Music education is at the very heart of Shenandoah University's renowned Shenandoah Conservatory. It was one of the first four-year degrees offered by the conservatory and the program is known for ... Continue Reading David McKee: 30 Years On…
Music Therapy Alumna Segues Into Special Education
A major, a minor and one particular class converged to lead Kelsi Yingling ’13 down a new path within familiar educational territory.Yingling, 23, of The Plains, Virginia, is the first graduate of ... Continue Reading Music Therapy Alumna Segues Into…
Dan Merceruio
Dan Merceruio first heard about Shenandoah Conservatory through a friend who was taking private lessons. He visited campus, had several informal meetings with the professors and was ... Continue Reading Dan Merceruio
Daniel Shores
Daniel Shores has worked at a record label located in Boyce, Virginia, known as Sono Luminus for 13 years. After graduation, he was approached by the professor he says influenced him the most, ... Continue Reading Daniel Shores
Richard Zarou
Richard Zarou '03, a native of Centreville, Virginia, is a composer of acoustic and electroacoustic music. His education includes Doctoral and Master’s degrees in composition from Florida State ... Continue Reading Richard Zarou
Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez
Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez '99, BM in Music Performance, is a solo & chamber pianist, conductor, organist, composer and teacher. He is also a five time fellowship recipient at Aspen Music ... Continue Reading Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez
Corcoran Holt
Corcoran Holt '04, Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies, is a jazz bass artist & teacher. He was a semi-finalist in the Thelonious Monk Bass Competition and has performed live at Lincoln Center and ... Continue Reading Corcoran Holt
Shaping Lives: Multiple Generations Attend Shenandoah
The Shaffer-Barbera-Ironmonger family tradition began at Shenandoah approximately 90 years ago. The importance of this tradition is best summarized by Percy Ironmonger ’64, who said, “Shenandoah ... Continue Reading Shaping Lives: Multiple Generations Attend…