Conservatory Faculty News

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Theory David Chavez, D.M.A., successfully defended his doctoral dissertation this month, earning a Doctor of Musical Arts in Music Composition…

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Dance Robyn Hart Schroth retired in May 2022 after 45 years of service to Shenandoah University. Born and raised in the…

Visiting Adjunct Professor of Voice Science Christian T. Herbst, Ph.D., was a member of an interdisciplinary team from Japan and Europe that studied how the…

Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Professor of Dance Ting-Yu Chen ’19, Ed.D., was recently selected to participate in the 2022/23 Senior Leadership Seminar with…

Assistant Professor of Percussion Karlyn Viña, D.M.A., served on the percussion faculty at the Interlochen Summer Arts Camp in Interlochen, Michigan, from mid-July through the…

Adjunct Associate Professor of Dance Mary Robare, B.A., recently served as a musical theatre dance instructor and showcase choreographer for the two-week Musical Theatre College…

“Spirituality and the Fugal Topos in the Secular Dramatic Works of Robert Schumann,” a chapter written by Assistant Professor of Music History Christopher Ruth, Ph.D.,…

Director and Professor of Performing Arts Leadership & Management David Edelman, M.F.A., has been invited to chair a research track on International Cultural Networks for…

Assistant Dean for Student Learning, Director of Acting and Associate Professor of Theatre Carolyn Coulson, Ph.D., traveled to Durham, U.K., to participate in the New…

Dean and Professor of Music Michael Stepniak, Ed.D., released his second book (this time as editor), “A More Promising Musical Future: Leading Transformational Change in…