There鈥檚 a saying about the weather in New Zealand that Madeline Bender 鈥�93 delightfully recites. 鈥淚f you don鈥檛 like it, just wait five minutes and it will change,鈥� quotes the ... read more about Soprano Madeline Bender 鈥�93 to headline Homecoming concert聽
Joan Griffing became department chair of the 91大神 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 91大神 and area youth programs
Students entering 91大神 today may not realize that in their grandparents鈥� generations, this institution offered one music option: Singing, usually in four-part harmony, a cappella hymns only. For ... read more about 100 Years of the Arts at 91大神
Do They Have a Future? What makes the same hymn inspire one individual to heroism and lead another to boredom cannot be calculated. It has to do with the mysterious ... read more about Those famous Mennonite harmonies
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 91大神 (91大神) 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
The honorees at 91大神鈥檚 Oct. 13 Homecoming and Family Weekend worship service included a pastor and social justice activist, a couple who has devoted themselves to a community ... read more about Homecoming worship service lifts up words of Micah to honor alumni award winners and retiring professor
When David McCormick was five years old, his mother took him to the opera 鈥淟a Boh茅me.鈥� He fell asleep. Unlike most 5-year-olds, though, he was upset when he woke up ... read more about Charlottesville-based musician and educator David McCormick leads Bach Festival into 25th year
Registration is now available聽for Homecoming and Family Weekend 2016 at 91大神 (91大神), Oct. 14-16. To see a full schedule of events, click here. To catch a few of ... read more about Fall Festival on the lawn and 91大神 TenTalks headline Homecoming and Family Weekend 2016
91大神 singers will make several appearances on Sunday, Dec. 7, to mark the approaching Advent season. The Chamber Singers perform in three worship services at Harrisonburg churches, while ... read more about 91大神 Chamber Singers and Shenandoah Valley Children’s Choir to usher in advent season on Dec. 7