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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,

‘Bach Admirers’ to be Featured at Festival

June 6, 2007 by Jim Bishop

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,

Bach Festival Works to be Highlighted

May 17, 2007 by Jim Bishop

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

Bach Festival Features International Artist

May 9, 2007 by admin

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

Bach Festival Previews June Program

February 16, 2007 by Jim Bishop

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

EMU Festival Offers Bach – and All that Jazz

June 20, 2006 by Jim Bishop

Prolific German composer Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) scarcely had time to catch his breath. No sooner did he compose a cantata for the Sunday worship service at the St. Thomas

Bach to Bach Hits at EMU

May 22, 2006 by Jim Bishop

Kenneth J. Nafziger conducts the Bach Festival orchestra, chorus and soloists Lesley Andrew, Heidi Kurtz, Kenneth Gayle and Daniel Lichti in performing Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 9 in D Minor” to

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