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Bach Festival pairs seasoned performers with youthful, rising stars like 14-year-old Emma Resmini

June 11, 2014Last updated June 17, 2014 by Paul Souder

Flutist Emma Resmini’s YouTube channel, loaded with 83 classical performances from her recital repertoire since age six, has garnered 2.63 million views from around the world. If each view represents

Acclaimed artists and musical diversity characterize 22nd Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival

June 4, 2014Last updated September 17, 2014 by David Yoder

Ludwig van Beethoven said that his fellow German composer Johann Sebastian Bach was “the immortal god of harmony.” It has now been over two centuries since Bach’s death, but as

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

Music at Eastern Mennonite University

March 17, 2014 by

A bachelor of arts in music from EMU prepares graduates for work in music education, in performance, in graduate school, in church music, and in other music-related professions. The programs

EMU Chamber Singers Join Lancaster Area Musicians to Support MCC

February 28, 2013Last updated March 11, 2013 by Fern Clemmer and Mike Zucconi

The Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) Chamber Singers are teaming up with the Lancaster, Pennsylvania, quartet Beyond Ourselves, to present their sixth benefit concert on Sunday, March 10, 2013, at 3

Bach Festival Marks 20 Years with Grammy Winner Eugene Friesen

June 5, 2012Last updated September 22, 2014 by Samantha Cole

Over 300 years may have passed since Johann Sebastian Bach swept a stage in Germany, but the Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival will stir its strings and winds for the 20th

Concert to Feature Works of Alice Parker

March 27, 2012Last updated March 30, 2012 by Mike Zucconi

A March 29 concert by Eastern Mennonite University’s (EMU) Orchestra and Chamber Singers will feature the works of one of the preeminent composers of church hymns. Alice Parker, an American

From Mozart to U2 with the EMU Chamber Singers

February 7, 2012Last updated February 22, 2012 by Mike Zucconi

Marking the season of Lent, the Chamber Singers of Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) will be singing a concert that draws from Mozart to U2 during their Feb. 24-26 tour. Conductor

19th EMU Festival Pairs Bach and Mozart

June 24, 2011Last updated July 27, 2011 by Dave Graybill and Jim Bishop

“Great music. Great musicians. Nourishment for the soul.” Artistic director and conductor Kenneth J. Nafziger made these promises to the audience at the start of the 19th annual Shenandoah Valley

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