Conservatory Alumni

Kelsee Sweigard ’16 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre) was cast in the North American tour of “Pretty Woman: The Musical.” This first national…

Mathilde Handelsman ’20 (Doctor of Music Arts in Performance) was appointed lecturer of piano and director of the Piano Extension Program at the University of…

Drew Becker ’18 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre) will play the title role of Michael Dorsey in the first national tour of the…

Diego Cortes ’21 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre) was cast in the ensemble for the world premiere of “A Crossing: A Dance Musical”…

Shenandoah Conservatory Alumna Theresa [Guido] LaPlaca ’81, board director and risk chair of Eagle Bancorp Inc. & Eagle Bank, will share valuable insights related to…

Soprano Victoria Okafor ’17 (Bachelor of Music in Performance) won second place in the 2021 Lotte Lenya Competition. The competition, a program of the Kurt…

Kerrylyn Kercher ’14 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance), was awarded a merit-based Fulbright U.S. Student Program grant from the U.S. Department of State and…

Alexis Pinero-Benson ’05, ’12 (Bachelor of Music in Performance, Master of Music in Performance) was honored as the recipient of the Individual Award of Excellence…

Composer and music educator James McAllister ’92 (Bachelor of Music Education) was recently appointed chair of the department of music at Kansas Wesleyan University. Visit…

Aaron Galligan-Stierle ’02 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre) was named the new head of musical theatre at Slippery Rock University in Slippery Rock,…