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VMRC exhibit includes alumni artists

February 18, 2021Last updated March 12, 2021 by Randi B. Hagi

An online art exhibit hosted by the Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community includes works from four alumni and a former professor of Eastern Mennonite University reflecting on grief, hope, and resurrected

Voice professor-turned-sleuth to sing ‘lost’ music of Armstrong Gibbs

February 18, 2021Last updated February 22, 2021 by Randi B. Hagi

Professor James Richardson, who teaches voice at Eastern Mennonite University, will present his lecture recital, featuring as-of-yet unpublished songs of the late British composer Armstrong Gibbs, on Feb. 19 at

Cellist Kim Souther to kick off faculty artist series with jazz-classical crossover

January 27, 2021Last updated January 31, 2021 by Randi B. Hagi

Kim Souther, cellist and director of preparatory music at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU), will kick off the Music Faculty Artist Series with a recital on Saturday, Jan. 30, at 7

NYT bestselling author Kate Baer ’07 comes to Writers Read

January 19, 2021Last updated January 27, 2021 by EMU communications

Join EMU’s Language and Literature Department and Alumni Office for a Writers Read with Kate Baer, at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 26. Register for the webinar or watch on Facebook Live. Baer’s

Philadelphia Orchestra Concertmaster David Kim visits EMU for virtual ‘Masterclass plus’

January 3, 2021Last updated January 4, 2021 by Lauren Jefferson

Even with 14 years of experience and several masterclass sessions in her past, senior music performance major Eve Yavny was a little nervous as she put bow to strings and

Pandemic Pastimes: A Photo-Essay of Student Life, Fall Semester 2020

December 5, 2020Last updated January 4, 2021 by EMU Communications

Eastern Mennonite University’s campus was bustling this fall, even as students adapted to serious public health precautions. Masks, social distancing, and even limits on indoor gatherings couldn’t break the stride

Young alums and student musicians rock regional venues

December 2, 2020Last updated December 2, 2020 by Randi B. Hagi

From the stage in the Common Grounds coffee shop to the Richmond Coliseum, Eastern Mennonite University alumni and current students are foraying into the Virginia music scene. They make percussion,

Poet Kate Baer ’07 debuts with No. 1 NYT bestseller

November 30, 2020Last updated December 15, 2020 by Lauren Jefferson

Kate Baer’s first book of poetry, “What Kind of Woman,” has lived up to its book jacket descriptor as a “stunning and honest debut poetry collection about the beauty and

DN-R: Virtual Gala crosses genres in uplifting message of hope

November 23, 2020Last updated November 24, 2020 by Kathleen Shaw/Daily News-Record

Did you miss it? View the Gala. This article by Kathleen Shaw appeared in the Nov. 22, 2020, Daily News-Record. Dressed in a traditional black gown with hair neatly curled

EMU’s Gala Concert to offer evening of hope, inspiration and musical eclectica

November 18, 2020Last updated November 23, 2020 by Lauren Jefferson and Randi B. Hagi

David Berry, chair of Eastern Mennonite University’s music department, makes no secret of the vision behind the university’s upcoming made-for-broadcast special premiere of the annual Gala Concert. Always the highlight

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