While the 27th annual Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival (SVBF) at Eastern Mennonite University attracted professional musicians from all over the country, its 10 days of rehearsals and performances also provided ... read more about Bach Festival interns and fellows provide ‘invaluable’ help, perform with world-class musicians
After a school day in the Shenandoah Valley, it’s a sure thing that several hundred children are making music — in part because of the work of Sharon Miller. The ... read more about Preparatory music administrator and co-founder of several area youth music programs retires after 30 years
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 ... read more about 27th Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival explores ‘creation’ through Haydn, Milhaud … and itself
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 ... read more about Bach Festival’s second annual instrument petting zoo a hit with budding young musicians
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 ... read more about ‘A Bach Festival Christmas’ performance features Bach, Handel, Vivaldi and carols
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 ... read more about Medieval music group Alkemie opens EMU Faculty Artist Series
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 ... read more about Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival hosts 26th season June 10-17
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 ... read more about Music professor Joan Griffing leaves her indelible mark on EMU and area youth programs
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 ... read more about EMU Centennial Christmas celebration offers concerts, ‘DoveTale’ play, and lessons and carols service
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 ... read more about 100 Years of the Arts at EMU