Join us for Shenandoah Conservatory’s third ShenCommUNITY gathering at 12:05 p.m. EDT on Friday, April 3! This week's program welcomes Shenandoah Conservatory Student Council president Rylie ... Continue Reading Join Us for the Next…
Romano Pens Chapter in Music Theory Pedagogy Book
A chapter by Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Theory Charlene Romano ’91, M.M., “Accommodating Dyslexia in Aural Skills: A Case Study,” was published in February in “The Routledge Companion to ... Continue Reading Romano Pens Chapter in Music…
Oltman Leads Honor Choir and Publishes Article in Grove Music Online
Associate Professor of Voice, Conservatory Choir Director and Choral Artist Matt Oltman, D.M.A., led the Virginia Region XI Honor Choir in a three-day festival that culminated in a performance at West ... Continue Reading Oltman Leads Honor Choir and…
Julian Schwarz – February 2020 Performance Highlights
Assistant Professor of Cello Julian Schwarz, M.M., performed Édouard Lalo’s “Cello Concerto” with the Puerto Rico Symphony and gave a masterclass at the Puerto Rico Conservatory on Feb. 7. He also ... Continue Reading Julian Schwarz – February 2020…
Zoeter Performs for Cactus Pear Music Festival and Armenian Odyssey: The Color of Pomegranates Series
Anna Lee van Buren Endowed Chair in Clarinet, Coordinator of Winds and Percussion and Professor of Clarinet Garrick Zoeter, M.M., performed with cellist Qizhen Liu and pianist Ryo Yanagitani at the ... Continue Reading Zoeter Performs for Cactus Pear…
Shores ’99 Nominated for an Icelandic Music Award
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Production & Recording Technology Dan Shores ’99, B.M., was nominated for an Icelandic Music Award (an equivalent to the Grammy Awards in the United States). ... Continue Reading Shores ’99 Nominated for an…
(SU)PERcussion Day Celebrates Successful Day of Clinics, Concerts and More
(SU)PERcussion Day was held on Sunday, Feb. 23, in Armstrong Concert Hall and welcomed a large group of high school and middle school percussionists who enjoyed a full day of percussion clinics and a ... Continue Reading (SU)PERcussion Day Celebrates Successful Day…
Flender Presents Workshop for Acting and Film Studies Students
Director, actor, writer and producer Rodman Flender presented a workshop for acting and film studies students on Friday, Feb. 14, in Glaize Studio Theatre. Flender is known for his directing work with ... Continue Reading Flender Presents Workshop for Acting…
Lillis Receives Critical Acclaim in The New Yorker
“A Peregrine Falls,” a play directed by Associate Professor and Visiting Guest Artist of Theatre Padraic Lillis, B.A., received critical acclaim in a recent review by The New Yorker. The play, written ... Continue Reading Lillis Receives Critical Acclaim in…
Fisher-Burke Appointed Director of Advising for Shenandoah Conservatory
Shenandoah Conservatory is pleased to announce that Sarah Fisher-Burke has moved into a new role effective immediately; she is now director of advising for Shenandoah Conservatory. In this role she ... Continue Reading Fisher-Burke Appointed Director of Advising…
Undergraduate Curricula Boldly Reimagined at Shenandoah Conservatory World-class Performing Arts Training, Redefined
After an intensive two-year process of analysis and review, Shenandoah Conservatory announces newly redesigned undergraduate curricula across all 17 undergraduate degrees in music, theatre and dance. ... Continue Reading Undergraduate Curricula Boldly Reimagined at…
Conservatory Students Participate in 2020 Global Game Jam
More than 20 participants took part in the Global Game Jam hosted at Shenandoah University from Friday, Jan. 31 through Sunday, Feb. 2, including several Shenandoah Conservatory students. The event ... Continue Reading Conservatory Students Participate in 2020…
Schwarz Performs with Vancouver and Richmond Symphonies
