Filming has started on “A Cupid For Christmas,” a romantic holiday comedy that will be co-produced by Shenandoah University and the Los Angeles-based Capital Arts Entertainment. The movie features 20 ... Continue Reading ‘A Cupid For Christmas’ is…
The Big Little University Rising
Filming has started on “A Cupid For Christmas,” a romantic holiday comedy that will be co-produced by Shenandoah University and the Los Angeles-based Capital Arts Entertainment. The movie features 20 ... Continue Reading ‘A Cupid For Christmas’ is…
Join Shenandoah University and a panel of three university alumni educators for the inaugural Anti-Racism and Equity Forum for Educators and Community Leaders. The forum, being held from 1 p.m. to ... Continue Reading Anti-Racism and Equity Forum for…
Shenandoah University senior Chris Kumke has earned recognition as the Male Student Leader of the Year for the inaugural National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE) National Awards. The NACE ... Continue Reading SU Student Honored for Esports…
In addition to following Virginia and CDC guidelines, Shenandoah Conservatory continues to carefully review the most recent research and findings from industry-specific associations, in order to plan ... Continue Reading ShenCo Rising: COVID-19 Reopening Plan…
Shenandoah’s main priority throughout the COVID-19 pandemic has been to provide a premier education in a learning environment that ensures the safety of our faculty, students and staff. We all pledge ... Continue Reading A By-The-Numbers Look at SU’s…
Shenandoah is proud to announce that its plan for reopening in the fall and conducting in-person instruction has been approved by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV). The ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Receives Approval for Fall…
Shenandoah University Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Dr. Bridget Lyons announced Tuesday that the university is suspending athletic competition until Jan. 1, 2021. This decision comes in ... Continue Reading Fall Sports Scheduling Announcement The…
Conductor Thomas Wilkins ’78 (B.M. in Music Education) was interviewed by The New York Times in a special feature exploring how Black artists can transform the field of classical music. Visit ... Continue Reading Wilkins ’78 Shares Insight on…
Coordinator of Undergraduate Music Therapy and Assistant Professor of Music Therapy Hakeem Leonard, Ph.D., MT-BC, and Assistant Professor of Music Therapy Bronwen Landless ’04, ’13, M.M.T., MT-BC, ... Continue Reading Landless ’04, ’13 and Leonard…
“A Problematic Conflation of Justice and Equality: The Case for Equity in Music Therapy,” an article by Assistant Professor of Music Therapy Hakeem Leonard, Ph.D., MT-BC, was accepted for publication ... Continue Reading Equity in Music Therapy Article…
Assistant Professor of Trumpet Mary Elizabeth Bowden, M.A., and her husband David Dash released a virtuosic video of them performing a trumpet ensemble arrangement of “The Stars and Stripes Forever” ... Continue Reading Bowden and Dash Release Virtuosic…
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Theory Charlene Romano ’91, M.M., assumed her elected role as assistant secretary of the National Flute Association (NFA) earlier than anticipated, at the request ... Continue Reading Romano ’91 Assumes Role as…
We are excited that Shenandoah University is on track to enroll its largest class of first-year students this fall. In an effort to accommodate these students and to create a safe living and learning ... Continue Reading Adding Additional Rooms & Dining…
Dear students, faculty and staff, I hope you are enjoying a summer in which you and the people you love have remained safe and well. We are committed to doing whatever is necessary and possible to ... Continue Reading Shenandoah’s Updated Plans for Fall…
Shenandoah University is adding a new name to its esports roster: Grant Paranjape. Paranjape is the Vice President of Esports Business for the Washington Justice, a professional Overwatch esports ... Continue Reading New Name on Shenandoah’s Esports…
Auxiliary Adjunct Assistant Professor of Piano Lee Ann Dransfield, M.M., has announced her retirement from Shenandoah Conservatory at the end of the 2019/20 academic year. Dransfield began working at ... Continue Reading Lee Ann Dransfield Announces Retirement…
Professor of Voice, Choral Conducting and Choral Music Karen Keating ’02, D.M.A., has announced her retirement from Shenandoah Conservatory at the end of the 2019/20 academic year. Keating began ... Continue Reading Karen Keating Announces Retirement After…
Shenandoah University has premiered “We Will Rise,” a virtual performance crafted to interpret the internationally acclaimed song “We Will Rise” composed by Stefan Youngblood ’85 (Bachelor of Music in ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University Premieres Virtual Performance…
Director of the Janette Ogg Voice Research Center and Associate Professor of Voice (Baritone) and Vocal Pedagogy David Meyer, D.M., co-authored “Safer Singing During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: What We ... Continue Reading Meyer Co-authors Article on Safe…
Ann Werner Van Dyke (C ’68) and H. Ray Van Dyke (AS ’75) will celebrate their 53rd anniversary on Aug. 27, 2020. (Pictured to the left are Ray and their granddaughters.) Thomas Wilkins (C ’78) was ... Continue Reading July 2020 Class Notes
Dean and Professor of Music Michael Stepniak, Ed.D., was featured in the Progressatorium Podcast on June 30. The conversation explored the role of collaboration at Shenandoah Conservatory, his recent ... Continue Reading Stepniak Discusses Collaboration and More…
Thomas Wilkins ’78 (Bachelor of Music in Music Education) was promoted to serve as the artistic adviser for education and community engagement, a new position at the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Visit ... Continue Reading Wilkins ’78 Promoted to Artistic…
Trumpeter Courtney Jones ’09 (Master of Music in Performance) and percussionist Donnie Johns ’22 (Doctor of Musical Arts in Performance) were featured in “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” a virtual video ... Continue Reading Jones ’09 and Johns ’22…
Coordinator of Music Theory and Associate Professor of Music Theory Keith Salley, Ph.D., will present at the annual conference of the Music Theory Society of the Mid-Atlantic (MTSMA). His ... Continue Reading Salley Presents Research Online for…