Update: All SU locations will open at 11 a.m. today, Dec. 5. Classes scheduled to begin before 11 a.m. will meet virtually unless otherwise noted.

Conservatory Faculty News

Marchment Directs Operas at Dorset Opera Festival and Royal College of Music

Director of Opera and Associate Professor Ella Marchment, B.Mus., will direct “Le Roi de Lahore” at the Dorset Opera Festival in the United Kingdom next…

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SCAA Celebrates Community Arts Education with End-of-Year Recitals

Shenandoah Conservatory Arts Academy (SCAA) celebrated another year of community arts education with end-of-the-year recitals held on Shenandoah’s main campus in Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre, Armstrong Concert…

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Theatre Students Experience London on GEL Trip

Twelve theatre students accompanied Assistant Dean for Student Learning and Professor of Theatre Carolyn Coulson, Ph.D., on the Global Experiential Learning (GEL) trip to London,…

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Church Music Institute Presents Free Public Performances Featuring Guest Clinicians

Church Music Institute Director and Adjunct Associate Professor of Organ Wayne L. Wold ’07, D.M.A., presents two free public performances as part of the 2023…

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Emanuele Andrizzi Appointed Director of Orchestral Studies, Associate Professor of Conducting

Shenandoah Conservatory announces the appointment of conductor, composer and pianist Emanuele Andrizzi, D.M.A., as director of orchestral studies and associate professor of conducting beginning August…

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Students, Faculty, Alumni Present Record Number of Presentations and Workshops at Voice Foundation’s Annual Symposium

Shenandoah Conservatory students, alumni and faculty presented a record number of podium presentations and pedagogical workshops at the Voice Foundation’s 52nd annual symposium, Care of…

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Covert and Sato ’10 Receive James R. and Mary B. Wilkins Appreciation Awards

Coordinator of Recruitment, Musical Theatre, Charles B. Levitin Chair in Musical Theatre Director, Director of Musical Theatre and Associate Professor of Theatre Kevin Covert, B.F.A,…

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Tristan Blankenship Appointed Visiting Assistant Professor of Music Education

Shenandoah Conservatory announces the appointment of Tristan Blankenship, M.M.E., as visiting assistant professor of music education beginning August 2023. Blankenship succeeds Chair of Conservatory Academics…

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Michael Stepniak, Ed.D., Tapped For New Role

Dr. Stepniak, who has led Shenandoah Conservatory for 14 years, will be Shenandoah’s first executive dean for creativity and the arts 

Shenandoah University will celebrate its 150th birthday in two years, and the university’s staying power is truly a testament to the power of sustained creative…

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Marlatt Moves Into New Role at Shenandoah Conservatory

Senior Associate Dean to Serve as Interim Dean 

Beginning on June 5, 2023, Shenandoah Conservatory Senior Associate Dean; Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs; Charlotte A. & Verne E. Collins Endowed Professorship…

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