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We Play Together: A Collaboration Between Music and Esports

Shenandoah Conservatory & Esports Program Collaborate in Unprecedented Exploration of Similarities between Music & Esports

Shenandoah Conservatory and the Esports program at Shenandoah University partner to present We Play Together: A Collaboration Between Music and Esports. This seminal, cross-disciplinary project…

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Weekly ’84 Receives 2021 Van Lawrence Fellowship Award

Auxiliary Adjunct Associate Professor of Voice and Co-Founder of the CCM Vocal Pedagogy Institute Edrie Means Weekly ’84, M.M., was awarded the 2021 Van Lawrence…

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Naumenko Featured in 2021 Grammy Award-winning Album

“Ethel Smyth: The Prison,” a project featuring Assistant Professor of Voice Fotina Naumenko, D.M.A., won a 2021 Grammy Award in the category of Best Classical…

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‘Jeannette’: Is It Theatre? Is It Film? YES!

Reflections on Crafting a Virtual Play in the Age of COVID-19

by Kit Wilder, director, “Jeannette” “Jeannette” is available for streaming on Conservatory Performs for You (CP4U) through Tuesday, April 6. Visit conservatoryperforms.org to learn more.…

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Bassoon Book by Romine Reviewed in Schweizer Musikzeitung

“Bassoon Reimagined,” a book written by Assistant Dean for Recruitment and Associate Professor of Bassoon Ryan Romine, D.M.A., was reviewed in the Schweizer Musikzeitung (The…

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Essay by Salley on Music by Schoenberg Published in Music Theory Online

Coordinator of Music Theory and Associate Professor of Music Theory Keith Salley, Ph.D., will be published in the upcoming issue of Music Theory Online. His…

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Sweitzer ’94, ’11 Featured in NPR Report for Work in COVID-19 Support Group

Adjunct Associate Professor of Music Therapy Tom Sweitzer ’94, ’11, M.A., was featured in the NPR report “Music Therapy Brings Solace to COVID-19 Patients and…

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Bassin Featured in News Special for Theatre Production Work During Pandemic

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Arts Management Joel Bassin, Ph.D., was featured in a WTVR CBS 6 News special for his work in producing live and…

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Bowden Joins Brevard Music Center Faculty for Summer 2021

Assistant Professor of Trumpet Mary Elizabeth Bowden, M.A., will join the trumpet faculty at the Brevard Music Center this summer with Neal Berntsen (Pittsburgh Symphony)…

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Spice Awarded RedNet Advanced Certification

Earlier this month, Assistant Professor of Music Production & Recording Technology Graham Spice, M.S., was awarded RedNet Advanced certification by Focusrite Pro. This certification is…

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