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27th Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival explores ‘creation’ through Haydn, Milhaud … and itself

May 15, 2019Last updated May 20, 2019 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

Franz Joseph Haydn’s “The Creation” and Darius Milhaud’s “La Création du Monde” – and the process of musical creation at the festival itself – are centerpieces of the 27th annual

Bach Festival’s second annual instrument petting zoo a hit with budding young musicians

February 9, 2019Last updated February 8, 2019 by Lauren Jefferson

Junior music education major Robbie Chaplin spent a recent Friday evening in impromptu duets with a series of giggly children. As the budding musicians “honked” on the recorder, Chaplin played

‘A Bach Festival Christmas’ performance features Bach, Handel, Vivaldi and carols

November 13, 2018Last updated November 30, 2018 by EMU communications

The Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival, now in its 27th season, will celebrate the holidays with “A Bach Festival Christmas” Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. The performance will take

Medieval music group Alkemie opens EMU Faculty Artist Series

October 15, 2018Last updated November 6, 2018 by EMU communications

The Eastern Mennonite University Faculty Artist Series opens Friday, Nov. 2, with Alkemie, a medieval music group that includes Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival director David McCormick. The free concert begins

Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival hosts 26th season June 10-17

May 8, 2018Last updated May 8, 2018 by Moderator

From Bach to Bernstein, the 26th Annual Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival explores a wide array of classical music this June. World-class soloists join Artistic Director Kenneth Nafziger, the Festival Orchestra, and Festival

Music professor Joan Griffing leaves her indelible mark on EMU and area youth programs

May 3, 2018Last updated March 15, 2019 by Lauren Jefferson

Joan Griffing became department chair of the Eastern Mennonite University music department not long after she joined the faculty. Twenty-two years later, she has left an indelible mark on the

EMU Centennial Christmas celebration offers concerts, ‘DoveTale’ play, and lessons and carols service

November 13, 2017Last updated November 20, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

Thursday, Nov. 30: Jazz Ensemble Concert Come hear the 16-member ensemble under the direction of Robert Curry play swing, up-tempo funk, two Benny Carter pieces and more at Lehman Auditorium

100 Years of the Arts at EMU

September 25, 2017Last updated October 17, 2017 by Randi B. Hagi and Lauren Jefferson

Students entering Eastern Mennonite University today may not realize that in their grandparents’ generations, this institution offered one music option: Singing, usually in four-part harmony, a cappella hymns only. For

NPR: Bach Festival celebrates 25 years

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Singing to Ken J. Nafziger: faculty and former students gather for a retirement send-off

May 24, 2017Last updated May 30, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

“We can’t have a reception honoring Ken without music,” said Professor Joan Griffing at a May event marking the retirement of her music department colleague Ken J. Nafziger. Nafziger stepped

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