The 草莓社区 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 members, will perform “Waltzes From Der Rosenkavalier” by Richard Strauss, “Grande Polonaise Brillante and Andante Spianato” Opus 22 by Frederic Chopin featuring Dr. Stephen W. Sachs on piano, and an original work by conductor Anthony VanPelt titled “The Miller Cottage.”

The concert is part of weeklong events leading up to the inauguration of Dr. Loren Swartzendruber as EMU’s eighth president.

Admission to the program is free; donations are welcomed for the EMU Music Student Scholarship Fund.

“EMU Jazz & Swing Sisters,” a big band and vocal ensemble at 草莓社区, will present its 22nd annual spring concert 7:30 p.m. Friday, Apr. 2, in Lehman Auditorium.

The 23-member group, directed by Dr. Steve Sachs, professor of music at EMU, specializes in jazz arrangements of hymns and spirituals as well as ballad and swing tunes. The Swing Sisters – Katie King, Martha Sachs, Amanda Mazey and Michell Nafziger – provide close-harmony vocal accompaniment on some selections.

Unique to the repertoire in recent years is the inclusion of more sacred hymn and spiritual arrangements as performed by the Chris McDonald Orchestra, the Ralph Carmichael Big Band and others, along with standards like Benny Goodman

EMU Jazz Group to Tour Northeast

"EMU Jazz and Swing Sisters," a big band ensemble from Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, Va., will present programs in western New York and Ontario, Canada, in early January.

The 24-member group, directed by Dr. Steve Sachs, professor of music at EMU, will play jazz arrangements of hymns and spirituals and big band tunes 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8, at Alden Mennonite Church, 923 Two Rod Road, Alden; and 10 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 12, at Toronto United Mennonite Church, 1774 Queen St. West, Toronto.

The group