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
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 ... read more about Composer Gwyneth Walker will attend March 22 premiere of work dedicated to EMU orchestra
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 ... read more about Versatile violin performance graduate Jacinda Stahly gains experience in teaching, arts administration
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 ... read more about Lessons and Carols service offers light and hope in the dark of December
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 ... read more about Musica Harmonia to perform at EMU and in the Forbes Center Masterpiece Season
“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 ... read more about Singing to Ken J. Nafziger: faculty and former students gather for a retirement send-off
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 ... read more about Ken J. Nafziger conducts final Chamber Singers concert featuring alumni guests
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 ... read more about Revitalized Royals jazz band grooves to new rhythm and tunes, from funk to Latin
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 ... read more about Keebaugh earns Raabe Prize honorable mention for a cappella composition
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 ... read more about Concert, open studio and theater production featured at expanded Gala Night arts extravaganza