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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

Canadian soloist returns to Bach Festival for repeat performance of ‘Elijah’

May 11, 2014Last updated September 22, 2014 by Steve Shenk

A popular oratorio from the early days of the 22-year-old Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival at Eastern Mennonite University will return this summer. The 2014 festival, held June 8-15, will feature

Hostetter to chair steering committee for EMU’s 100th anniversary celebration

May 2, 2014Last updated October 14, 2017 by Steve Shenk

The steering committee for the 100th anniversary celebration of Eastern Mennonite University in 2017-18 will be chaired by Louise Otto Hostetter, a 1979 graduate who has served on many boards

Students explore musical interests within community

April 14, 2014Last updated September 22, 2014 by Steve Shenk and Andrew Jenner

A music student at Eastern Mennonite University might: Sing a classical aria in a voice lesson on Monday mornings; Rehearse works by Mozart and Bono in Chamber Singers on Wednesday

Bach Festival Drew 63 Professional Musicians From 12 States

June 20, 2013Last updated September 16, 2013 by Steve Shenk

When violinist Mark Hartman was invited to join the first Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival orchestra 21 years ago, he never thought he’d come back every single year. In fact there

Farmer-Doctor Is Bach Festival’s No. 1 Cheerleader

June 11, 2013Last updated June 24, 2013 by Steve Shenk

How did a poor farm boy, longtime pediatrician, and master gardener get to be the No. 1 cheerleader for the Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival? “It’s simple,” says Ed Comer, MD.

Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival, June 9-16, Shows Bach – and Verdi and Britten – Live On

May 30, 2013Last updated September 22, 2014 by Steve Shenk

The music of Johann Sebastian Bach never dies, as will be obvious to those experiencing his music at the 21st Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival. For more than two decades, the

Young Artists’ Program Gives Gifted Place To Play

May 2, 2013Last updated May 22, 2013 by Samantha Cole

Young virtuosos in the Valley aren’t shy about striking the right notes. “The bar keeps being raised,” says Mary Kay Adams, executive director of the Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival. On

Bach Festival Receives Grant from Carpenter Foundation

March 5, 2013Last updated September 22, 2014 by Mike Zucconi

A grant of $12,000 from the E. Rhodes and Leon B. Carpenter Foundation will help bring five gifted performers to the 21st annual Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival, June 9-16, 2013.

A Community Celebrates 20 Years of Bach

June 19, 2012Last updated September 22, 2014 by Chris Edwards

A German Bach specialist once observed that the music of Johann Sebastian Bach can be played successfully on modern or on period instruments, “but what you can’t recreate is the

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