Music Performance Spotlight

Austin Thorpe Appointed Choral Artist-in-Residence and Director of Conservatory Choir

Shenandoah Conservatory announces the appointment of Austin Thorpe, Ph.D., as choral artist-in-residence and director of the Conservatory Choir beginning August 2022. “I’m so delighted that…

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Zieg ’24 Awarded Mostly Modern Festival Fellowship

Alyson Zieg ’24 (Bachelor of Music in Performance – Trumpet) received a fellowship to attend and perform at the Mostly Modern Festival (MMF) in Saratoga…

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Conservatory Choir and Shenandoah Voices – Spring 2022 Performance Highlights

The Conservatory Choir and Shenandoah Voices traveled to Upperville, Virginia, to perform a traditional high-Anglican Evensong service at Trinity Episcopal on Sunday, March 6. Frequent…

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Music Students Embark on 2022 New Music in New York GEL Trip

A small group of composition and performance students from Shenandoah Conservatory embarked on the third New Music in New York Global Experiential Learning (GEL) trip…

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Aguirre ’24 Selected to be Emerging Artist at Seagle Festival

Elías Aguirre ’24 (Bachelor of Music in Performance) was selected to participate in the Emerging Artists program at Seagle Festival in Schroon Lake, New York…

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Trumpet Ensemble Advances to Live Round of National Trumpet Competition

The Shenandoah Conservatory Trumpet Ensemble advanced to the live round of the National Trumpet Competition (NTC) after competing in a virtual preliminary round. The 2022…

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Artist Reflections on the Student Soloists Competition Experience

On Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, several Shenandoah Conservatory music students performed with the Symphony Orchestra as featured soloists after winning the 2021/22 Student Soloists Competition…

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Estaniel ’23 Serves as Assistant Stage Manager of IN Series’ ‘Othello/Desdemona’

Vanessa Estaniel ’23 (Bachelor of Music in Performance) will serve as the assistant stage manager for the IN Series’ upcoming opera production “Othello/Desdemona.” The production…

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Harp Students Embark on U.K. Tour and Record at Abbey Road Studios

Shenandoah Conservatory harp students Brynn Olden ’25 (Bachelor of Music in Performance) and Serenity Flores ’25 (Bachelor of Music in Performance) received an invitation to…

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