Conservatory Faculty News

Finnish composer Cecilia Damström visited Shenandoah Conservatory from Wednesday, Nov. 16, through Friday, Nov. 18, to celebrate the United States premiere performance of her new…

Hybrid Embedded Musicianship Tutor Sophia Alvini-Moore ’25 (Bachelor of Music in Performance – Cello), under the supervision of Adjunct Associate Professor of Musicianship Charlene Romano…

The Routledge Companion to Music Theory Pedagogy, edited by Leigh VanHandel, which includes a chapter by Adjunct Associate Professor of Musicianship Charlene Romano ’91, M.M.,…

Director of Opera and Associate Professor Ella Marchment, B.Mus., will direct the 2022 International Opera Awards ceremony at Teatro Real in Madrid, Spain, on Monday,…

Associate Professor of Cello Julian Schwarz, M.M., has performed a number of concertos with orchestras throughout the country this fall. He performed Beethoven’s “Concerto for…

Visiting Adjunct Professor of Voice Science Christian Herbst, Ph.D., Priv.-Doz., was listed among the top 2% of the world’s most cited scientists in his field…

Director of Opera and Associate Professor Ella Marchment, B.Mus., was invited to participate in a panel discussion on “Women in Art and Leadership” hosted by…

Students and faculty from the Music Production & Recording Technology (MPRT) and Collaborative Audio Arts (CAA) programs traveled to New York City to attend the…

Emily Mullen ’26 (Bachelor of Music in Music Education); Victor Brown Endowed Chair in Violin and Associate Professor of Violin Akemi Takayama, M.M.; and lead…

Leon Neto ’16 (Doctor of Musical Arts in Pedagogy – Voice) and Director of the Janette Ogg Voice Research Center and Associate Professor of Voice…