The 2019 Bass Coalition Stokes Intensive Session, held at Shenandoah Conservatory from June 11 through June 15, hosted six classical and jazz bassists (ages 16 to 44) and culminated in a series of ... Continue Reading 2019 Bass Coalition Trains Musicians…
Wollner Co-directs Devised Play ‘Night Shift’
Visiting Associate Professor of Theatre Martha Wollner, M.A., participated in a reading of “Night Shift,” a devised play directed by Wollner, LAByrinth Theatre and executive director of Pigasus ... Continue Reading Wollner Co-directs Devised Play ‘Night…
Carson Serves as Panelist at Prague Quadrennial Canadian National Exhibition Roundtable
Assistant Professor of Theatre – Lighting Design Andrew Carson, M.F.A., was an invited panelist at the Prague Quadrennial Canadian National exhibition roundtable speaking on sustainability with the ... Continue Reading Carson Serves as Panelist at…
Music Therapy Program Partners with Kyoto University for Research on Dementia Care in Japan
The music therapy program established a research partnership with Distinguished Visiting Lecturer of Conservatory Academics Ryuji Ueno, Ph.D., and Kyoto University neurology department for a major ... Continue Reading Music Therapy Program Partners with…
Oltman Serves on Faculty at CORO/Simpson College
Associate Professor of Voice, Conservatory Choir Director and Choral Artist Matt Oltman, D.M.A., served on faculty at the CORO/Simpson College three-summer master’s in choral conducting, a program he ... Continue Reading Oltman Serves on Faculty at…
Short Awarded Clark Short-Term Fellowship for Research in Oscar Wilde Collection
Assistant Professor of Music Theory Rachel Short, Ph.D., was awarded a Clark Short-Term Fellowship for research at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) William Andrews Clark Memorial ... Continue Reading Short Awarded Clark Short-Term Fellowship…
Niess Hosts NJW Workshops, Performs and Records Throughout Summer
Director of Brass Studies and Trombone Artist-in-Residence Matt Niess, D.M.A., directed two sessions at the National Jazz Workshop (NJW) this summer, which took place on the campus of George Mason ... Continue Reading Niess Hosts NJW Workshops, Performs…
Romine Releases Book on Extended Technique for Bassoon
After two years of work stemming from his 2017 sabbatical, Assistant Dean for Recruitment and Associate Professor of Bassoon Ryan Romine, D.M.A., released “Bassoon Reimagined: An Extended Technique ... Continue Reading Romine Releases Book on Extended…