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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

Recital Showcases Area Youth

April 24, 2012Last updated September 22, 2014 by Mike Zucconi, Bach Festival

The works of Mozart, Hummel, Haydn, Loewe and others will be on display Sunday, May 6, at 3 p.m. in Martin Chapel, as 11 local students showcase their talents in

Bach, Mozart Intersect at EMU Festival

May 26, 2011Last updated September 22, 2014 by Jim Bishop

It’s a match made in musical heaven. Two classical giants will meet on the Lehman Auditorium stage at Eastern Mennonite University, not to compete against but to complement each other

Concertgoers Pack Out 18th Annual Bach Festival

June 28, 2010 by Jim Bishop

The near-capacity crowds that filled Lehman Auditorium were treated to the soaring harmonies that filled the air at the 18th annual Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival. Versatile musician John McCutcheon combines

Bach Festival combines serious and casual, sobering and hopeful

June 24, 2009Last updated September 22, 2014 by Dave Graybill

Fanfares and flip-flops. Handel’s massive story of Samson and two short works written within the past year. A call to hope arising from the ashes of New York’s World Trade

Festival Strings Along Music Aficionados

June 18, 2008 by Jim Bishop

Among the gifts offered to those attending the 16th annual Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival were visible enthusiasm among participating musicians as they re-created and interpreted selections by some of the

Bach Festival Offers ‘Sneak Preview’ Talks

May 8, 2008 by Jim Bishop

What’s on the smorgasbord menu for the 16th annual Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival? One tasteful way to find out is to attend a series of talks designed to prepare the

Bach Festival Hosts Young Artists’ Recital

October 31, 2007Last updated September 22, 2014 by Jim Bishop

Six local musicians will display their talents in a “Young Artists” recital 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11, at Park View Mennonite Church, N. College Avenue in Harrisonburg. The program, sponsored

Festival Keeps People Coming Bach for More

June 19, 2007 by Jim Bishop

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,

Local Musicologist to Speak on Bach

January 22, 2007 by Jim Bishop

The 15th annual Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival is several months away, but planners are seeking to stir early interest in this year’s program with a special preview of the work

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