Conservatory Alumni

Landless ’04, ’13 Earns Ph.D. in Creative Arts Therapies

Assistant Professor of Music Therapy Bronwen Landless ’04, ’13, Ph.D., MT-BC, successfully defended her dissertation “Therapeutic Songwriting with People Experiencing Homelessness: Exploring the Impact on…

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Schoppe ’12 Featured in Interview on ‘Rent’ Farewell Tour

James Schoppe ’12 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre) was featured in an interview by WTOP about the 25th anniversary farewell tour of Jonathan…

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Beare ’13 Appointed Assistant Professor of Clarinet at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

Caitlin Beare ’13 (Bachelor of Music in Performance) has accepted the assistant professor of clarinet position at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi where she will begin…

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Hardwick ’21 Appointed Orchestra Director and Professor at Wake Forest University

Adjunct Professor of Esports J. Aaron Hardwick ’21 (Doctor of Musical Arts in Performance – Conducting) was recently appointed orchestra director and professor at Wake…

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Gionfriddo ’06 Co-creates Hybrid Media Performance as Part of Global City to City Program

ARCOS Dance directors Erica Gionfriddo ’06 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance) and Eliot Gray Fisher were invited by the city of Austin, Texas —…

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Stys ’18 Performs with Catapult Entertainment

Natalie Stys ’18 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance) is touring throughout the country with Catapult Entertainment, a shadow-illusion company featured on season eight of…

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Rivette ’21 Performs with DanceWorks Chicago for 2022 Germany Tour

In February 2022, Ashley Rivette ’21 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance) traveled to Rüsselsheim, Germany, to perform as one of the newest members of…

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Farrar ’21, ’22 Joins Odyssey Dance Theatre

Lily Farrar ’21, ’22 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance, Master of Science in Performing Arts Leadership & Management) has been one of the newest…

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Jones ’09 Performs as Part of Gateways Music Festival Series

Trumpeter Courtney Jones ’09 (Master of Music in Performance) will perform with the Gateways Brass Collective at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Friday, April…

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Sweigard ’16 Joins First National Tour of ‘Six’

Kelsee Sweigard ’16 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre) will launch the first national tour of Broadway’s “Six” as an alternate for Seymour, Aragon…

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