Faculty News

Welcome to this week’s installment of the Friday Faculty Spotlight, where you get to know members of Shenandoah University’s faculty. This time, we talk to…

Victor Brown Endowed Chair in Violin and Associate Professor of Violin Akemi Takayama, D.M.A., recorded with Grammy Award nominee and baritone Stephen Powell at the…

British set and costume designer Madeleine Boyd will serve as the guest set designer for Shenandoah Conservatory’s upcoming production of Benjamin Britten’s “A Midsummer Night’s…

Broadway legends Michael Park and Shannon Lewis are leading the creative team for Shenandoah Conservatory’s upcoming production of “Tuck Everlasting.” Park, who serves as the…

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…