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Music Education Program Shines at Annual VMEA Conference

Music Education Program Shines at Annual VMEA Conference

Shenandoah Conservatory’s music education program traveled to Norfolk, Virginia, for the annual Virginia Music Educators Association​ (VMEA) conference held Nov. 20, through Nov. 23. All…

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Symphony Orchestra, Conservatory Choir, Joel Puckett

Shenandoah University Commissions and Performs New Work by Puckett ’99 for Sesquicentennial Celebration

Symphony Orchestra and Conservatory Choir to Premiere Work in Special Concert

Shenandoah University’s sesquicentennial celebration continues with the presentation of “150 Years Young,” a concert honoring the university’s legacy and future, at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday,…

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Shenandoah Alumnus Named Assistant Superintendent in Fauquier County, Virginia

Matthew Yonkey ’03 has been named the assistant superintendent of administration for Fauquier County Public Schools in Virginia. He began his career in Fauquier County…

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New ‘Perennial Order’ Album Features J. Aaron Hardwick and Julian Crowhurst

New ‘Perennial Order’ Album Features Hardwick ’21, ’22 and Crowhurst ’13

The album “Perennial Order – Suite for Orchestra” was released last month as a digital single album on the BR-KLASSIK (ARD Klassik) international label. It…

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Jesse Terry

Jesse Terry Appointed Interim Director of CMED and Visiting Assistant Professor of Music

Shenandoah Conservatory announces the appointment of award-winning songwriter, performer and educator Jesse Terry, B.M., as interim director of contemporary musicianship & entrepreneur development (CMED) and…

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Sunday Art in the Park series with Reston Town Center Association and Reston Community Center

Sunday Art in the Park Culminates an Outstanding Season with Two Final August Performances

Presented by Reston Community Center and Reston Town Center Association in partnership with Shenandoah Conservatory

The 2025 season of Sunday Art in the Park with Shenandoah Conservatory — a nine-year partnership that showcases the extraordinary faculty, students, alumni and friends…

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Conservatory Performs 2025/26 Grant Awards

Celebrating a Legacy: Shenandoah Conservatory’s Landmark 150th Anniversary Season Made Possible by Philanthropic Support

Shenandoah Conservatory proudly recognizes the generous support of donors, sponsors and foundations whose contributions are making the conservatory’s landmark 2025/26 season possible. As the conservatory…

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