Even as the calendar and the temperatures indicate it’s still summer, EMU is gearing up for the start of the 2007 fall semester. The annual faculty-staff conference, to be held ... read more about EMU Gearing Up for New School Year
Ken Nafziger
Lift Every Voice and Sing
The words of the song flowed easily from the mouth of Ken Nafziger, a Mennonite music professor leading a selection of a cappella spirituals at Pepperdine University on a recent ... read more about Lift Every Voice and Sing
Festival Keeps People Coming Bach for More
It’s been 15 years of “great music-making” at Eastern Mennonite University with no letup in sight. The Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival, with Kenneth J. Nafziger as artistic director and conductor, ... read more about Festival Keeps People Coming Bach for More
‘Bach Admirers’ to be Featured at Festival
The 15th annual Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival at Eastern Mennonite University will spotlight composers from many cultures who were strongly influenced by the prolific German composer. The program opens Sunday, ... read more about ‘Bach Admirers’ to be Featured at Festival
Bach Festival Works to be Highlighted
Adair McConnell Adair McConnell, minister of music at St. Stephens United Church of Christ in Harrisonburg, will give a talk highlighting several works to be performed at the Shenandoah Valley ... read more about Bach Festival Works to be Highlighted
Bach Festival Features International Artist
Janina Fialkowska, pianist She thought she’d never play two-hand piano again. But she is, perhaps with greater virtuosity than before. Internationally-acclaimed Canadian pianist Janina Fialkowska will return to the Lehman ... read more about Bach Festival Features International Artist
They Just Keep On Coming
EMU senior Mark Risser, 22, of Orrville, Ohio, sings at the university’s coffee shop, the Common Grounds, Monday night. Risser is one of 21 members of his family to attend ... read more about They Just Keep On Coming
Chamber Singers to Lead Worship in Music
The Chamber Singers of EMU will present a program of worship through music 7 p.m. Sunday, Apr. 22, at Park View Mennonite Church, N. College Ave., Harrisonburg. The 29-voice select ... read more about Chamber Singers to Lead Worship in Music
Bach Festival Previews June Program
Adair McConnell, minister of music at St. Stephens United Church of Christ in Harrisonburg, will give two talks highlighting some of the works to be performed at the Shenandoah Valley ... read more about Bach Festival Previews June Program
EMU to Present Mozart Masterpiece
Kenneth J. Nafziger, professor of music at EMU, will direct W.A. Mozart’s monumental “Requiem.” Photo by Jim Bishop The Eastern Mennonite University department of music will draw on its many ... read more about EMU to Present Mozart Masterpiece