Come out and watch the choir perform at a venue near you! The EMU Chamber Singers is taking the show on the road. The auditioned touring chamber choir has released ... read more about Chamber Singers releases spring break tour schedule
Music
Musicians make EMU history by becoming first trio to win annual Concerto/Aria Competition
Music so precise, they named winners thrice. That’s the quick rhyme behind last week’s annual Concerto/Aria Competition, which awarded top honors to three student-musicians for the first time in its ... read more about Musicians make EMU history by becoming first trio to win annual Concerto/Aria Competition
EMU’s Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival to receive $12K award from the National Endowment for the Arts
The Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival (SVBF), a program of Eastern Mennonite University, has been approved for a $12,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the federal agency ... read more about EMU’s Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival to receive $12K award from the National Endowment for the Arts
In The News: Thoughts from EMU’s Gala Concert Directors
This year's Eastern Mennonite University/Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival Gala Concert, themed Arise, celebrates the beauty of resilience in overcoming hardship and the joy and peace found in community. The concert will feature tap dance, jazz, singing, and the grand finale from one of the most powerful and moving musical masterworks of all time, Gustav Mahler’s “Resurrection” Symphony. Broadway tap dancer/singer/actor Izaiah Montaque Harris and 2024 Ella Fitzgerald Jazz Voice Competition finalist Tina Hashemi will team up with the EMU Jazz Big Band to present a new narrative suite that tells the story of moving from loneliness to the joy of community through dance and music. In addition to the gala, guest artist Izaiah Montaque Harris will perform programs for over 1,000 K-8th grade students throughout the Harrisonburg and Rockingham County school system in conjunction with the Kennedy Center sponsored arts education non-profit, Any Given Child – Shenandoah Valley, which is dedicated to making the arts accessible to students throughout the region. The concert is free with a $10-$20 suggested donation. ... read more about In The News: Thoughts from EMU’s Gala Concert Directors from Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival
Chamber Singers to represent North America at international gathering
Hymnal sing-through to raise funds for May 2025 trip Sing-through of Voices TogetherWhere: Martin Chapel, EMU Seminary Building, 1181 Smith Ave., HarrisonburgWhen: 7-11 p.m., Friday, Sept. 6 | 9 a.m.-9 ... read more about Chamber Singers to represent North America at international gathering
Popular music minor launches this fall
A new minor in popular music is launching this fall at EMU. The minor provides an accessible way for students interested in music, but who might lack the formal training ... read more about Popular music minor launches this fall
EMU to host 32nd Annual Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival
Dubbed “a jewel in Harrisonburg’s crown” by the Virginia Commission for the Arts, the 32nd Annual Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival—a program of Eastern Mennonite University—will run from June 9-16, 2024. ... read more about EMU to host 32nd Annual Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival
ACE Festival celebrates scholarly research, creative arts
Earlier this month, as EMU students Madelynn Hamm, Vanessa Gardiner and Aja Laun pieced together the slides for their ACE Festival presentation, they received some exciting news. The Smithsonian Institute ... read more about ACE Festival celebrates scholarly research, creative arts
Senior Maggie Garber McClary set to become first music and peacebuilding grad
After her first two semesters at EMU, Maggie Garber McClary, who was then undecided in her major, had an idea for a program that would combine the two areas she ... read more about Senior Maggie Garber McClary set to become first music and peacebuilding grad
Chamber Singers return from spring break tour
Sixteen concerts in eight days… That’s how the 19 members of the EMU Chamber Singers spent their spring break. From March 2 to 9, they performed at venues in Washington, ... read more about Chamber Singers return from spring break tour