Conservatory Faculty News

Music Education Students and Faculty Attend and Support 2021 VMEA Conference

Shenandoah Conservatory sent 58 undergraduate music education students to attend and assist with the annual Virginia Music Educators Association (VMEA) conference in Norfolk, Virginia, from…

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Viña Performs and Participates in Panel Discussion at Percussive Arts Society International Convention

Assistant Professor of Percussion Karlyn R. Viña, D.M.A., performed at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC) in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Thursday, Nov. 11. She…

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Lundy, Tucson Symphony Principal Horn, Presents Mini-recital and Masterclass for Music Students

University of Arizona Assistant Professor of Horn and principal horn with the Tucson Symphony Johanna Lundy presented “Luminous: Selections from France and Belgium,” a mini-recital…

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Shores ’99 Mixes and Masters 2021 Latin Grammy Award-winning Classical Album

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Production & Recording Technology Dan Shores ’99, B.M., mixed and mastered “Latin American Classics” featuring Venezuelan pianist Kristhyan Benitez, the…

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Music Therapy Program Hosts Virtual Sensory-Friendly Concert

Music therapy students and faculty will present “Trending Now: #SFC,” a virtual, inclusive, sensory-friendly concert experience from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Friday, Dec.…

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Marchment Directs UK Premiere of Adamo’s ‘Little Women’ at Opera Holland Park

Director of Opera and Associate Professor Ella Marchment, B.M., will direct the United Kingdom premiere of Mark Adamo’s “Little Women” (and world premiere of the…

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Bowden Performs Fung’s Trumpet Concerto with CYSO

Assistant Professor of Trumpet Mary Elizabeth Bowden, M.A., presented the Chicago premiere of Vivian Fung’s Concerto for Trumpet on Sunday, Nov. 14, during a fall…

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British Tenor David Butt Philip Works with Music Students

British tenor David Butt Philip presented a masterclass to music students on Thursday, Nov. 11, and participated in an informal Q&A session with students about…

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Naumenko Participates in Performances Celebrating Arvo Pärt at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Assistant Professor of Voice (Soprano) Fotina Naumenko, D.M.A., performed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City as part of the MetLiveArts series…

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Wagner Guest Conducts Williamsburg and Alabama Symphony Orchestras

Conductor, Director of Orchestral Studies and Professor of Conducting Jan Wagner, Diploma and Korrepetitions Praxis, Academy of Music in Vienna (Austria), will return to the…

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