Conservatory Faculty News

Kaitlynne Dennis was recently promoted to the role of box office manager at Shenandoah Conservatory, where she has served as the assistant box office manager…

Associate Professor of Music Theory and Embedded Music Theory Tutor Coordinator Rachel Short, Ph.D., presented her research at the 2023 American Musicological Society (AMS) Annual…

Director of Guitar Studio and Associate Professor of Guitar Colin Davin, M.M., presented a solo performance for the DACOR Bacon House, an historic home near…

Alyssa Crump was recently hired to serve as the administrative assistant at Shenandoah Conservatory Arts Academy (SCAA). Crump began her career with SCAA first as…

A work written by mid-20th century French composer Henri Challan (1910–1977) and edited by Associate Professor of Bassoon Ryan Romine, D.M.A., was recently published by…

Stage makeup students recently completed a lab unit called Glam Squad where they had the choice of drag, runway or glam rock makeup. Students researched…

Adjunct Associate Professor of Bass Trombone, Euphonium and Tuba Jeff Cortazzo, D.M.A., recently authored and published his first children’s book, “The Five Birds and the…

Distinguished Artist-in-Residence, Chair of Keyboard Division and Professor of Piano John O’Conor, Mus.D., was invited to be on the jury of the Shenzhen International Piano…

Students from the theatre design and production program (stage management emphasis) participated in a virtual masterclass on Monday, Nov. 27, with Tony Award-winning stage manager…

Professor Emeritus of Music Education David Zerull, Ph.D., established the Dr. David S. Zerull Endowed Fund for Music Education Student Teachers at Shenandoah Conservatory of…