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Matt Niess

Niess and Band Open for Big Al and the Jokers as Part of Reston Series

Director of Jazz & Commercial Music and Associate Professor of Trombone Matthew Niess, D.M.A., and his band Matt Niess and the Capitol Bones opened for…

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Stephen Key

Key Embarks on European Chamber Music Tour with Ensemble NOW-Cardelli

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Oboe Stephen Key, Performance Diploma, Oberlin Conservatory of Music, recently embarked on a European chamber music and composition tour with Ensemble…

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Laurie McManus

McManus Presents Original Research at International Conference on Nineteenth-Century Music

Coordinator of Music Literature and Associate Professor of Music History & Literature Laurie McManus, Ph.D., will present original research this month at the 22nd International…

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MPRT students and faculty meet with senior specialist Yuri Lysoivanov of Shure

Shure Representative Leads Microphone Masterclass for Audio Students

Senior specialist Yuri Lysoivanov of Shure recently presented a masterclass on microphones and wireless microphone systems for students in the music production and recording technology…

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Golder O’Neill, Miles Fulwider CEO of ADK Microphones and Hannah Fitzgerald Head of Marketing at Abbey Road Institute

O’Neill Joins Audio Educators in Mexico City for Pan-American Audio Educators Conference

Director and Professor of Music Production & Recording Technology Golder O’Neill ’92, M.M.E., participated in the 2nd annual Pan-American Audio Educators Conference in Mexico City…

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Tim Robblee conducts Wind Ensemble

Wind Ensemble Invited to Perform at Prestigious CBNDA Conference in February 2027

The Shenandoah Conservatory Wind Ensemble has been invited to perform at the 2027 College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) National Conference being held Wednesday, Feb.…

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Carolyn Coulson presents research paper at Sewanee Medieval Colloquium

Coulson Presents Research Paper at Sewanee Medieval Colloquium

Associate Dean for Faculty & Academic Affairs and Professor of Theatre Carolyn Coulson, Ph.D., presented her paper, “The Risks and Rewards of Performing Resistance,” at…

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Kit Wilder

Wilder’s ‘The Great Gatsby’ Adaptation Selected for Lights Up! New Works Festival

Adjunct Instructor of Theatre Kit Wilder, B.A., has been selected to present a staged reading of his new adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great…

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Maevon Gumble

Maevon Gumble ’27 Appointed Assistant Professor of Music Therapy

Shenandoah Conservatory announces the appointment of Maevon Gumble ’27 (Doctor of Musical Arts in Pedagogy – Voice), M.M.T., MT-BC, LPC, as assistant professor of music…

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Amy Bormet

Bormet Releases New Album with Violinist Melinda Rice

Adjunct Associate Professor of Jazz Piano Amy Bormet, M.M., has released a new album, “Music Takes Us Everywhere,” in collaboration with violinist Melinda Rice. The…

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