Conservatory Faculty News

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…

“Practical Jazz Piano: A Comprehensive Method,” a new self-published book by Harrison Endowed Chair in Piano, Director of Jazz Studies and Associate Professor of Jazz…

Associate Adjunct Professor of Music Theory Matthew Herman, D.M.A., received an honorable mention in the 2020 Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Distinguished Composer Competition for…

Shenandoah Conservatory’s voice students had a strong showing in the Virginia National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) competition on Jan. 29 and Jan. 30.…

Anna Lee van Buren Endowed Chair in Clarinet, Coordinator of Winds and Percussion and Professor of Clarinet Garrick Zoeter, M.M.; Coordinator of Strings and Professor…

Director of the Janette Ogg Voice Research Center and Associate Professor of Voice (Baritone) and Vocal Pedagogy David Meyer, D.M.; Richard Lewellen ’15 (Master of…

A recording of Associate Professor of Voice and Director of Choral Activities Matt Oltman, D.M.A., conducting the combined University of Nebraska Choirs singing “They Shall…

Assistant Professor of Cello Julian Schwarz, M.M., participated in a number of live, in-person performances; presented a virtual masterclass; and was featured in a podcast…

“Brahms in the Priesthood of Art: Gender and Art Religion in the Nineteenth-Century German Musical Imagination,” a book written by Coordinator of Music Literature and…

Pictured above: Associate Professor of Violin Akemi Takayama, M.M., and Ashley Crawford ’23 (B.M. in Performance) presented a duo concert for community members who received…