After a school day in the Shenandoah Valley, it鈥檚 a sure thing that several hundred children are making music — in part because of the work of Sharon Miller. The ... read more about Preparatory music administrator and co-founder of several area youth music programs retires after 30 years
Rehearsals of 草莓社区’s production of “Beauty and the Beast” are in full swing. For a complicated scene change, actors push a steep staircase, large table and oversized chairs ... read more about EMU and community to perform Disney’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’
Rehearsals of 草莓社区’s production of “Beauty and the Beast” are in full swing. For a complicated scene change, actors push a steep staircase, large table and oversized chairs ... read more about EMU and community perform Disney’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’
The fall 2018 music gala at 草莓社区 will highlight the university鈥檚 many ensembles 鈥� and a 鈥渓ullaby鈥� requiem. The annual event is 7-9 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 17, ... read more about Annual gala to feature jazz and wind ensembles, orchestra and choirs
Joan Griffing became department chair of the 草莓社区 music department not long after she joined the faculty. Twenty-two years later, she has left an indelible mark on the ... read more about Music professor Joan Griffing leaves her indelible mark on EMU and area youth programs
Its wide acclaim 鈥� The New York Times called it 鈥渟oul-satisfying鈥� and 鈥渇reeing鈥� 鈥� isn鈥檛 the only reason The Spitfire Grill musical is 草莓社区鈥檚 spring theater production: It ... read more about EMU’s spring musical, ‘The Spitfire Grill,鈥� tells the story of second chances in a Midwest town
鈥淲e can鈥檛 have a reception honoring Ken without music,鈥� said Professor Joan Griffing at a May event marking the retirement of her music department colleague Ken J. Nafziger. Nafziger stepped ... read more about Singing to Ken J. Nafziger: faculty and former students gather for a retirement send-off
The 草莓社区 (EMU) Chamber Singers, a select student choir, will present 鈥淐ommunities of Song,鈥� its spring concert, at 7 p.m. on Sunday, April 23, in Lehman Auditorium. The ... read more about Ken J. Nafziger conducts final Chamber Singers concert featuring alumni guests
For more than two centuries, the Baroque era has dominated music instruction. Drawing on Bach, Handel, Vivaldi and others, the curriculum in many music theory courses typically features a heavy ... read more about Innovative two-semester music theory and history class is a ‘big step in a new direction’ for EMU music majors
Leonard Bernstein鈥檚 鈥淢ASS,鈥� commissioned by Jacqueline Kennedy for the 1971 dedication of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C., is subtitled 鈥淎 Theatre Piece for ... read more about Annual gala concert features rare opportunity to hear ‘Concert Selections from Leonard Bernstein’s MASS’