Conservatory Faculty News

Amy K. Bormet and Alison Crockett

Bormet and Crockett Perform at the Washington Women in Jazz Festival

Adjunct Associate Professor of Jazz Piano Amy K. Bormet, M.M., and Adjunct Associate Professor of Voice (CCM) Alison Crockett, M.M., will perform at the 16th…

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Music therapy students from Howard University and SU explore community arts engagement

Music Therapy Students from Howard University and SU Explore Community Arts Engagement

Students and faculty from Howard University and Shenandoah Conservatory’s music therapy programs recently joined together for an afternoon of panel discussions, fellowship and conversations about…

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Alanna Ropchock Tierno

Tierno Presents Research Paper on Liturgical Music at Conference in Montreal

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Literature Alanna Tierno, Ph.D., presented her paper, “A Chalice in One Hand and a Machete in the Other: The Roman…

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Short presents research at Cascade Song Festival in Seattle

Short Presents Research at Cascade Song Festival in Seattle

Coordinator of Embedded Music Theory Tutors and Associate Professor of Music Theory Rachel Short, Ph.D., presented her research, “Utterly” Wilde: Constructing Gendered Aesthetic Identity Through…

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LaSaundra Belcher

Belcher Serves as Featured Clinician and Conductor at National Music Education Events

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music (CCM) LaSaundra Belcher, Ed.D., was recently invited to serve in several prominent leadership and adjudication roles at major music education…

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Tim Robblee leads conducting workshop for U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa Band in Italy

Robblee Leads Conducting Workshop for U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa Band in Italy

Director of Bands and Associate Professor of Conducting Tim Robblee, Ph.D., was invited to Naples, Italy, to work with the U.S. Naval Forces Europe and…

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Senior Dance Class of 2026 Travels to New York City, Los Angeles and Las Vegas for Professional Development Experience

Senior Dance Class of 2026 Travels to New York City, Los Angeles and Las Vegas for Professional Development

The senior dance class of 2026 traveled to New York City from Dec. 26, through Dec. 30, and to Los Angeles and Las Vegas from…

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Tiffanie Carson with Shenandoah Conservatory students and alumni at Steps on Broadway in New York City

Carson Guest Teaches at Steps on Broadway, Reconnects with Alumni

Auxiliary Adjunct Associate Professor of Dance Tiffanie Carson, M.F.A., served as a guest teacher at Steps on Broadway in New York City on Dec. 1,…

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