Conservatory Faculty News

On Jan. 22, the Shenandoah Conservatory Arts Academy (SCAA) Dance Ensembles, directed by Adjunct Auxiliary Associate Professor of Dance Mary Robare, B.A., performed at Armstrong…

Distinguished Artist-in-Residence, Chair of Keyboard Division and Professor of Piano John O’Conor, Mus.D., will return to Ireland at the beginning of March to perform Ludwig…

The Shenandoah Conservatory music therapy program presented its fall 2024 NW Works Chimers concert on Sunday, Dec. 8, in Armstrong Concert Hall. Conservatory students from…

“Processing Trauma Sonically in Ari Aster’s ‘Midsommar’ (2019): Hauntology, Harmonic Signifiers, and Diegetic Vocality,” an article written by Coordinator of Music Literature and Associate Professor…

A group of SU piano students and faculty attended a demonstration of Steinway & Sons’ Spirio piano at the Steinway Piano Gallery in North Bethesda,…

At least four albums featuring music performed, recorded and composed by Shenandoah Conservatory alumni and faculty have been nominated for 2025 Grammy Awards. ‘The Outsiders’…

Shenandoah Conservatory joins the larger community in mourning the passing of Dr. James “Jim” A. Kriewald, affectionately known as James, Jim, and “Doc.” Jim passed…

The Music Production and Recording Technology (MPRT) program sponsored a Global Experiential Learning (GEL) trip to New York City in October. The group participated in…

Director and Assistant Professor of Contemporary Music Rod Vester, Ph.D., released his first holiday EP, “Joy to the World,” on Nov. 8. This collection features…

Associate Professor of Cello Julian Schwarz, M.M., and Coordinator of Strings and Professor of Bass Donovan Stokes, D.M., will premiere a newly commissioned work by…