Distinguished Artist-in-Residence, Chair of Keyboard Division and Professor of Piano John O’Conor, Mus.D., performed Beethoven’s “Emperor Concerto” with the Madison Chamber Orchestra as conducted by ... Continue Reading John O’Conor – 2022 Spring…
Naumenko Collaborates on Program Exploring Hidden Symbols and Codes in Music
Assistant Professor of Voice (Soprano) Fotina Naumenko, D.M.A., recently collaborated with the Skylark Vocal Ensemble, composer Greg Brown and best-selling author Dan Brown (author of “The Da Vinci ... Continue Reading Naumenko Collaborates on Program Exploring…
Roberts Performs and Teaches in the U.S., France, the Netherlands and Spain for Sabbatical
Chair of Instrumental Division, Coordinator for Conservatory in the Community and Professor of Saxophone Timothy Roberts, D.M.A., enjoyed an intense spring semester of performing and teaching while on ... Continue Reading Roberts Performs and Teaches in…
Opera Orlando Presents ‘Lizbeth’ by Albert and Herman
Opera Orlando will present a new revised version of “Lizbeth,” an opera composed by Professor Emeritus of Composition and Musical Theatre and Producing Artistic Director (retired) of Shenandoah Summer ... Continue Reading Opera Orlando Presents ‘Lizbeth’ by…
Shenandoah Conservatory Invited to Perform at 2022 Biennale Musica in Venice
The 127-year-old La Biennale di Venezia has invited Shenandoah Conservatory to perform as part of the 2022 Biennale Musica: Out of Stage in Venice, Italy. Working carefully with multiple partners, ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Conservatory Invited to Perform…
Julietta Curenton Appointed Assistant Professor of Flute
Following a national search, Shenandoah Conservatory is delighted to announce the appointment of Julietta Curenton, M.M., as assistant professor of flute beginning August 2022. She succeeds Professor ... Continue Reading Julietta Curenton Appointed Assistant Professor…
Landless ’04, ’13 Facilitates Seminar for Mental Health Care Professionals
Assistant Professor of Music Therapy Bronwen Landless ’04, ’13, Ph.D., MT-BC, was invited by Brook Lane to facilitate a continuing education seminar for licensed professional counselors, licensed ... Continue Reading Landless ’04, ’13 Facilitates Seminar…
Oltman Adjudicates, Teaches and Conducts at Regional High Schools
Associate Professor of Voice and Director of Choral Activities Matt Oltman, D.M.A., was invited to judge a pre-assessment choral festival at Independence High School in Ashburn, Virginia, on Thursday, ... Continue Reading Oltman Adjudicates, Teaches and Conducts…
Shenandoah Conservatory Announces Conservatory Advisory Board Members
Seated, left to right: Linda R. Hall, Patrick D. McCoy, Dean Michael Stepniak, Dr. Ryuji Ueno, Doug Wheeler, Amanda Sweet, Marjorie Lewis, J. Knox Singleton, Alan Wurtzel. Standing, left to right: ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Conservatory Announces Conservatory Advisory…
Meadows Co-edits Special Volume on Online Music Therapy for Nordic Journal of Music Therapy
Director of Music Therapy Studies, Coordinator of Graduate Music Therapy and Associate Professor of Music Therapy Tony Meadows, Ph.D., MT-BC, co-edited a special volume on online music therapy with ... Continue Reading Meadows Co-edits Special Volume on…
Faculty in Eric Byrd Trio Win Washington Area Music Award for Jazz Recording of the Year
The Baltimore-based Eric Byrd Trio — featuring Adjunct Assistant Professor of Jazz Piano Eric Byrd, M.M., M.A., and Adjunct Associate Professor of Jazz Percussion Alphonso Young Jr., M.M., along with ... Continue Reading Faculty in Eric Byrd Trio…
Bournaki Performs Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 with Symphonia
Visiting Assistant Professor of Piano Pedagogy and Performance Marika Bournaki, M.M., performed Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, op. 37 by Ludwig van Beethoven as part of the “Music in Bloom” ... Continue Reading Bournaki Performs Beethoven’s Piano Concerto…
Salley Presents Research on Scriabin at Music Theory Midwest Annual Meeting
Coordinator of Music Theory and Associate Professor of Music Theory Keith Salley, Ph.D., will present “Functional Conflation and Referentiality in Scriabin's Early Works” at the annual meeting of the ... Continue Reading Salley Presents Research on Scriabin…
Stokes Commissioned to Write Work for Berry College Orchestra
Coordinator of Strings and Professor of Bass Donovan Stokes, D.M., was commissioned to compose a work for symphony orchestra by the Berry College Symphony Orchestra in Mount Berry, Georgia, as part of ... Continue Reading Stokes Commissioned to Write Work…
Shenandoah Conservatory Celebrates 2022 World Music Therapy Day
Students and faculty came together for a week of events to celebrate World Music Therapy Day on Tuesday, March 1. This celebration included alumni events hosted by the student organization Shenandoah ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Conservatory Celebrates 2022 World…
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 ... Continue Reading Landless ’04, ’13 Earns Ph.D.…
Research by Meyer Honored with Journal and Grant Awards
Director of the Janette Ogg Voice Research Center and Associate Professor of Voice (Baritone) and Vocal Pedagogy David Meyer, D.M., co-authored 8 scientific journal articles in 2020 and 2021. His ... Continue Reading Research by Meyer Honored with…
Music Students Embark on 2022 New Music in New York GEL Trip
A small group of composition and performance students from Shenandoah Conservatory embarked on the third New Music in New York Global Experiential Learning (GEL) trip from Monday, March 14, through ... Continue Reading Music Students Embark on 2022…
TDP Students Travel to New York City for GEL Trip During Spring Break
Fourteen students representing scenic design, costume design, sound design & reinforcement and stage management traveled to New York City for a Global Experiential Learning (GEL) trip with Theatre ... Continue Reading TDP Students Travel to New…
Zoeter Performs with Post Classical Ensemble in Washington, D.C.
