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Bach Festival director honored with Rising Star Award by alma mater

May 2, 2017Last updated May 5, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

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

Ken J. Nafziger conducts final Chamber Singers concert featuring alumni guests

April 18, 2017Last updated June 22, 2017 by David Doremus

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

Charlottesville-based musician and educator David McCormick leads Bach Festival into 25th year

August 29, 2016Last updated September 5, 2016 by Walt Wiltschek

When David McCormick was five years old, his mother took him to the opera “La Bohéme.” He fell asleep. Unlike most 5-year-olds, though, he was upset when he woke up

Harrisonburg native and internationally renowned countertenor headlines 24th annual Bach Festival

June 2, 2016Last updated July 8, 2016 by Walt Wiltschek

Nathan Medley, a Harrisonburg High School graduate who has earned international recognition, will headline this year’s Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU). The June 12-19 festival will

Bach Festival founder Ken J. Nafziger honored with Circle of Excellence in the Arts Award, vows to ‘keep on musicking’

June 18, 2015Last updated July 13, 2015 by Randi B. Hagi

Ken J. Nafziger, professor of music at Eastern Mennonite University, recently became the third honoree to receive the Circle of Excellence in the Arts Award. He accepted the award at

Bach Festival, in its 23rd year, draws appreciative crowd for diverse classical repertoire

May 21, 2015Last updated January 6, 2016 by Lauren Jefferson

In his 23rd year as artistic director and conductor of the Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival, Kenneth J. Nafziger just laughs when asked if he is most looking forward to conducting

It’s summertime and the living is . . . (well, not easy) – it’s really, really busy on campus

July 20, 2014Last updated September 22, 2014 by Robert Propst

From August to April, students are the life blood of Eastern Mennonite University. After that, the faces on campus may be less familiar, but EMU’s heart keeps beating strong with

Bach Festival pairs seasoned performers with youthful, rising stars like 14-year-old Emma Resmini

June 11, 2014Last updated June 17, 2014 by Paul Souder

Flutist Emma Resmini’s YouTube channel, loaded with 83 classical performances from her recital repertoire since age six, has garnered 2.63 million views from around the world. If each view represents

Acclaimed artists and musical diversity characterize 22nd Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival

June 4, 2014Last updated September 17, 2014 by David Yoder

Ludwig van Beethoven said that his fellow German composer Johann Sebastian Bach was “the immortal god of harmony.” It has now been over two centuries since Bach’s death, but as

Annual Bach festival set to return to EMU for 22nd installment

May 16, 2014Last updated June 6, 2014 by Katie King

Mary Kay Adams considers classical music more than a pleasant pastime. “It adds a beauty and an enjoyment [to life]. … It touches the deepest part of our soul in

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