Conservatory Faculty News

Costume Designer and Professor of Theatre and Costume Design Cheryl Yancey, M.F.A., has announced her retirement from Shenandoah Conservatory at the end of the 2024/25…

Associate Dean for Academic Success and Professor of Dance Ting-Yu Chen ’19, Ed.D., has announced her retirement from Shenandoah Conservatory at the end of the…

In partnership with Shenandoah University’s Division of Counselor Education, the Shenandoah Conservatory music therapy program has launched a new graduate degree, the Master of Arts…

Dallas Symphony Orchestra (DSO) principal harpist Emily Levin met with Shenandoah Conservatory’s composition students earlier this month to offer insights on composing effectively for the…

Harold Herman Chair in Musical Theatre, Professor of Theatre and Music Director Patrick Brady performed in a sold-out concert performance of the Off-Broadway show “Pete…

Several Shenandoah Conservatory faculty members attended the 67th annual Grammy Awards earlier this month as nominees and participants on several nominated projects. “It was really…

On Jan. 22, the Shenandoah Conservatory Arts Academy (SCAA) Dance Ensembles, directed by Adjunct Auxiliary Associate Professor of Dance Mary Robare, B.A., performed at Armstrong…

Distinguished Artist-in-Residence, Chair of Keyboard Division and Professor of Piano John O’Conor, Mus.D., will return to Ireland at the beginning of March to perform Ludwig…

The Shenandoah Conservatory music therapy program presented its fall 2024 NW Works Chimers concert on Sunday, Dec. 8, in Armstrong Concert Hall. Conservatory students from…

“Processing Trauma Sonically in Ari Aster’s ‘Midsommar’ (2019): Hauntology, Harmonic Signifiers, and Diegetic Vocality,” an article written by Coordinator of Music Literature and Associate Professor…