Music Performance Alumni

Conservatory Graduate Credits His Current Career To Faculty Mentorship Received At Shenandoah

Maurice E. Goodwin ’14 is a senior speech language pathologist for the Texas Voice Center at the Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas. Within his…

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Fleming Performs Emperor Concerto with National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

Eoín Fleming ’20, ’22 (Bachelor of Music in Performance, Master of Music in Performance) performed Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major,…

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Jones ’04 and Okafor ’17 Perform at Lyric Fest

Professor of Voice Byron Jones ’04, D.M.A., traveled to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to perform a program with Lyric Fest earlier this month. He shared the program…

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Blake ’00 Writes and Directs New Play on Black Women’s Mental Health

Helen Hayes Award-winning actress Iyona Blake ’00 (Bachelor of Music in Performance) wrote and directed “Diagnosed,” a new play that seeks to break the stigma…

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Baldwin ’22 and Jones ’24 Perform with Sam Smith on SNL

Julian Baldwin ’22 (Bachelor of Music in Performance) and Matthew Jones ’24 (Doctor of Musical Arts in Performance) will perform as part of an a…

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Carrasco ’99 Appointed Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra of Mexico

Ludwig Carrasco ’99 (Bachelor of Music in Performance – Violin) was appointed artistic director and principal conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra of Mexico. Mexico’s…

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Violinists Mullen ’26; Sexton ’00, ’10; and Takayama Perform at Bluegrass Festival

Emily Mullen ’26 (Bachelor of Music in Music Education); Victor Brown Endowed Chair in Violin and Associate Professor of Violin Akemi Takayama, M.M.; and lead…

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Gumbs ’09 Performs with Jason Max Ferdinand Singers in Season Premiere Concert

Organist Nathaniel Gumbs ’09 (Bachelor of Music in Performance) performed with the Jason Max Ferdinand Singers during the ensemble’s season premiere concert “From Solace to…”…

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Williams ’21, ’23 Appointed Education Assistant at Richmond Symphony

Violist Anita Williams ’21, ’23 (Bachelor of Music in Performance, Master of Science in Performing Arts Leadership & Management) was recently appointed education assistant in…

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