Shenandoah Conservatory welcomes internationally acclaimed mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves as its featured guest for the 2023/24 American Icons series. She will be featured in an interview with Emanuel ... Continue Reading Denyce Graves Announced as 2023/24…
Smith Completes Term as President of Theatre Bay Area, Rejoins Board of Directors for Chanticleer
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Performing Arts Leadership & Management Anne Smith, D.P.A., recently completed a term as president of Theatre Bay Area and rejoined the Board of Directors for the ... Continue Reading Smith Completes Term as President…
Shenandoah Conservatory Announces 2023/24 Season Live music, theatre and dance from students, faculty and acclaimed guest artists
Shenandoah Conservatory announces its 2023/24 season of live music, theatre and dance. The Conservatory Performs season features dozens of opportunities to witness and experience the arts, including a ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Conservatory Announces 2023/24 Season…
Shenandoah Conservatory Announces 2022/23 Season Live music, theatre and dance from students, faculty and acclaimed guest artists
Shenandoah Conservatory announces its 2022/23 season of live music, theatre and dance. The Conservatory Performs season features dozens of opportunities to witness and experience the arts, including a ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Conservatory Announces 2022/23 Season…
Six PALM Students Explore Arts Leadership through GEL Trip to Greece
Six Performing Arts Leadership and Management (PALM) students, along with Director and Professor of Performing Arts Leadership & Management David Edelman, M.F.A., and Assistant Dean of ... Continue Reading Six PALM Students Explore Arts…
Ferrell Featured in Article Published by Education and Career News
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Dance Management and Performing Arts Leadership & Management Rebecca A. Ferrell, M.F.A., was featured in the article “Fulfilling a Vision: The Benefits of an Arts ... Continue Reading Ferrell Featured in Article Published…
PALM Students Explore Arts Leadership During GEL Trip to Greece
In July, seven students in the Performing Arts Leadership & Management program traveled to Greece for a Global Experiential Learning (GEL) trip with Director and Professor of Performing Arts ... Continue Reading PALM Students Explore Arts Leadership…
Live Music, Theatre and Dance Returns! Conservatory Performs 2021/22 Season Announcement
After more than a year of online performances, Shenandoah Conservatory announces the return of live, in-person music, theatre and dance to its academic season. The Conservatory Performs 2021/22 season ... Continue Reading Live Music, Theatre and Dance…
Five New Artist Educators Join Shenandoah Conservatory’s Renowned Faculty
Shenandoah Conservatory is thrilled to introduce a new cohort of exceptional artists and educators to its students and community. (Two of the conservatory’s seven searches have yet to be ... Continue Reading Five New Artist Educators Join…
Bassin Featured in News Special for Theatre Production Work During Pandemic
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Arts Management Joel Bassin, Ph.D., was featured in a WTVR CBS 6 News special for his work in producing live and virtual theatre experiences during the COVID-19 ... Continue Reading Bassin Featured in News Special…
Being Well Together Spring 2021 Focus A Shenandoah Conservatory Initiative
Pictured above: Associate Professor of Violin Akemi Takayama, M.M., and Ashley Crawford ’23 (B.M. in Performance) presented a duo concert for community members who received their first dose of the ... Continue Reading Being Well Together Spring 2021…
Edelman Re-elected to Social Theory, Politics and the Arts Board of Directors
Director and Professor of Performing Arts Leadership & Management David Edelman, M.F.A., was re-elected to the board of directors of Social Theory, Politics and the Arts at its annual meeting in ... Continue Reading Edelman Re-elected to Social Theory,…
Innovation and Creativity Bring Performances to Life Washington Post
Rewarding and reaffirming — those are two of three words that Courtney Reilly, executive director of performances and engagement at Shenandoah Conservatory, used to describe the past 10 months. And it ... Continue Reading Innovation and Creativity Bring Performances…
Edelman Writes Chapter for ‘Grassroots Leadership and the Arts for Social Change’ Primer
Professor and Director of Performing Arts Leadership & Management David Edelman, M.F.A., wrote “The Form and Pressure of the Time: Artistry and Activism in the 1980s,” a chapter in the forthcoming ... Continue Reading Edelman Writes Chapter for ‘Grassroots…
