It’s been 15 years of “great music-making” at Eastern Mennonite University with no letup in sight. The Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival, with Kenneth J. Nafziger as artistic director and conductor, ... read more about Festival Keeps People Coming Bach for More
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Renowned Pianist Recounts Miraculous Recovery
Her physicians told her she’d likely never play two-hand piano again. But two years to the day after being diagnosed with a rare cancerous growth, she was once again playing ... read more about Renowned Pianist Recounts Miraculous Recovery
‘Bach Admirers’ to be Featured at Festival
The 15th annual Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival at Eastern Mennonite University will spotlight composers from many cultures who were strongly influenced by the prolific German composer. The program opens Sunday, ... read more about ‘Bach Admirers’ to be Featured at Festival
Students Exploring Ministry Interests
Emily Derstine, a JPCS major at EMU, with her supervisor, Kirk Hanger, an EMU alumnus, at Nueva Esperanza/New Hope Fellowship in suburban Washington, D.C. A record-setting 10 students have begun ... read more about Students Exploring Ministry Interests
EMU Sponsors Sojourners Event June 3-6
Eastern Mennonite University is sponsoring the Emerging Leaders Track at the Sojourners June 3-6 Pentecost 2007 event, “Taking the Vision to the Streets.” Sojourners is a faith-based organization in Washington, ... read more about EMU Sponsors Sojourners Event June 3-6
Bach Festival Works to be Highlighted
Adair McConnell Adair McConnell, minister of music at St. Stephens United Church of Christ in Harrisonburg, will give a talk highlighting several works to be performed at the Shenandoah Valley ... read more about Bach Festival Works to be Highlighted
Bach Festival Features International Artist
Janina Fialkowska, pianist She thought she’d never play two-hand piano again. But she is, perhaps with greater virtuosity than before. Internationally-acclaimed Canadian pianist Janina Fialkowska will return to the Lehman ... read more about Bach Festival Features International Artist
Senior Does Hands-On Research
Using a Nikon Eclipse E200 photomicroscope, Rebecca Drooger examines a stained histological sample from the anterior prostate of a mouse.Photos by Matt Styer Doing research on mice prostates may not ... read more about Senior Does Hands-On Research
EMU Cites Retirees, Gives Service Awards
Retiring faculty members Jay B. Landis and A. Clair Mellinger Photo by Jim Bishop The faculty and staff of Eastern Mennonite University honored two colleagues who are retiring and cited ... read more about EMU Cites Retirees, Gives Service Awards
Music from Brazil
Pianist and professor Paulo Steinberg of EMU Pianist and professor Paulo Steinberg discussed the relation between culture and music in Brazil during a two-night lecure and recital at EMU on ... read more about Music from Brazil