See “Santa Girl” At Home On-Demand! It will also be available on-demand starting Aug. 30. See “Santa Girl” in theaters locally! Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Winchester will also premiere the movie on ... Continue Reading “Santa Girl” Hits The Big…
Archives for August 2019
Victoria Hannen | GEL South Korea Going to Seoul, South Korea, was not only my first international trip with Shenandoah, but my first international trip ever! I went to work the 2019 Seoul Marathon. ... Continue Reading Switzerland to South Korea: Shenandoah…
When Shenandoah University occupational therapy student La’Shandra “Elle” Russell ’19 graduates from the OT program in December, she will have earned not only a Master of Science in Occupational ... Continue Reading A Head Start on Early…
Dear members of the Shenandoah University community, Within the space of two syllables, “welcome” encapsulates so much meaning. It’s a friendly greeting, an inclusive invitation, a verbal embrace. ... Continue Reading Welcome to a New Academic…
Shenandoah University has added nearly 40 new majors, graduate degrees, certificates and minors to its list of areas of study. The university currently offers more than 150 academic programs in seven ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University Adds Nearly 40…
Shenandoah Conservatory welcomed Dana Fonteneau as the honored guest and speaker for the 2019/20 Conservatory Convocation at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 28, in Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre. Fonteneau also ... Continue Reading Fonteneau Serves as 2019/20 Conservatory…
Director Blayne Weaver, who directed “Santa Girl” at Shenandoah, brings Hollywood know-how to the university as the school’s first director in residence. I’m honored to be a part of Shenandoah. I ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Hires ‘Santa Girl’ Director…
The Church Music Institute (CMI) meets every summer during the last two weeks of June as part of a three-year cycle studying the work of a church musician. This summer CMI studied the breadth and ... Continue Reading 2019 CMI Participants Study Breadth…
Approximately 300 Shenandoah University faculty, staff and students joined forces on Tuesday, August 20, to help first-year students move into their dorms as part of the school’s annual Move-In ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Celebrates Largest Freshman Class…
A performance at Tanglewood Music Center by pianist Mathilde Handelsman ’23 (Doctor of Music Arts in Performance) received high praise in a review by Boston Concert Reviews. “As twilight descended on ... Continue Reading Tanglewood Performance by Handelsman ’23…
Director of Acting and Associate Professor of Theatre Scott Hudson, M.F.A., and Visiting Associate Professor of Theatre Martha Wollner, M.A., workshopped several new plays as part of LAByrinth Theater ... Continue Reading Hudson and Wollner Help Develop…
The 2019 Bass Coalition Stokes Intensive Session, held at Shenandoah Conservatory from June 11 through June 15, hosted six classical and jazz bassists (ages 16 to 44) and culminated in a series of ... Continue Reading 2019 Bass Coalition Trains Musicians…
As a part of the 2019/20 school year, Shenandoah Conservatory will participate in The Farm Theater's College Collaboration Project. This is an initiative that supports emerging female playwrights and ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Conservatory Participates in The…
Visiting Associate Professor of Theatre Martha Wollner, M.A., participated in a reading of “Night Shift,” a devised play directed by Wollner, LAByrinth Theatre and executive director of Pigasus ... Continue Reading Wollner Co-directs Devised Play ‘Night…
Assistant Professor of Theatre – Lighting Design Andrew Carson, M.F.A., was an invited panelist at the Prague Quadrennial Canadian National exhibition roundtable speaking on sustainability with the ... Continue Reading Carson Serves as Panelist at…
Shenandoah Conservatory hosted the seventh annual Instrumental Conducting Symposium under the direction of Director of Bands and Associate Professor of Conducting Timothy J. Robblee, Ph.D. Dr. Rob ... Continue Reading Instrumental Conducting Symposium Welcomes 30+…
The 2019 Contemporary Commercial Music (CCM) Vocal Pedagogy Institute welcomed 141 participants, including eight from other countries, including France, Canada and England. The CCM Lifetime ... Continue Reading 2019 CCM Institute Trains 141…
The music therapy program established a research partnership with Distinguished Visiting Lecturer of Conservatory Academics Ryuji Ueno, Ph.D., and Kyoto University neurology department for a major ... Continue Reading Music Therapy Program Partners with…
Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre (SSMT) celebrated its 2019 season with 35 performances of three shows: “Ragtime,” “Young Frankenstein” and “The Sound of Music.” The beloved summer series welcomed more ... Continue Reading SSMT Celebrates Successful 2019 Season
Associate Professor of Voice, Conservatory Choir Director and Choral Artist Matt Oltman, D.M.A., served on faculty at the CORO/Simpson College three-summer master’s in choral conducting, a program he ... Continue Reading Oltman Serves on Faculty at…
Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre (SSMT) presented its inaugural relaxed performance of “The Sound of Music” this season. SSMT partnered with Grafton Integrated Health Network and a team of local ... Continue Reading SSMT Presents First Relaxed Performance
Assistant Professor of Music Theory Rachel Short, Ph.D., was awarded a Clark Short-Term Fellowship for research at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) William Andrews Clark Memorial ... Continue Reading Short Awarded Clark Short-Term Fellowship…
Director of Brass Studies and Trombone Artist-in-Residence Matt Niess, D.M.A., directed two sessions at the National Jazz Workshop (NJW) this summer, which took place on the campus of George Mason ... Continue Reading Niess Hosts NJW Workshops, Performs…
After two years of work stemming from his 2017 sabbatical, Assistant Dean for Recruitment and Associate Professor of Bassoon Ryan Romine, D.M.A., released “Bassoon Reimagined: An Extended Technique ... Continue Reading Romine Releases Book on Extended…
Shenandoah Conservatory hosted its fifth annual Double Reed Camp from July 22, through July 27, as part of the nationally recognized Bocal Majority & Operation O.B.O.E. camp system. Assistant Dean ... Continue Reading 2019 Bocal Majority & Operation…
Associate Professor of Curriculum & Instruction Karrin Lukacs, Ph.D., has been named from a pool of over 1,000 applicants to be Google Certified Innovator. The Google for Education Certified ... Continue Reading Lukacs Named Certified Google Innovator…
Director and Associate Professor of Music Production & Recording Technology (MPRT) Golder O'Neill ’92, M.M.E., spent a week at Avid Technology in Burbank, California, where he participated in the ... Continue Reading O’Neill ’92 Participates in Avid…
In May, Director and Associate Professor of Music Production & Recording Technology (MPRT) Golder O'Neill ’92, M.M.E., visited the headquarters and factory of Solid State Logic (SSL) in Oxford, ... Continue Reading O’Neill ’92 Tours Solid State…
Director and Associate Professor of Music Production & Recording Technology (MPRT) Golder O'Neill ’92, M.M.E., and Instructional Assistant for MPRT Joshua Frey ’19 (Bachelor of Music in MPRT) ... Continue Reading O’Neill ’92 and Frey ’19…
Director and Associate Professor of Music Production & Recording Technology (MPRT) Golder O'Neill ’92, M.M.E., participated in the 11th annual National Jazz Workshop (NJW) at Shenandoah University ... Continue Reading O’Neill ’92 Hosts Audio Recording…
Three proposals involving Shenandoah Conservatory music therapy faculty were accepted for the World Congress of Music Therapy, an international conference organized by the World Federation of Music ... Continue Reading Proposals Involving SU Music Therapy…
In July, Assistant Professor of Music Therapy Bronwen Landless, M.M.T., MT-BC, presented at the third Global Health and Lifestyle Conference where the theme was “Your Body, Your Brain.” The conference ... Continue Reading Landless Presents at Global Health…
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Jazz Dance Tiffanie Carson, M.F.A., traveled throughout the U.S. teaching dance this summer. Her first opportunity was in Washington, D.C., where she directed the annual ... Continue Reading Carson Teaches Dance Throughout U.S.…
The National Jazz Workshop was held on the campus of Shenandoah University from July 14 through July 19. This was the 11th year for the workshop and it featured four large jazz ensembles directed by ... Continue Reading 11th Annual National Jazz Workshop…
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Dance Mary Robare, B.A., taught ballet and musical theatre dance for ages 7 to adult during summer dance intensives at Shenandoah Conservatory Arts Academy (SCAA) and ... Continue Reading Robare Teaches Ballet and Musical…
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Therapy Allison Echard ’18, M.M., submitted her master's thesis for publication in the peer-reviewed journal Music Therapy Perspectives. The article, “Making Sense ... Continue Reading Master’s Thesis by Echard ’18…