Eagles concert provides ‘Peaceful, Easy Feeling’

Jim Bishop

Column by Jim Bishop The stage lights came up, applause and cheers erupted, and I stared down on music legends. The Eagles had landed. The incredibly popular band, formed in the early 1970s in Los Angeles, Calif., was in Charlottesville, Va., on its “Long Road Out of Eden” tour. Tickets, though outrageously priced, were available,…

Bach Festival brings musical feast to Valley

Jim Bishop

Item by Jim Bishop The 16th annual Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival will offer another musical feast for the senses, June 8-15 at Eastern Mennonite University. “This year’s theme, ‘Bach and String Things,’ will feature music that displays the incredible range of sounds possible with string instruments,” noted Mary Kay Adams, the festival’s executive director.

‘Can she stay one more day?’

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Column by Philip Day Those words reverberated through her adolescent ears long ago, and she still hears them today, more than 25 years later. It wasn’t the question, however, that changed her life. It was the response. “No, I don’t want her to stay. She’s a ‘Washington’”. It was a response that sent her through…

Prep music program celebrating 20th anniversary this weekend

Jim Bishop

Item by Jim Bishop It’s been 20 years of making youthful melodies, with no end in sight. The Preparatory Music Program at Eastern Mennonite University will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a group concert 4 p.m. Sunday in EMU’s Lehman Auditorium. More than 100 string students, ages 3-18, will perform music from the Suzuki repertoire….

My night at the T-Pain concert

Chris Graham

Story by Faryal Zubair For someone who has never been to a concert before, the thrill of this night was beyond any expectation. James Madison University’s Convocation Center, screaming fans, and lots of energy are some of the few things that T-Pain’s concert had to offer. The biggest attention-grabber was of course, T-Pain.

EMU commencement this weekend

Jim Bishop

Item by Jim Bishop Eastern Mennonite University will culminate activities marking its 90th anniversary year with its annual commencement exercises to be held 1 p.m. Sunday on the front lawn of campus, weather permitting. President Loren Swartzendruber will confer 411 degrees – 291 undergraduate, 89 graduate, 17 associate degrees, 7 graduate certificates and 7 Study…