Anna Lee van Buren Endowed Chair in Clarinet, Coordinator of Winds and Percussion and Professor of Clarinet Garrick Zoeter, M.M., performed on March 18 as principal clarinet with the Post Classical ... Continue Reading Zoeter Performs with Post Classical…
Viña Serves as Featured Guest Artist at University of Delaware Interactive Percussion Seminar
Assistant Professor of Percussion Karlyn R. Viña, D.M.A., was a featured guest artist at the University of Delaware Interactive Percussion Seminar on Saturday, March 12, and Sunday, March 13. She ... Continue Reading Viña Serves as Featured Guest…
Bernstein ’16 Performs Works by Beethoven at Queen’s University Belfast
Assistant Professor of Piano Alexander Bernstein ’16, D.M., performed on Thursday, March 3, for a recital series of Beethoven's works held in the Harty Room at Queen's University Belfast, Northern ... Continue Reading Bernstein ’16 Performs Works by…
Friday Faculty Spotlight: Anna Alex, M.F.A. We’re All Ears When It Comes to the Work of One of Shenandoah’s Newest Faculty Members
Welcome to the Friday Faculty Spotlight! This week, we’re talking with Shenandoah Conservatory Assistant Professor of Sound Design & Reinforcement Anna Alex, M.F.A. Alex is one of Shenandoah’s ... Continue Reading Friday Faculty Spotlight: Anna Alex,…
Book by McManus Receives Positive Review in Choice Magazine
The book “Brahms in the Priesthood of Art: Gender and Art Religion in the Nineteenth-century German Musical Imagination,” written by Coordinator of Music Literature and Associate Professor of Music ... Continue Reading Book by McManus Receives Positive…
Faculty in Eric Byrd Trio Awarded Maryland Governor’s Citation
Maryland governor Larry Hogan welcomed the Baltimore-based Eric Byrd Trio — featuring Adjunct Assistant Professor of Jazz Piano Eric Byrd, M.M., M.A., and Adjunct Associate Professor of Jazz ... Continue Reading Faculty in Eric Byrd Trio…
Romano ’91 and Short Co-present at Pedagogy Conference at Michigan State University
Adjunct Associate Professor of Musicianship Charlene Romano '91, M.M., and Assistant Professor of Music Theory and Embedded Music Theory Tutor Coordinator Rachel Short, Ph.D., were invited to present ... Continue Reading Romano ’91 and Short Co-present…
Romano ’91 Presents Flute Workshops to Local Students and Performs in Maryland
Adjunct Associate Professor of Musicianship Charlene Romano '91, M.M., presented a series of flute fundamentals workshops to flute students at Daniel Morgan Intermediate School and Daniel Morgan ... Continue Reading Romano ’91 Presents Flute Workshops…
Harris ’10 Remembered on 10–year Anniversary of Death
The Theatre Division, along with Alpha Psi Omega and Phi Mu Alpha, held a brief memorial commemorating the 10-year anniversary of the death of Ira Lindberg Harris ’10 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical ... Continue Reading Harris ’10 Remembered on 10–year…
Bowden Performs in Spain, New Mexico and Turkey
Assistant Professor of Trumpet Mary Elizabeth Bowden, M.A., performed in Spain at the Tubala Brass Week in Tafalla with Seraph Brass in December 2021. In January, she made her Santa Fe Symphony (New ... Continue Reading Bowden Performs in Spain, New…
Schwarz Performs with Monterey Symphony
Assistant Professor of Cello Julian Schwarz, M.M., performed “Cello Concerto No. 1” by Dmitri Shostakovich with the Monterey Symphony as conducted by Donato Cabrera on Saturday, Feb. 19, and Sunday, ... Continue Reading Schwarz Performs with Monterey Symphony
Bournaki Performs with Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra
Visiting Assistant Professor of Piano Pedagogy and Performance Marika Bournaki, M.M., recently performed “Piano Concerto No. 1” by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky with the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra ... Continue Reading Bournaki Performs with Duluth Superior…
Music Therapy Program Partners with WMC to Launch Music Therapy Program
The Shenandoah Conservatory music therapy program has partnered with Valley Health to launch a music therapy program at Winchester Medical Center (WMC). Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Therapy ... Continue Reading Music Therapy Program Partners with…
Harp Students Embark on U.K. Tour and Record at Abbey Road Studios
Shenandoah Conservatory harp students Brynn Olden ’25 (Bachelor of Music in Performance) and Serenity Flores ’25 (Bachelor of Music in Performance) received an invitation to participate in a ... Continue Reading Harp Students Embark on U.K.…
Marchment Presents Workshops and Participates in Online Opera Discussion
Director and Associate Professor of Opera Ella Marchment, B.M., presented a workshop this month at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) with directors and student singers ... Continue Reading Marchment Presents Workshops and Participates…
Robblee Guest Conducts and Teaches at High Schools Across the U.S.
Director of Bands and Associate Professor of Conducting Tim Robblee, Ph.D., guest conducted and taught in multiple high schools across the United States during the months of January and February. He ... Continue Reading Robblee Guest Conducts and Teaches…
Marchment Featured in Article on American Premiere of Tailleferre’s Comic Operettas
Director and Associate Professor of Opera Ella Marchment, B.M., was featured in an article by Robert Hugill on her work in directing the American premiere of the four comic operettas by composer ... Continue Reading Marchment Featured in Article on…