Conservatory Faculty News

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Literature Alanna Ropchock Tierno, Ph.D., presented the paper, “Palestrina Goes to Poland: The Lutheran Reception of Tridentine Catholic Masses,” on…

Assistant Professor of Percussion Karlyn R. Viña, D.M.A., taught at Interlochen Arts Camp again this summer, working with high school percussion students in percussion ensemble,…

Associate Dean for Curriculum & Assessment and Professor of Theatre Carolyn Coulson, Ph.D., celebrated and explored her professional, academic, and personal passions in a variety…

Associate Professor of Conducting Tim Robblee, Ph.D., and Director and Professor of Music Education Stephanie Standerfer, Ph.D., conducted half-day workshops for Manassas City Public Schools…

Stanley R. McDaniel ’70 (Bachelor of Music Education) announces the publication of his book, “Servanthood of Song: Music, Ministry, and the Church in the United…

Assistant Professor of Flute Julietta Curenton, D.M.A., graduated from Stony Brook University (SUNY) in New York with a Doctor of Musical Arts in Performance in…

Associate Professor of Voice (Soprano) Fotina Naumenko, D.M.A., recently released the new album, “Bespoke Songs,” on July 5, on the New Focus Recordings label. The…

Adjunct Instructor of Theatre Kit Wilder, B.A., played the role of Riff Raff in City Lights Theater Company’s (CLTC) production of “The Rocky Horror Show”…

Visiting Adjunct Professor of Voice Science Christian T. Herbst, Ph.D., and Director of the Janette Ogg Voice Research Center and Associate Professor of Voice (Baritone)…

Twenty-four Shenandoah Conservatory dance students – including four 2024 dance graduates Kiana (Kiki) Ducusin (B.F.A.), Jenna Lucy (B.A.), Ashley Reed (B.F.A.), and Ian Sabatine (B.F.A.)…