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Watch ‘Truth and Light,’ EMU’s 2022 Gala Concert

November 21, 2022Last updated November 21, 2022 by Lauren Jefferson

We hope that what you hear and see this evening will move your spirit, buoy your soul, challenge your mind and bring joy to your heart. Professor David Berry, introducing

World-renowned balafon master Balla Kouyaté and MLK-inspired choral masterwork headline EMU’s 2022 Gala Concert

November 2, 2022Last updated November 18, 2022 by Lauren Jefferson

Renowned balafon virtuoso Balla Kouyaté has toured extensively in Africa and Europe, performed in front of 27 African presidents, and been a featured artist in more than 45 albums. Now

Bach Festival names conductors for ’23 season

October 18, 2022Last updated November 18, 2022 by EMU Communications

Daniel Myssyk will be the guest conductor for the 31st Annual Bach Festival in summer 2023. He is the assistant conductor of the Richmond Symphony Orchestra and director of orchestral

Intercollegiate symposium to look at Erasmus’s relevance 500 years on

October 12, 2022Last updated October 14, 2022 by Melanie Zuercher/Bethel College

When Dale Schrag reached his $1 million fundraising goal for an endowment for the Mennonite Library and Archives (MLA) at Bethel College, he was ready to celebrate with donors and

Experienced peacebuilding professors join Center for Justice and Peacebuilding

September 22, 2022Last updated September 22, 2022 by Lauren Jefferson

Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding begins the 2022-23 academic year with historically high enrollment levels across a range of degree and graduate certification programs. And just in

‘Here Together’ activities (Knit Together, Bird Together, and more) return for 2022 Faculty-Staff Conference

August 22, 2022Last updated August 29, 2022 by Lauren Jefferson

Nothing better to lead off our annual coverage of Fall Faculty-Staff Conference (AKA Fish Together, Bird Together, Knit Together…) than a short video of Professor David Berry at the piano

EMU arts prominent among local spring grants

June 2, 2022Last updated June 3, 2022 by Moderator

Theater and music programs at Eastern Mennonite University received Advancing the Arts grants this spring from the Arts Council of the Valley. The grants cover projects to be completed by

Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival celebrates 30 years and artistic director transition

June 1, 2022Last updated August 24, 2022 by EMU Communications

The Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival (SVBF) celebrates two monumental occasions: its 30th anniversary and the retirement of founder and artistic director Ken Nafziger after 30 years of leadership. The festival,

ACE Festival keynote speaker Reuben Jonathan Miller to address mass incarceration

April 17, 2022Last updated April 21, 2022 by Moderator

Reuben Jonathan Miller PhD, the author of Halfway Home: Race, Punishment and the Afterlife of Mass Incarceration, is the keynote speaker for EMU’s Academic and Creative Excellence (ACE) Festival. Join us Wednesday, April 20,

Annual Spring Into Bach concert, auction to benefit 30th anniversary summer festival

April 16, 2022Last updated May 13, 2022 by EMU Communications

Join the Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival for an evening of live music from Bach to bluegrass! Special events feature a free kids’ concert, food by Mashita, Bach Fest merchandise, and

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