Faculty News

Welcome back to Shenandoah’s Friday Faculty Spotlight, where we all get to know our faculty better. This week, the spotlight is on Director for Transformative…

Director of Contemporary Music, Coordinator for Conservatory in the Community and Assistant Professor of Contemporary Music Rod Vester, Ph.D., and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Vocal…

Several Shenandoah Conservatory music students were invited by graduate Chinese students to perform at a special Chinese New Year Celebration hosted by the Embassy of…

The Shenandoah Conservatory Arts Academy (SCAA) Performing Dance Ensembles performed for a large and enthusiastic audience on Jan. 13, in Armstrong Hall on Shenandoah University’s…

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Voice (Soprano) Natalie Conte, M.M., was recently awarded the Sam Hall Memorial Scholarship. The $1,000 scholarship supports mature voices who are…

Assistant Professor of Voice (Soprano) Fotina Naumenko, D.M.A., sang on the album “Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil,” recently released by the Clarion Choir under the leadership of…

The Studio Big Band was selected to perform at the Jazz Education Network‘s annual conference in Orlando, Florida, in January during the holiday break. Ensemble…

Last semester, Assistant Professor of Trumpet Mary Elizabeth Bowden, M.A., toured and taught in three countries. She began the fall by returning to Busan, Korea,…

Adjunct Associate Professor of Musicianship Charlene Romano ’91, M.M., performed throughout the region in December, most notably as a guest artist on a concert sponsored…

Assistant Professor of Flute Julietta Curenton, M.M., will give the New York premiere of “Niiji Memories,” a flute concerto written for her by Dr. James…