ShenCo Rising: COVID-19 Reopening Plan Shenandoah Conservatory's COVID-19 Reopening Plan
In addition to following Virginia and CDC guidelines, Shenandoah Conservatory continues to carefully review the most recent research and findings from industry-specific associations, in order to plan ... Continue Reading ShenCo Rising: COVID-19 Reopening Plan…
Kelly ’18, ’21 Announced Miss Virginia 2019
When Miss Virginia, Camille Schrier, was crowned Miss America 2020, the first runner up — our very own Dot Kelly ’18, ’21 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance, Master of Science in Performing Arts ... Continue Reading Kelly ’18, ’21 Announced Miss…
Students Study Arts Leadership in Greece During GEL Trip
From May 20 through May 31, 11 students traveled to Greece for the Summer Arts Leadership Institute GEL trip with Director and Associate Professor of Performing Arts Leadership & Management David ... Continue Reading Students Study Arts Leadership in…
Shenandoah Conservatory Well Represented Among Winners of This Year’s SUpr Summit
Several Shenandoah Conservatory undergraduate and graduate students across disciplines were recognized for their research and scholarship at this year’s Student Project & Research (SUpr) Summit on ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Conservatory Well Represented Among…
PALM Students Host Panel Discussion with Artists and Arts Managers Discussion Explores the Intersection of Gig Economy and Artist Wellness
Performing Arts Leadership & Management graduate students hosted four practicing artists/arts managers in a special panel discussion exploring the intersection between the gig economy and artist ... Continue Reading PALM Students Host Panel Discussion…
Arts management programs train future arts administrators Read the Article in The Washington Post
“We are on the cusp of enormous leadership changes in the arts in the United States,” says Ramona Baker, academic director for Goucher’s arts administration master’s program. “Literally every day I ... Continue Reading Arts management programs train future…
Arts Management Programs Train Future Arts Administrators By Beth Luberecki, Washington Post
“Our philosophy is that there’s nothing that can’t really be done online at this point,” says David Edelman, director of the performing arts leadership and management program at Shenandoah University ... Continue Reading Arts Management Programs Train Future…
Arts Management Masters is Now Online Earn your Shenandoah Performing Arts Leadership and Management Master's degree anywhere!
Starting in Fall 2019, the Performing Arts Leadership and Management (PALM) master's degree will be a fully online curriculum, giving you the opportunity to complete the program from anywhere around ... Continue Reading Arts Management Masters is Now…
Nina Ozlu Tunceli of Americans for the Arts to Speak at Shenandoah Conservatory
Nina Ozlu Tunceli, who currently serves as chief counsel of government and public affairs & executive director of the Americans for the Arts Action Fund, will speak at Shenandoah Conservatory’s ... Continue Reading Nina Ozlu Tunceli of Americans…
Jeff Poulin of Americans for the Arts to Speak at Shenandoah Conservatory
Arts Education Program Manager for Americans for the Arts Jeff M. Poulin will speak at Shenandoah Conservatory’s Performance Forum at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, April 13, in Armstrong Concert Hall, on the ... Continue Reading Jeff Poulin of Americans for…
Enlightening Internship Deepens Fellowship Winner’s Love of Dance
Erin Puskar ’15 is a dancer from head to toe and inside and out. She’s also a dance educator, graduate student and national fellowship winner – and she’s not even out of her early 20s. Puskar, of ... Continue Reading Enlightening Internship Deepens Fellowship Winner’s…
Shaping Lives: Multiple Generations Attend Shenandoah
The Shaffer-Barbera-Ironmonger family tradition began at Shenandoah approximately 90 years ago. The importance of this tradition is best summarized by Percy Ironmonger ’64, who said, “Shenandoah ... Continue Reading Shaping Lives: Multiple Generations Attend…
Lindé Hayen Herman – 1924-2013
Shenandoah Conservatory lost a dear friend and an accomplished faculty member in August. The celebrated actor and educator Lindé Hayen (Creekmore) Herman of Strasburg, Va., died on August 12, ... Continue Reading Lindé Hayen Herman – 1924-2013
PERFECTING THEIR CRAFT Shenandoah Conservatory Prepares Artists for Careers in Film, Television and New Media
Actor, author, director and filmmaker J.J. Ruscella, M.F.A., assistant professor of theatre/acting and director of Shenandoah Conservatory’s new acting program, and his artistic colleagues are on a ... Continue Reading PERFECTING THEIR CRAFT Shenandoah Conservatory…