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Commercial Rock Ensemble and Studio Big Band Perform Across Spain and Portugal on GEL Trip

Commercial Rock Ensemble and Studio Big Band Perform Across Spain and Portugal on GEL Trip

The Shenandoah Conservatory Commercial Rock Ensemble and Studio Big Band traveled to Spain and Portugal earlier this month as part of a Global Experiential Learning…

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David Edelman

David Edelman to Retire at the End of 2025/26 Academic Year

Director and Professor of Performing Arts Leadership & Management David Edelman, M.F.A., will retire from Shenandoah Conservatory at the end of the 2025/26 academic year.…

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Laurie McManus

McManus Presents Research at Society of American Music Conference

Coordinator of Music Literature and Associate Professor of Music History & Literature Laurie McManus, Ph.D., presented her paper, “Vocality as Mediator of Trauma in Post-#MeToo…

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Percussion Ensemble Tours Area High Schools

Percussion Ensemble Tours Area High Schools

The Shenandoah Conservatory Percussion Ensemble went on a tour last month, performing in area high schools including McLean High School in McLean, Virginia, and Riverside…

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Amy K. Bormet and Alison Crockett

Bormet and Crockett Perform at the Washington Women in Jazz Festival

Adjunct Associate Professor of Jazz Piano Amy K. Bormet, M.M., and Adjunct Associate Professor of Voice (CCM) Alison Crockett, M.M., will perform at the 16th…

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A headshot of Jon Udelson with the book cover for "Seeking Our Places"

Shenandoah Professor Releases Edited Collection on Creative Writing Research

By Jace Gibson ’26 Jon Udelson, Ph.D., associate professor of English, director of writing, and honors program co-director at Shenandoah University, has released a new…

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Music therapy students from Howard University and SU explore community arts engagement

Music Therapy Students from Howard University and SU Explore Community Arts Engagement

Students and faculty from Howard University and Shenandoah Conservatory’s music therapy programs recently joined together for an afternoon of panel discussions, fellowship and conversations about…

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Alanna Ropchock Tierno

Tierno Presents Research Paper on Liturgical Music at Conference in Montreal

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Literature Alanna Tierno, Ph.D., presented her paper, “A Chalice in One Hand and a Machete in the Other: The Roman…

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Short presents research at Cascade Song Festival in Seattle

Short Presents Research at Cascade Song Festival in Seattle

Coordinator of Embedded Music Theory Tutors and Associate Professor of Music Theory Rachel Short, Ph.D., presented her research, “Utterly” Wilde: Constructing Gendered Aesthetic Identity Through…

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