Dubbed “a jewel in Harrisonburg’s crown” by the Virginia Commission for the Arts, the 32nd Annual Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival—a program of Eastern Mennonite University—will run from June 9-16, 2024. The weeklong festival features a total of 16 pay-what-you-can and free on- and off-campus concerts and talks by more than 60 national and international professional orchestral musicians and soloists at locations ranging from EMU’s Lehman Auditorium and Martin Chapel to Asbury United Methodist Church, Massanutten Regional Library and Pale Fire Brewing Company in downtown Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Works center around the festival theme of “Unity” and range from J.S. Bach’s Wedding Cantata to Richard Strauss’ Four Last Songs to Valerie Coleman’s Umoja: Anthem of Unity and Ernst von Dohnányi’s Sextet in C Major, Op. 37, said Bach Festival Artistic Director and EMU Music Program Director David Berry, a prominent pianist.

TUESDAY NOON CONCERT

The Noon Concert Series features chamber music and solo performances by Bach Festival Orchestra musicians, guest artists, and "Rising Star" young artists from the region. Programs will be posted closer to the festival date.