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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

Composer Gwyneth Walker will attend March 22 premiere of work dedicated to EMU orchestra

March 2, 2018Last updated March 23, 2018 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

The natural beauty of the Shenandoah Valley will take musical shape in this spring’s premiere of a new four-movement suite composed for and dedicated to the Eastern Mennonite University Chamber

Versatile violin performance graduate Jacinda Stahly gains experience in teaching, arts administration

January 15, 2018Last updated January 15, 2018 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

Jacinda Stahly is a newly graduated violin performance major, and among her options for what’s next is pursuing a master’s degree in performance. Yet she prefers behind-the-scenes work over “being

Lessons and Carols service offers light and hope in the dark of December

November 16, 2017Last updated November 20, 2017 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

Two weeks before Christmas, as daylight continues to fade into the darkest days of winter, a Lessons and Carols service at Eastern Mennonite University will illuminate candles as symbols of

Musica Harmonia to perform at EMU and in the Forbes Center Masterpiece Season

September 19, 2017Last updated October 3, 2017 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

Musica Harmonia, a chamber group including Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) music professor Joan Griffing, is slated to perform at EMU and as part of the Forbes Center for the Performing

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

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

Revitalized Royals jazz band grooves to new rhythm and tunes, from funk to Latin

April 6, 2017Last updated April 26, 2017 by Randi B. Hagi

The drummer taps out an energetic pace on the high hat. The piano comes in, low and funky, with an ascending chord pattern. Then the horns: trombones elaborating on

Keebaugh earns Raabe Prize honorable mention for a cappella composition

February 20, 2017Last updated March 17, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

Ryan Keebaugh, assistant professor of music at Eastern Mennonite University, is one of three winners in the 2017 Raabe Prize for Excellence in Sacred Composition. Seventy-eight entrants competed for the

Concert, open studio and theater production featured at expanded Gala Night arts extravaganza

October 28, 2016Last updated October 9, 2019 by Lauren Jefferson with Randi B. Hagi

Arts lovers can enjoy a variety of talents on Saturday, Nov. 12, as Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) hosts the annual gala concert at 7 p.m., followed by an open studio

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