Sharon Miller Archives

Preparatory music administrator and co-founder of several area youth music programs retires after 30 years

June 11, 2019Last updated June 11, 2019 by Lauren Jefferson

After a school day in the Shenandoah Valley, it’s a sure thing that several hundred children are making music — in part because of the work of Sharon Miller. The

Suzuki Strings camp adds workshop: learn tunes and jam with The Steel Wheels at Red Wing Roots Music Festival

May 7, 2015Last updated May 22, 2015 by Lauren Jefferson

Young musicians in a special summer fiddle camp hosted by the Eastern Mennonite University Preparatory Music Program will end their week-long workshop by jamming on stage with The Steel Wheels

25 years of Shenandoah Valley Youth Symphony to be celebrated on March 22

March 13, 2015Last updated March 23, 2015 by Lauren Jefferson

For many attending the upcoming celebration of the Shenandoah Valley Youth Symphony’s 25 years at Eastern Mennonite University, the event will bring back memories. The concert, which is Sunday, March

Preparatory music department’s adult piano classes, supported by National Piano Foundation grant, finding fans, cultivating talent

October 23, 2014Last updated November 11, 2014 by Randi Hagi

A new piano class at Eastern Mennonite University is not only educational, but therapeutic. Chi Nguyen is in the vanguard of the adult group piano class, which started its first

Children’s choir, youth orchestra combine for annual fall concert, Nov. 24

November 16, 2013Last updated December 4, 2013 by Candace Sipos

The Shenandoah Valley Children’s Choir and Shenandoah Valley Youth Orchestra – both of which fall under the Eastern Mennonite University umbrella – have started a tradition of typically convening once

Shenandoah Valley Youth Orchestra Ushers in Spring Season

March 19, 2013Last updated March 25, 2013 by Sharon Miller, Mike Zucconi

The 40-member Shenandoah Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra and the 13-member Junior Strings ensemble, part of the Preparatory Music Program at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU), will present a spring concert on

EMU Prep Music Celebrates 20 Years

May 13, 2008 by Jim Bishop

More than 100 string students, ages 3-18, performed at EMU on May 11. Click here for a slideshow! (Photos by Jim Bishop) Outside, the rain came down and the thunder

Prep Music Concert to Mark 20th Anniversary

May 2, 2008 by Jim Bishop

It’s been 20 years of making youthful melodies, with no end in sight. The Preparatory Music Program will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a group concert 4 p.m. Sunday, May

Budding Musicians Present Spring Concert

March 18, 2008 by Jim Bishop

The Shenandoah Valley Youth Orchestra will present its spring concert 7 p.m. Sunday, Mar. 30 in Lehman Auditorium. The program will open with selections from the Junior Strings Ensemble, directed

EMU, City Schools Launch Strings Instruction Program

September 17, 2007 by Jim Bishop

The (Shenandoah) hills will be alive with the sound of (string) music as a cooperative program between Harrisonburg City Schools and EMU begins this fall. The city school system is

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