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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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Tim Robblee conducts Wind Ensemble

Wind Ensemble Invited to Perform at Prestigious CBNDA Conference in February 2027

The Shenandoah Conservatory Wind Ensemble has been invited to perform at the 2027 College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) National Conference being held Wednesday, Feb.…

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Maevon Gumble

Maevon Gumble ’27 Appointed Assistant Professor of Music Therapy

Shenandoah Conservatory announces the appointment of Maevon Gumble ’27 (Doctor of Musical Arts in Pedagogy – Voice), M.M.T., MT-BC, LPC, as assistant professor of music…

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Alexa Guadagnoli '26 Performing on the disney Fantasy

Shenandoah Dance Alum Travels the Globe Aboard the Disney Fantasy

Alexa Guadagnoli ’24 finishes her first contract with The Walt Disney Company

By Jace Gibson ’26 In summer 2025, Alexa Guadagnoli ’24 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in dance) began a contract as a performer for Disney Cruise…

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Candace Evans

Candace Evans Guest Directs Shenandoah Conservatory’s Production of ‘Hänsel und Gretel’

Shenandoah Conservatory welcomes acclaimed opera director Candace Evans as guest director for its upcoming production of “Hänsel und Gretel” (Hansel and Gretel) by Engelbert Humperdinck.…

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