Assistant Professor of Cello Julian Schwarz, M.M, performed Dvořák’s Cello Concerto with the Vancouver Symphony with conductor Gerard Schwarz at Skyview Concert Hall in Vancouver, Washington. Visit ... Continue Reading Schwarz Performs with Vancouver and…
Lederer Judges 2020 Misbin Family Memorial Chamber Music Competition
Director of Chamber Music and Professor of Viola and Chamber Music Doris Lederer, Diploma, Curtis Institute of Music, has been invited by Washington Performing Arts to judge the Misbin Family Memorial ... Continue Reading Lederer Judges 2020 Misbin Family…
Theatre Division Receives Excellence in Theatre Education Award by Virginia Thespians
The Shenandoah Conservatory Theatre Division welcomed 700 thespian troupe members from across the state during the Virginia Thespian Festival held on the university’s main campus from Jan. 24 through ... Continue Reading Theatre Division Receives Excellence in…
Hillary Ridgley Appointed Assistant Professor of Music Education (Choral Emphasis)
Following a national search, Shenandoah Conservatory has appointed Hillary Ridgley, Ph.D., as assistant professor of music education (choral emphasis) beginning August 2020. She will join the music ... Continue Reading Hillary Ridgley Appointed Assistant Professor…
Adams Hosts Painting and Dyeing Workshop at Virginia Thespian Festival
Theatre Design & Production Program Coordinator, Costume Designer and Associate Professor of Costume Design Jennifer Adams, M.F.A., hosted a painting and dyeing workshop at the Virginia Thespian ... Continue Reading Adams Hosts Painting and Dyeing…
Carson Wins Audience Choice Award with Kemp at Choreographers Showcase
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Dance Tiffanie Carson, M.F.A., tied with choreographer Shaness D. Kemp for the Audience Choice Award at the 37th annual Choreographers Showcase at the Clarice Smith ... Continue Reading Carson Wins Audience Choice Award…
Costume Designers Embark on GEL Trip to New York
Theatre Fellow in Costume Design Sammi Geppert, M.F.A., and Theatre Design & Production Program Coordinator, Costume Designer and Associate Professor of Costume Design Jennifer Adams, M.F.A., led ... Continue Reading Costume Designers Embark on GEL…
Bowden Featured on Talk Show in Texas and Performs in California
Assistant Professor of Trumpet Mary Elizabeth Bowden, M.A., was recently featured on “Coastal Living,” a local morning talk show in Corpus Christi, Texas. She presented recitals and masterclasses at ... Continue Reading Bowden Featured on Talk Show…
Jazz Students Explore New Orleans for GEL Trip
Six conservatory students traveled to New Orleans in January for a Global Experiential Learning (GEL) trip led by Auxiliary Adjunct Associate Professor of Jazz and Trumpet Craig Fraedrich, M.M., and ... Continue Reading Jazz Students Explore New Orleans…
Robblee Conducts Northwest High School Honor Band in Washington
Director of Bands and Associate Professor of Conducting Timothy J. Robblee, Ph.D., conducted the Northwest High School Honor Band at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington, from Jan. 10 ... Continue Reading Robblee Conducts Northwest High School…
Charlene Romano ’91 – Fall 2019 Updates
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Theory Charlene Romano ’91, M.M., served as the "Ask the Pro" columnist for the January 2020 issue of Flute Talk magazine. Romano's article was a response to a ... Continue Reading Charlene Romano ’91 – Fall…
Shenandoah Conservatory Hosts The Essentially Ellington Regional High School Jazz Band Festival in Partnership with Jazz at Lincoln Center
Shenandoah Conservatory is hosting the esteemed Essentially Ellington Regional High School Jazz Band Festival in partnership with Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC) on Saturday, Jan. 18, in Ohrstrom-Bryant ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Conservatory Hosts The Essentially…
