Conservatory Faculty News

ShenCoLAB Featured in Academic Minute

Associate Professor of Bassoon Ryan Romine, D.M.A., discussed Shenandoah Conservatory’s radical investment in learning through collaborative exploration in the arts through ShenCoLAB in Inside Higher…

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Shenandoah Conservatory Receives $23,800 in Grants from Mid Atlantic Arts

Grants will support performances and engagement by internationally acclaimed guest artists

Shenandoah Conservatory has received $23,800 in grant support from Mid Atlantic Arts in support of performances and engagement by internationally acclaimed guest artists during its…

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Tierno Selected as German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Research Ambassador

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Literature Alanna Tierno, Ph.D., was selected to serve as a German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Research Ambassador for the 2022/2023…

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Bowden Teaches and Performs in Connecticut, Vermont and France During Summer

Assistant Professor of Trumpet Mary Elizabeth Bowden, M.A., was a guest artist and on faculty at the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival in Connecticut this summer.…

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Bridges Joins Brass Faculty to Teach Tuba, Euphonium at Shenandoah Conservatory

Shenandoah Conservatory appointed Zachary Bridges, M.M., as adjunct associate professor of tuba beginning in August 2022. Bridges joined The United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own,”…

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Chavez Earns D.M.A. in Music Composition from George Mason University

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Theory David Chavez, D.M.A., successfully defended his doctoral dissertation this month, earning a Doctor of Musical Arts in Music Composition…

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Robyn Hart Schroth Retires and Celebrates Scholarship Opportunity for Dance Majors

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Dance Robyn Hart Schroth retired in May 2022 after 45 years of service to Shenandoah University. Born and raised in the…

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Herbst Co-authors Research on Evolution of Human Larynx

Visiting Adjunct Professor of Voice Science Christian T. Herbst, Ph.D., was a member of an interdisciplinary team from Japan and Europe that studied how the…

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Chen ’19 Selected for Senior Leadership Seminar in The Virginia Network

Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Professor of Dance Ting-Yu Chen ’19, Ed.D., was recently selected to participate in the 2022/23 Senior Leadership Seminar with…

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