenandoah University (SU) Conservatory, in Winchester, Va. McCormick was recognized with other

Spring recognition chapel honors student leadership and achievement

April 24, 2017Last updated May 2, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

“Everybody wants a revolution, but nobody wants to wash the dishes,” said Jim Smucker, vice president of enrollment and student life, to kick off the spring 2017 student recognition chapel

Our Royal Pride: Luke Mullet, musician, poet, weightlifter, mathematician … and more

April 20, 2017Last updated April 23, 2017 by Randi B. Hagi

“Our Royal Pride” is an occasional series celebrating Eastern Mennonite University’s undergraduate students who contribute to campus life in extraordinary ways in addition to their academic pursuits. These students enthusiastically create

Ken J. Nafziger conducts final Chamber Singers concert featuring alumni guests

April 18, 2017Last updated June 22, 2017 by David Doremus

The Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) Chamber Singers, a select student choir, will present “Communities of Song,” its spring concert, at 7 p.m. on Sunday, April 23, in Lehman Auditorium. The

Bringing strong ties to EMU, 2017 Yoder Scholars come from Mississippi and Kenya

April 17, 2017Last updated June 20, 2017 by Florence Barrett

Each year, Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) engages in a rigorous process to select recipients for the prestigious Yoder Scholarships. Established in 1993 and named for alumni Carol and Paul R. Yoder Jr., the

Revitalized Royals jazz band grooves to new rhythm and tunes, from funk to Latin

April 6, 2017Last updated April 26, 2017 by Randi B. Hagi

The drummer taps out an energetic pace on the high hat. The piano comes in, low and funky, with an ascending chord pattern. Then the horns: trombones elaborating on

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