Conservatory Faculty News

MPRT Students Visit NYC for Audio Engineering Society Convention

Twenty-seven Music Production & Recording Technology (MPRT) students and three Shenandoah Conservatory faculty members recently visited New York City to attend the 145th Audio Engineering…

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Shenandoah Conservatory Celebrates World-renowned Composer Joseph Schwantner at 2018 Pulitzer Prize Composer Festival

Shenandoah Conservatory welcomes Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Joseph Schwantner with a retrospective of his works during this year’s Pulitzer Prize Composer Festival on Friday, Nov. 2,…

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Trumpet Studio Participates in Mock Wedding Performance

Under the direction of Adjunct Associate Professor of Trumpet Chuck Seipp, D.M.A., the Shenandoah Conservatory trumpet studio participated in the second-ever Trumpet Mock Wedding performance…

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Oltman Leads Workshop with Men’s Choir at Charleston County School of the Arts

On Friday, Oct. 12, Conservatory Choir Director and Choral Artist Matt Oltman, D.M.A., led a daylong workshop with the Advanced Men’s Choir at the Charleston…

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Edelman Joins STP&A Board and Presents at STP&A’s International Conference

Director and Associate Professor of Performing Arts Leadership and Management David Edelman, M.F.A., was invited to join the board of directors of Social Theory, Politics…

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Kate Redding Appointed Lead Piano Technician

Shenandoah Conservatory has appointed Kate Redding, M.A., as the conservatory’s new lead piano technician. Beginning in her new role in November, Redding joins the conservatory…

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Hardwick Joins Conservatory Front Office Staff

Following the recent retirement of Joanna Short, Christina Hardwick has joined the front office as administrative assistant. In her new role, which she began on…

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Salley Participates in Music Theory Residency at the University of Colorado, Boulder

Coordinator of Music Theory and Associate Professor of Music Keith Salley, Ph.D., participated in a residency at the University of Colorado, Boulder on Oct. 22,…

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Dance Company Co-directed By Pardo Presents Choreography by Christopher Williams in Pittsburgh

Assistant Professor of Modern Dance Matt Pardo, M.F.A., and his dance company, The Blanket, will present an upcoming production of an evening-length dance work, “The…

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String Faculty Invited to Present Masterclass in Manassas

Victor Brown Chair in Violin and Associate Professor of Strings Akemi Takayama, M.M.; Director of Chamber Music and Professor of Viola and Chamber Music Doris…

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