Faculty News

Assistant Professor of Piano Pedagogy & Performance Marika Bournaki, M.M., and Associate Professor of Cello Julian Schwarz, M.M., performed and participated in a number of…

The Shenandoah Conservatory music therapy program celebrates 30 years of Chimers at Shenandoah University this year. VSA Chimers was established in 1994 under the direction…

This year, Shenandoah Conservatory students, faculty and alumni join together to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the music therapy program, which launched in September 1974.…

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Songwriting Juli Finn, B.M., recently released a new music video for her original song, “Necessary Scars.” “Necessary Scars” is a poignant…

The recent news of MakeMusic discontinuing Finale has had a seismic effect on the music community. After creating a path for Finale-users to move to…

“The Polyphonic Mass in Early Lutheran Central Europe,” a book written by Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Literature Alanna Ropchock Tierno, Ph.D., was recently published…

The production of Camille Erlanger’s “L’Aube rouge,” which was directed by Director of Opera and Associate Professor Ella Marchment, B.Mus., last October at Wexford Festival…

In August 2024, the Virginia Academy of PAs awarded Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Studies Michelle Gruver, D.M.Sc., with the Dr. James Cannon Humanitarian of…

Blayne Weaver, director in residence and adjunct professor of film production at Shenandoah University, co-stars in “Fluorescent Beast,” a black comedy directed by Paul Osbourne.…

Instructional Assistant and Dance Accompanist (Percussion) Daniel “D.K.” Kelly II ’18 (Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies) recently joined the National Football League’s Washington Commanders…