Music so precise, they named winners thrice. That’s the quick rhyme behind last week’s annual Concerto/Aria Competition, which awarded top honors to three student-musicians for the first time in its ... read more about Musicians make EMU history by becoming first trio to win annual Concerto/Aria Competition
This year's Eastern Mennonite University/Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival Gala Concert, themed Arise, celebrates the beauty of resilience in overcoming hardship and the joy and peace found in community. The concert will feature tap dance, jazz, singing, and the grand finale from one of the most powerful and moving musical masterworks of all time, Gustav Mahler’s “Resurrection” Symphony. Broadway tap dancer/singer/actor Izaiah Montaque Harris and 2024 Ella Fitzgerald Jazz Voice Competition finalist Tina Hashemi will team up with the EMU Jazz Big Band to present a new narrative suite that tells the story of moving from loneliness to the joy of community through dance and music. In addition to the gala, guest artist Izaiah Montaque Harris will perform programs for over 1,000 K-8th grade students throughout the Harrisonburg and Rockingham County school system in conjunction with the Kennedy Center sponsored arts education non-profit, Any Given Child – Shenandoah Valley, which is dedicated to making the arts accessible to students throughout the region. The concert is free with a $10-$20 suggested donation. ... read more about In The News: Thoughts from EMU’s Gala Concert Directors from Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival
Musicians will perform with orchestra at its spring concert Mezzo-soprano Reah Clymer and clarinetist Luke Haynes saw their years of hard work and countless hours of practice pay off on ... read more about Junior vocalist Reah Clymer, senior clarinetist Luke Haynes win Concerto/Aria Competition
EMU’s music maestro Dr. Benjamin Bergey earned second-place honors in one of the most prestigious awards competitions in the country for the performing arts. Bergey, assistant professor of music at ... read more about Bergey places second for American Prize in Conducting
Where: Lehman AuditoriumWhen: 7 p.m., FridayCost: Free, with suggested donation of $10 to $20Online: emu.edu/gala/ Eastern Mennonite University’s 2023 Music Gala Concert, says David Berry, is a labor of love ... read more about Gala concert to celebrate connectedness and community
First-year piano student Rafael de Tablan and junior vocalist Afton Rhodes-Lehman won the 2023 Concerto/Aria Competition, earning them each performance spots with the EMU Orchestra during its spring Concerto/Aria Orchestral ... read more about Winners of Concerto/Aria Competition to perform with orchestra in spring concert
Chris Yoder is writing studies major at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) and is involved in EMU’s orchestra and chamber group. Here he shares about the unique music culture of the ... read more about Chris Yoder ’14 – EMU orchestra and chamber group member
There’s something to suit just about every musical taste in a fall musical ‘gala’ coming up at EMU. The EMU Chamber Singers and Chamber Orchestra will share their musical gifts ... read more about Musical ‘Gala’ Concert Set for Saturday, Nov. 21
Joan Griffing and Paulo Steinberg of EMU music department faculty join creative forces for the Mar. 30 orchestra concert. Photo by Jim Bishop The EMU orchestra will perform 7:30 p.m. ... read more about Orchestra to Honor Mozart in Concert
Anthony VanPelt The Eastern Mennonite University orchestra will present a concert 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Mar. 23, in Lehman Auditorium at EMU. The 33-member orchestra, comprised of EMU students and community ... read more about Orchestra Sets Inaugural Concert