Conservatory Faculty News

Chen ’19 Receives 2023 Hearts for the Arts Award by Shenandoah Arts Council

On Tuesday, Oct. 24, Associate Dean for Academic Success and Professor of Dance Ting-Yu Chen ’19, Ed.D., was honored with the 2023 Hearts for the…

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Chen ’19 Serves as Expert in Dance for Virginia Commission for the Arts’ Advisory Panel

Associate Dean for Academic Success and Professor of Dance Ting-Yu Chen ’19, Ed.D., has accepted an invitation from Virginia Commission for the Arts’ Executive Director…

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Opera Directed by Marchment Nominated for International Opera Award

The opera production of “Le Roi de Lahore” (The King of Lahore) directed by Director of Opera and Associate Professor Ella Marchment, B.Mus., and presented…

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Research by Herbst on Cat Purring and Human Singing Published in Current Biology

Research by Visiting Adjunct Professor of Voice Science Christian T. Herbst, Ph.D., was recently published in Current Biology, a highly respected scientific journal (impact factor…

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Covert Performs in Chicago Premiere of Henson’s ‘Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas’

Director of Musical Theatre, Coordinator of Recruitment for Musical Theatre, Charles B. Levitin Chair in Musical Theatre and Associate Professor of Theatre Kevin Covert, B.F.A.,…

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Roberts Performs with Symphony Orchestra, XIX World Saxophone Congress, Royal Conservatory Orchestra, Dallas Symphony Orchestra This Fall

This fall, Chair of the Instrumental Division and Professor of Saxophone Timothy Roberts, D.M.A., performed Henri Tomasi’s Concerto for Alto Saxophone with the Shenandoah Conservatory…

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Niess and The Capitol Bones Perform in Utah, Virginia and Washington, D.C.

Director of Jazz & Commercial Music and Associate Professor of Trombone Matthew Niess, D.M.A., and The Capitol Bones were headliners at the International Trombone Festival…

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Robblee Serves as Clinician and Instructor for Three Mid-Atlantic School Districts

Director of Bands and Associate Professor of Conducting Tim Robblee, Ph.D., was busy during the “back-to-school” season serving as a clinician/instructor at inservice days for…

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