The Shenandoah Conservatory Saxophone Ensemble has been invited to perform and study in Seville, Spain, and Paris, France, from Tuesday, May 23, through Friday, June 2. This will be the group's first ... Continue Reading Saxophone Ensemble Embarks on First…
Kelly II ’18 Opens Drum Orpheum Rehearsal Hall for Local Artists
Instructional Assistant and Dance Accompanist (Percussion) Daniel “D.K.” Kelly II ’18 (Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies) recently opened the Drum Orpheum Rehearsal Hall as part of M.E. Opus, a music ... Continue Reading Kelly II ’18 Opens Drum…
Fleming Performs Emperor Concerto with National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland
Eoín Fleming ’20, ’22 (Bachelor of Music in Performance, Master of Music in Performance) performed Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major, op. 73 (“Emperor”) with the National ... Continue Reading Fleming Performs Emperor Concerto with…
Jones ’04 and Okafor ’17 Perform at Lyric Fest
Professor of Voice Byron Jones ’04, D.M.A., traveled to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to perform a program with Lyric Fest earlier this month. He shared the program with his former voice student ... Continue Reading Jones ’04 and Okafor ’17…
Blake ’00 Writes and Directs New Play on Black Women’s Mental Health
Helen Hayes Award-winning actress Iyona Blake ’00 (Bachelor of Music in Performance) wrote and directed “Diagnosed,” a new play that seeks to break the stigma around Black mental health. The work will ... Continue Reading Blake ’00 Writes and Directs…
Baldwin ’22 and Jones ’24 Perform with Sam Smith on SNL
Julian Baldwin ’22 (Bachelor of Music in Performance) and Matthew Jones ’24 (Doctor of Musical Arts in Performance) will perform as part of an a cappella chamber choir on Saturday Night Live (SNL) in ... Continue Reading Baldwin ’22 and Jones ’24…
Carrasco ’99 Appointed Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra of Mexico
Ludwig Carrasco ’99 (Bachelor of Music in Performance – Violin) was appointed artistic director and principal conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra of Mexico. Mexico's National Institute of ... Continue Reading Carrasco ’99 Appointed Artistic Director…
Brooke ’17 Appears on Late Night French TV Show and Releases First Full-length Jazz Fusion Album
Natalie Brooke ’17 (Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies) appeared on a late night French TV show with the Los Angeles band Thumpasaurus. Their song “Struttin” was featured in a Samsung commercial and ... Continue Reading Brooke ’17 Appears on Late…