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Conservatory Performs 2026/27 Season

Breaking New Ground: Shenandoah Conservatory’s 2026/27 Season Celebrates Artistic Innovation and Community

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Building on the momentum of Shenandoah University’s landmark 150th anniversary, Shenandoah Conservatory launches its 2026/2027 season “Breaking New Ground,” a year that celebrates artistic excellence…

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Group photo of the Shenandoah Conservatory/Shenandoah University musical theatre class of 2026.

Musical Theatre Success Streak Continues

Shenandoah Conservatory graduates gain 100% representation yet again

For the fourth consecutive year, every new graduate of Shenandoah University’s Bachelor of Fine Arts in musical theatre program has secured representation with managers and…

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Jeremiah Shaw '11

Jeremiah Shaw ’11 Earns Chamber Music America’s Album of the Year

“Edge of the Storm,” the newest release from the Telegraph Quartet, featuring cellist and founding member Jeremiah Shaw ’11, (Bachelor of Music in music production…

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Headshots of 3 award winners

Three Honored With 2026 Algernon Sydney Sullivan Awards At Shenandoah University

Recent grads Amy Oleksy and Dylan Hill, staff member Elizabeth Albert earn national collegiate service award

Shenandoah University presented the 2026 Algernon Sydney Sullivan Awards to two recent graduates and a staff member in recognition of their service to others during…

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Jennifer Flitton Adams

Adams Designs Costumes for ‘Come From Away’ at Totem Pole Playhouse

Costume Designer and Associate Professor of Costume Design Jennifer Flitton Adams, M.F.A., recently designed the costumes for the regional premiere of “Come From Away” at…

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Jonathan Newman

Composition by Newman Featured on New Albany Records Release

Music by Director of Composition, Coordinator of New Music and Associate Professor of Composition Jonathan Newman, M.M., is featured on the newly released Albany Records…

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A group of individuals perform onstage during "Guys and Dolls."

Shenandoah University Receives Virginia Tourism Corporation Grant

VTC provides $10,000 for tourism marketing for Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre

Photo courtesy of C King Media Shenandoah University has received a $10,000 grant from the Virginia Tourism Corporation’s Marketing Leverage Program for Shenandoah Summer Music…

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SWARM and Esports Make Beautiful Music Together

Groups collaborate on first-ever esports composition competition to create a Shenandoah Esports anthem

During the 2026 spring term, Shenandoah Esports and the student-run record label SWARM Music Group did something new: they partnered to host an Esports Composition…

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MPRT students and faculty meet with senior specialist Yuri Lysoivanov of Shure

Shure Representative Leads Microphone Masterclass for Audio Students

Senior specialist Yuri Lysoivanov of Shure recently presented a masterclass on microphones and wireless microphone systems for students in the music production and recording technology…

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Golder O’Neill, Miles Fulwider CEO of ADK Microphones and Hannah Fitzgerald Head of Marketing at Abbey Road Institute

O’Neill Joins Audio Educators in Mexico City for Pan-American Audio Educators Conference

Director and Professor of Music Production & Recording Technology Golder O’Neill ’92, M.M.E., participated in the 2nd annual Pan-American Audio Educators Conference in Mexico City…

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