Conservatory Faculty News

Trombone Studio Updates – Fall 2019

The Shenandoah Conservatory Trombone Collective recently performed at the Eastern Trombone Workshop at Towson University along with the Peabody Conservatory Trombone Ensemble and the University…

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Harp Students Participate in Masterclass with Staff Sergeant Grace Bauson

Erin Roukous ’20 (Bachelor of Music in Music Education and Performance Certificate) and Hannah Fenoff ’20 (Bachelor of Music in Music Education) participated in a…

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Meadows Selected as NEA Research Panelist

Director of Music Therapy Studies, Coordinator of Graduate Music Therapy and Associate Professor of Music Therapy Anthony Meadows, Ph.D., MT-BC, was selected as a National…

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Edwards ’15 Serves as Pop/Rock Vocal Coach for Berntein’s ‘Mass’

Associate Professor of Voice, Coordinator of Musical Theatre Voice and Artistic Director of the Contemporary Commercial Music (CCM) Vocal Pedagogy Institute Matt Edwards ’15, D.M.A.,…

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Foofat Joins Faculty During Wagner’s Spring 2020 Sabbatical

Shenandoah Conservatory welcomes conductor Nadège Foofat, D.M., for the spring 2020 semester when Conductor, Director of Orchestral Studies and Professor of Conducting Jan Wagner, Diploma…

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Schwarz and Stokes Perform at Carnegie Hall

Assistant Professor of Cello Julian Schwarz, M.M, and Coordinator of Strings and Professor of Bass Donovan Stokes, D.M., performed at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie…

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Shenandoah’s Sensory Friendly Concert Welcomes More Than 100 Guests

The Shenandoah Conservatory music therapy department teamed up with The Musical Autist to present a Sensory Friendly Concert on Friday, Nov. 15, in Goodson Chapel…

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Shenandoah Conservatory Receives $3,000 Grant for World of the Piano Concert

Mr. Richard Lawson, treasurer for Crescent Cities Charities, Inc. presented Shenandoah Conservatory Dean and Professor of Music Michael Stepniak, Ed.D., with a $3,000 grant award…

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Shenandoah Students, Faculty and Alumni Well Represented at 2019 VMEA State Conference

Sixty-eight Shenandoah Conservatory music education majors traveled to the 2019 Virginia Music Educators Association (VMEA) state conference at the Homestead from Thursday, Nov. 21, through…

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Commissioned Work for Bowden and Fung Debuts March 2020

Assistant Professor of Trumpet Mary Elizabeth Bowden, M.A., and Canadian composer Vivian Fung received support from a New Music USA grant to commission Fung to…

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