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Following a national search, Shenandoah Conservatory has appointed Hillary Ridgley, Ph.D., as assistant professor of music education (choral emphasis) beginning August 2020. She will join the music ... Continue Reading Hillary Ridgley Appointed Assistant Professor…
The Shenandoah Conservatory Saxophone Ensemble was invited to collaborate with the saxophone ensemble from the University of Maryland at the International Saxophone Symposium in January at George ... Continue Reading Saxophone Ensemble Performs at International…
Theatre Design & Production Program Coordinator, Costume Designer and Associate Professor of Costume Design Jennifer Adams, M.F.A., hosted a painting and dyeing workshop at the Virginia Thespian ... Continue Reading Adams Hosts Painting and Dyeing…
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Dance Tiffanie Carson, M.F.A., tied with choreographer Shaness D. Kemp for the Audience Choice Award at the 37th annual Choreographers Showcase at the Clarice Smith ... Continue Reading Carson Wins Audience Choice Award…
Theatre Fellow in Costume Design Sammi Geppert, M.F.A., and Theatre Design & Production Program Coordinator, Costume Designer and Associate Professor of Costume Design Jennifer Adams, M.F.A., led ... Continue Reading Costume Designers Embark on GEL…
Assistant Professor of Trumpet Mary Elizabeth Bowden, M.A., was recently featured on “Coastal Living,” a local morning talk show in Corpus Christi, Texas. She presented recitals and masterclasses at ... Continue Reading Bowden Featured on Talk Show…
A leadership forum at Shenandoah University will address issues, opportunities and support services available to both veterans and civilians as they transition from military service into civilian life ... Continue Reading Presidents Day Leadership Forum Presidents…
Caeley Niess ’20 joined award-winning brass group Seraph Brass as a guest artist from Jan. 12 through Jan. 17. She performed 12 concerts with the group for the Virginia Arts Festival in the Norfolk ... Continue Reading Niess ’20 Performs with Seraph…
Greetings from the Division of Student Success, The wellness and health of the Shenandoah University community is a top priority so we wanted to share some information given the global concerns about ... Continue Reading Sharing of Global Concerns About…
Shenandoah University graduate student Dorothy “Dot” Kelly ’18, B.F.A., is spending the first half of 2020 fulfilling a unique role: Miss Virginia. Kelly, who was first runner-up at the pageant held ... Continue Reading Meet Miss Virginia Dot Kelly…
Yolanda Barbier Gibson, D.A., who has served as vice president for student success at Shenandoah University since June 2019, will expand her role and become the university’s vice president for student ... Continue Reading Vice President Yolanda Gibson Earns…
Six conservatory students traveled to New Orleans in January for a Global Experiential Learning (GEL) trip led by Auxiliary Adjunct Associate Professor of Jazz and Trumpet Craig Fraedrich, M.M., and ... Continue Reading Jazz Students Explore New Orleans…
Director of Bands and Associate Professor of Conducting Timothy J. Robblee, Ph.D., conducted the Northwest High School Honor Band at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington, from Jan. 10 ... Continue Reading Robblee Conducts Northwest High School…
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Theory Charlene Romano ’91, M.M., served as the "Ask the Pro" columnist for the January 2020 issue of Flute Talk magazine. Romano's article was a response to a ... Continue Reading Charlene Romano ’91 – Fall…
Shenandoah University is seeking creative minds to design, test and create a new game over the course of 48 hours during a Global Game Jam event from Friday, Jan. 31, to Sunday, Feb. 2. This is the ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Seeks Participants for Global…
The Atlanta Chamber Players – Laura Ardan, Brad Ritchie and Elizabeth Pridgen – performed Tommy J. Anderson’s (C ’69) Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano, Op. 14 on Oct. 13, 2019, at Peachtree Road ... Continue Reading January 2020 Class Notes
Bring a yoga mat and a friend to Shenandoah University’s Mindful Morning from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, February 29, in the James R. Wilkins, Jr. Athletics & Events Center. Participants can ... Continue Reading Mindful Morning Returns to Shenandoah…
Shenandoah Conservatory is hosting the esteemed Essentially Ellington Regional High School Jazz Band Festival in partnership with Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC) on Saturday, Jan. 18, in Ohrstrom-Bryant ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Conservatory Hosts The Essentially…
Asolo Rep proudly announces Benjamin Luczak as its new Development Director, officially joining the organization on January 15. Prior to relocating to Sarasota, he previously held leadership ... Continue Reading Luczak ’09, ’15 Appointed Development…
Visiting Associate Professor of Theatre Martha Wollner, M.A., is writing and performing with LAByrinth Theater Company in the 2020 Barn Play Development Series at The Cherry Lane Theatre from Monday, ... Continue Reading Wollner Writes and Performs with…
“Integrating Music Therapy Students into Interprofessional Education: Academic Program Development”, an article by Director of Music Therapy Studies, Coordinator of Graduate Music Therapy and ... Continue Reading Collaborative Article by Meadows, Landless…
When Miss Virginia, Camille Schrier, was crowned Miss America 2020, the first runner up — our very own Dot Kelly ’18, ’21 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance, Master of Science in Performing Arts ... Continue Reading Kelly ’18, ’21 Announced Miss…
The holiday album “A Stan Kenton Chrimstas” by The Capitol Bones Big Band featuring Director of Brass Studies and Artist-in-Residence of Trombone Matthew Niess, D.M.A., ranked high this year on the ... Continue Reading Album Featuring Niess Ranks High…
The Shenandoah Conservatory Trombone Collective recently performed at the Eastern Trombone Workshop at Towson University along with the Peabody Conservatory Trombone Ensemble and the University of ... Continue Reading Trombone Studio Updates – Fall…
Christopher Goodwin ’19 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre) won a spot as the Management Fellow for New York City's LAByrinth Theater Company. Goodwin will support the launch of the company’s ... Continue Reading Goodwin ’19 Interns with NYC’s…
J. Robert Spencer ’91 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre) recently released the holiday single “Waiting on Christmas,” as a digital download and streaming on all major platforms. A portion of ... Continue Reading Spencer ’91 Releases Holiday Single…
