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 ... read more about The Steel Wheels — with deep EMU roots — to headline Centennial festivities
“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 ... read more about Singing to Ken J. Nafziger: faculty and former students gather for a retirement send-off
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 ... read more about Festival’s silver anniversary season mixes the old and the new
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 ... read more about Bach Festival director honored with Rising Star Award by alma mater
“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 ... read more about Spring recognition chapel honors student leadership and achievement
“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 ... read more about Our Royal Pride: Luke Mullet, musician, poet, weightlifter, mathematician … and more
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 ... read more about Ken J. Nafziger conducts final Chamber Singers concert featuring alumni guests
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 ... read more about Bringing strong ties to EMU, 2017 Yoder Scholars come from Mississippi and Kenya
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 ... read more about Revitalized Royals jazz band grooves to new rhythm and tunes, from funk to Latin