Wollner Writes and Performs with LAByrinth Theater Company
Visiting Associate Professor of Theatre Martha Wollner, M.A., is writing and performing with LAByrinth Theater Company in the 2020 Barn Play Development Series at The Cherry Lane Theatre from Monday, ... Continue Reading Wollner Writes and Performs with…
Collaborative Article by Meadows, Landless and Schempp Published in Music Therapy Perspectives
“Integrating Music Therapy Students into Interprofessional Education: Academic Program Development”, an article by Director of Music Therapy Studies, Coordinator of Graduate Music Therapy and ... Continue Reading Collaborative Article by Meadows, Landless…
Album Featuring Niess Ranks High on Roots Music Report and Receives Critical Acclaim
The holiday album “A Stan Kenton Chrimstas” by The Capitol Bones Big Band featuring Director of Brass Studies and Artist-in-Residence of Trombone Matthew Niess, D.M.A., ranked high this year on the ... Continue Reading Album Featuring Niess Ranks High…
Trombone Studio Updates – Fall 2019
The Shenandoah Conservatory Trombone Collective recently performed at the Eastern Trombone Workshop at Towson University along with the Peabody Conservatory Trombone Ensemble and the University of ... Continue Reading Trombone Studio Updates – Fall…
Harp Students Participate in Masterclass with Staff Sergeant Grace Bauson
Erin Roukous ’20 (Bachelor of Music in Music Education and Performance Certificate) and Hannah Fenoff ’20 (Bachelor of Music in Music Education) participated in a masterclass featuring the harpist ... Continue Reading Harp Students Participate in Masterclass…
Meadows Selected as NEA Research Panelist
Director of Music Therapy Studies, Coordinator of Graduate Music Therapy and Associate Professor of Music Therapy Anthony Meadows, Ph.D., MT-BC, was selected as a National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) ... Continue Reading Meadows Selected as NEA Research…
Edwards ’15 Serves as Pop/Rock Vocal Coach for Berntein’s ‘Mass’
Associate Professor of Voice, Coordinator of Musical Theatre Voice and Artistic Director of the Contemporary Commercial Music (CCM) Vocal Pedagogy Institute Matt Edwards ’15, D.M.A., was the pop/rock ... Continue Reading Edwards ’15 Serves as Pop/Rock…
Foofat Joins Faculty During Wagner’s Spring 2020 Sabbatical
Shenandoah Conservatory welcomes conductor Nadège Foofat, D.M., for the spring 2020 semester when Conductor, Director of Orchestral Studies and Professor of Conducting Jan Wagner, Diploma and ... Continue Reading Foofat Joins Faculty During Wagner’s…
Schwarz and Stokes Perform at Carnegie Hall
Assistant Professor of Cello Julian Schwarz, M.M, and Coordinator of Strings and Professor of Bass Donovan Stokes, D.M., performed at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York City on Sunday, ... Continue Reading Schwarz and Stokes Perform at…
Shenandoah’s Sensory Friendly Concert Welcomes More Than 100 Guests
The Shenandoah Conservatory music therapy department teamed up with The Musical Autist to present a Sensory Friendly Concert on Friday, Nov. 15, in Goodson Chapel – Recital Hall. This event welcomed ... Continue Reading Shenandoah’s Sensory Friendly Concert Welcomes…
Shenandoah Conservatory Receives $3,000 Grant for World of the Piano Concert
Mr. Richard Lawson, treasurer for Crescent Cities Charities, Inc. presented Shenandoah Conservatory Dean and Professor of Music Michael Stepniak, Ed.D., with a $3,000 grant award in support of the ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Conservatory Receives $3,000 Grant…
Shenandoah Students, Faculty and Alumni Well Represented at 2019 VMEA State Conference
Sixty-eight Shenandoah Conservatory music education majors traveled to the 2019 Virginia Music Educators Association (VMEA) state conference at the Homestead from Thursday, Nov. 21, through Saturday, ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Students, Faculty and Alumni…