Arts

Take your pick of spring concerts featuring EMU orchestra, wind ensemble, jazz combo and choirs — or come to all!

by Lauren Jefferson

Spring offerings from the Eastern Mennonite University Music Department include the following concerts. March 31: Orchestra Concert, 7:30 p.m. Lehman Auditorium The EMU Orchestra will perform music highlighting the string
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Innovative two-semester music theory and history class is a ‘big step in a new direction’ for EMU music majors

by Walt Wiltschek

For more than two centuries, the Baroque era has dominated music instruction. Drawing on Bach, Handel, Vivaldi and others, the curriculum in many music theory courses typically features a heavy
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‘Conversations on Sexual Violence’ symposium aims to nurture community-building and resilience

by Walt Wiltschek and Lauren Jefferson

A multi-year research project on domestic violence, under the direction of professor Carolyn Stauffer, will be highlighted in a community education symposium at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) this spring. The
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With ‘7×7 Laments,’ artist explores revelations of sexual abuse within the church, evokes discord with ‘rays of hope’

by Walt Wiltschek

When Jerry Holsopple entered his sabbatical at Wesley Theological Seminary’s Luce Center for Art and Religion last year, he wasn’t sure where it would take him. It ended up being
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