Costume Designer and Associate Professor of Theatre Cheryl Yancey, M.F.A., is designing the costumes for Washington Stage Guild’s production of “Candida” by George Bernard Shaw. The production runs ... Continue Reading Yancey and Thompson ’09 in…
Archives for September 2019
TOUR CANCELLED The Shenandoah Conservatory Symphony Orchestra's tour to Chile has been cancelled to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 (also known as the coronavirus). We are working to identify ... Continue Reading Symphony Orchestra Announces 2020 Chile…
Mohd Faridh Hafez Mhd Omar, a fellow in the Faculty of Leadership and Management at the Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, is serving as a Fulbright fellow at the Center for Islam in the Contemporary ... Continue Reading Fulbright Fellow studies at Islamic…
In the debut of its One Big Question series, Shenandoah University’s College of Arts and Sciences is asking students and faculty: “What Makes a Great President?” One Big Question is ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Asks One Big Question…
Venezuelan violinist Kailbeth Chacín ’17, ’21 and Cuban-American pianist Nelson Ojeda will open the 2019/20 season for the Latin American Chamber Players in New York City in November. The recital ... Continue Reading Chacín ’17, ’21 Invited to…
The Theatre Division welcomed filmmakers and actors Amy Nostbakken and Norah Sadava of the Toronto-based Quote Unquote Collective for a discussion with acting and film students. Nostbakken and Sadava ... Continue Reading Nostbakken and Sadava Share Audition…
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies and Biology Allyson L. Degrassi, Ph.D., recently saw the publication of several journal articles she co-wrote. “Loss of foundation species revisited: ... Continue Reading Environmental Studies Assistant Professor Publishes…
Shenandoah University hosted the Virginias Collegiate Honors Council 2019 Fall Conference in September. The organization’s fall conference is attended by its executive officers, faculty and student ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Hosts Honors Council Conference…
Lorimer Moseley, Ph.D., an internationally known physiotherapist and pain scientist, presented a two-day continuing education course, "Pain: From Biology to Behavior Change," on Sept. 21 and Sept. 22, ... Continue Reading Famed Pain Scientist Lorimer Moseley…
Shenandoah University announced Monday that it has added men's wrestling as its 22nd intercollegiate athletic program. The team, which will compete in the James R. Wilkins, Jr. Athletics & ... Continue Reading 22 Sports, One Team Wrestling…
Shenandoah Conservatory has been awarded three grants to support Performing Arts Live, the conservatory’s premier guest artist series. The grants, totaling $21,000, were awarded by Mid Atlantic Arts ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Conservatory Awarded $21,000 in…
Christopher Fenton ’19 wrapped up his years in Shenandoah Conservatory’s Music Production & Recording Technology (MPRT) program with an internship at Chicago’s Electrical Audio, founded by famed ... Continue Reading A Dream Internship Work At…
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts will park its artmobile at Shenandoah University for three days as part of its traveling program, “VMFA on the Road: An Artmobile for the 21st Century.” The ... Continue Reading Virginia Museum of Fine Arts…
“Beyond the Conservatory Model: Reimagining Classical Music Performance Training in Higher Education” by Dean of Shenandoah Conservatory Michael Stepniak, Ed.D., with music colleague Peter Sirotin, ... Continue Reading Book by Stepniak on Reimagining…
Student Hospitalization/Parental Notification In the event, a university employee (faculty or staff) or student learns a university student is in the hospital (or a similar facility) to receive ... Continue Reading Updated Student Hospitalization/Parental Notification Policy
Tobacco Products, Nicotine Vapor Products, or Alternative Nicotine Products: Virginia is one of several states that raised the legal age to purchase tobacco and nicotine products in an effort to ... Continue Reading Updated Tobacco and Nicotine Products…
The Brandt Student Center is decorated with flags representing a variety of Latin American and Caribbean nations for Hispanic Heritage Month! From September 15 to October 15 every year in the United ... Continue Reading National Hispanic Heritage Month Highlighting…
Shenandoah University Nursing Professor Pam Webber, Ph.D., says that just like her first novel, “The Wiregrass,” its followup, “Moon Water,” contains “a nugget of truth wrapped in a blanket of ... Continue Reading Nursing Professor’s Second Novel Published…
The Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy made its presence well known at this year’s Virginia Pharmacists Association conference in August in Virginia Beach. Inova Center for Personalized Health P3 ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Shines at VPhA Conference…
Shenandoah University doctoral student Kimberly Jackson loves math, her three children – all college juniors – teaching, and thinking big. So, it’s unsurprising that Jackson, who hopes to ... Continue Reading Ready to lead a math…
Shenandoah Conservatory celebrated the restoration of the Steinway & Sons concert grand 532610 with a private reception and performance featuring piano faculty and students. Its classic ebony ... Continue Reading Steinway D Restored at Shenandoah…
The Jazz Studies department announces the fall 2019 Jazz Seminar Series. These sessions are held at 3 p.m. on Fridays in Armstrong Hall, Room 39. These events are free and open to the public; however, ... Continue Reading Jazz Studies Announces Fall 2019…
The senior Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance students will present ‘Prism’ as their senior dance concert at 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 15; at 2:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 16; at 8 p.m. on Friday, ... Continue Reading Senior Dance Majors Present ‘Prism’…
Several freshman acting majors have been cast in upcoming productions at Shenandoah Conservatory. Nicholas Villacorte ’23 and Nathaniel Wright ’23 will be featured in Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” from ... Continue Reading Freshman Acting Majors Cast in…
On Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019, Thomas Wilkins ’78 conducted the National Symphony Orchestra at Wolf Trap in a special performance featuring Grammy and Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson. Several members of the ... Continue Reading Wilkins ’78 Conducts National Symphony…
Shenandoah Conservatory of Shenandoah University is pleased to announce the appointment of Jeremy Blaustein ’06 (B.F.A. in Musical Theatre) as Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre’s (SSMT) new producing ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Conservatory Announces New Producing…
A recent recording featuring Grammy Award-winning ensemble Conspirare and Assistant Professor of Voice Fotina Naumenko, D.M.A., debuted at number 5 on the Traditional Classical Albums Billboard Chart. ... Continue Reading New Album Featuring Naumenko and…
Auxiliary Adjunct Associate Professor of Voice and Co-Founder of the CCM Vocal Pedagogy Institute Edrie Means Weekly ’84, M.M., served as a contributing author for two books recently released: “The ... Continue Reading Weekly Contributes to Field as…
Two Shenandoah Conservatory alumni were selected as 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients. They will be honored during the Alumni Celebration Dinner on Friday, Oct. 4, as part of Shenandoah ... Continue Reading Boyd ’68 and Gomez ’97…
Coordinator of Music Literature and Associate Professor of Music History and Literature Laurie McManus, Ph.D., will present “On Brahms's Nietzschean Modernism” at the local chapter of the American ... Continue Reading McManus Presents ‘On Brahms’s Nietzschean…
Shenandoah Conservatory welcomes the Heimat Quartet, which will be in residence at Shenandoah University and the greater Winchester community for the 2019/20 academic year. Known for “...performing ... Continue Reading Heimat Quartet Begins Residency in…
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Theory Charlene Romano ’91, M.M., coordinated the Mid-Atlantic High School Flute Choir Competition which culminated in a concert by 26 high school flutists from ... Continue Reading Romano ’91 Coordinates Mid-Atlantic High…
A new work by Director of Composition, Coordinator of New Music and Associate Professor of Composition Jonathan Newman, M.M., will premiere on Sept. 27, in Tallahassee, Florida. “Pi'ilani and Ko'olau” ... Continue Reading Stravinskian Ballet-Inspired New Work by…
Work by Katie Props ’04 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Costume Design) was featured in an exhibit created for The Milliner’s Guild for New York Textile Month (September). New York Textile Month is a ... Continue Reading Work by Props ’04 Featured…
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Dance Management Rebecca A. Ferrell, M.F.A., was named the Best New Arrival in the D.C. Dance Scene in the Washington City Paper's Best of DC 2019 issue. She was also ... Continue Reading Ferrell Recognized in Washington City…
Pianist Aaron Chow ’18, ’20, was a finalist in the Canadian Chopin Piano Competition in Toronto, Canada. The competition was held from Friday, Aug. 23, through Thursday, Aug. 29, at The Royal ... Continue Reading Chow ’18, ’20 Advances to…