Conservatory Faculty News

Director of Opera and Associate Professor Ella Marchment, B.M., will direct Rossini’s “L’Inganno Felice” at Opera Festival of Chicago. Marchment also serves as the artistic…

Director of Opera and Associate Professor Ella Marchment, B.M., and MiKayla Lynn Hatfield ’22 (Master of Music in Performance – Voice) traveled to Little Rock,…

The United Kingdom (U.K.) premiere of Mark Adamo’s “Little Women” as directed by Director of Opera and Associate Professor Ella Marchment, B.M., was listed as…

Following a national search, Shenandoah Conservatory is delighted to announce the appointment of Colin Davin, M.M., as director of the guitar studio and associate professor…

The recording of the complete “Sonate a Quattro” by Rossini featuring Assistant Professor of Cello Julian Schwarz, M.M., was nominated for Classical Recording of the…

The short film “Noisy” written and directed by Visiting Associate Professor of Acting Cedric Hill, B.A., was selected to screen at The American Pavilion Emerging…

Assistant Dean for Student Learning, Director of Acting and Associate Professor of Theatre Carolyn Coulson, Ph.D., organized the session “Teaching Medieval Drama to Today’s Students”…

Distinguished Artist-in-Residence, Chair of Keyboard Division and Professor of Piano John O’Conor, Mus.D., performed Beethoven’s “Emperor Concerto” with the Madison Chamber Orchestra as conducted by…

Assistant Professor of Voice (Soprano) Fotina Naumenko, D.M.A., recently collaborated with the Skylark Vocal Ensemble, composer Greg Brown and best-selling author Dan Brown (author of…

Chair of Instrumental Division, Coordinator for Conservatory in the Community and Professor of Saxophone Timothy Roberts, D.M.A., enjoyed an intense spring semester of performing and…