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…
Eady ’22 Wins College Woodwind Division of VMTA Concerto Competition
Clarinetist Erin Eady ’22 (Master of Music in Performance) won the college woodwind division of the Virginia Music Teachers Association (VMTA) Concerto Competition. She will perform at the VMTA fall ... Continue Reading Eady ’22 Wins College Woodwind…
Meyer Presents During NATS Reentry After COVID-19 Webinar
Director of the Janette Ogg Voice Research Center and Associate Professor of Voice (Baritone) and Vocal Pedagogy David Meyer, D.M., joined voice industry professionals from throughout the country to ... Continue Reading Meyer Presents During NATS Reentry…
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…
Sō Percussion Begins Digital Residency
Sō Percussion kicked off its digital residency week with an exclusive free livestream performance on Shenandoah Conservatory's Facebook page and Shenandoah University's YouTube channel on Tuesday, ... Continue Reading Sō Percussion Begins Digital Residency
VOCES8 Begins Virtual Residency with Choral Ensembles
The Vocal/Choral Division at Shenandoah Conservatory hosts the British vocal ensemble VOCES8 for a four-week virtual residency from Thursday, April 8, through Thursday, April 29. Members of the ... Continue Reading VOCES8 Begins Virtual Residency with…
Shenandoah’s Music Master’s Degree Programs Receive National Recognition Master of Music Education First in Intelligent.com Rankings
Shenandoah University’s music master's degree programs are ranked third in Intelligent.com’s list of top 50 master’s in music degree programs in the U.S. for 2021. The university’s composite score is ... Continue Reading Shenandoah’s Music Master’s Degree Programs…
Music Therapy Program Launches Radio Listening Research Project to Help Dementia Patients
The music therapy program at Shenandoah Conservatory launched “RadioMe,” a partnership research project with the Cambridge Institute for Music Therapy Research at Anglia Ruskin University, in ... Continue Reading Music Therapy Program Launches Radio…
Oshiro ’21 Leads National Series of Anti-racism Workshops
Shana Oshiro ’21, MT-BC, (Master of Music Therapy) leads the Race & #RealTalk program, a national series of anti-racism workshops. The program incorporates music, group discussions and educational ... Continue Reading Oshiro ’21 Leads National Series…
Shenandoah Conservatory Announces Winners of the 2020/21 Student Soloists Competition
Shenandoah Conservatory announces the winners of the 2020/21 Student Soloists Competition (SSC) on behalf of the SSC committee. The final round of the competition was held at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Conservatory Announces Winners of…
Fall 2020 Honors Chamber Music Recital Winners Announced
Shenandoah Conservatory announces the student chamber ensembles advancing to the Honors Chamber Music Recital performance. https://youtu.be/W7Bz_Mr2DD4 Johannes Brahms: Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major, ... Continue Reading Fall 2020 Honors Chamber Music…
Nine Voice Students Place and Receive Honors in (NATS) Competition
Shenandoah Conservatory’s voice students had a strong showing in the Virginia National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) competition on Jan. 29 and Jan. 30. The conference was held virtually ... Continue Reading Nine Voice Students Place and…
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…
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…
Kraemer ’21 Featured in 257th Army Band ‘Carol of the Bells’ Video
Drummer Nick Kraemer ’21 (Master of Music in Performance) was featured in a virtual performance of “Carol of the Bells” with the Silver Line Sax ensemble produced by the 257th Army ... Continue Reading Kraemer ’21 Featured in 257th…
Clarinet Students Eady ’22 and Mattson ’24 Place in MTNA Virginia State Level Competition
Clarinet students Peter Mattson ’24 (Bachelor of Music in Performance) and Erin Eady ’22 (Master of Music in Performance) have won the Virginia state level of the MTNA (Music Teachers National ... Continue Reading Clarinet Students Eady ’22 and…
Violist Choi ’22, with Seoul Quartet, Wins 2020 Manhattan Competition
Violist Shi-Young Choi ’22 (Master of Music in Performance) — along with her ensemble colleagues of Seoul Quartet, which includes two of her sisters — won the 2020 Manhattan Competition. Winners will ... Continue Reading Violist Choi ’22, with Seoul…
Meadows Appointed to Advise Governor on Creation of Virginia State Music Therapy License
Director of Music Therapy Studies, Coordinator of Graduate Music Therapy and Associate Professor of Music Therapy Anthony Meadows, Ph.D., MT-BC, was appointed to the Advisory Board on Music Therapy to ... Continue Reading Meadows Appointed to Advise Governor…
Shenandoah Conservatory Awarded $21,650 in Grant Support for Guest Artist Engagement
Shenandoah Conservatory has been awarded three grants to support Performing Arts Live and Shenandoah New Music, two of the conservatory’s premier guest artist series. The grants, totaling $21,650, ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Conservatory Awarded $21,650 in…
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…
Equity in Music Therapy Article by Leonard Published in Music Therapy Perspectives
“A Problematic Conflation of Justice and Equality: The Case for Equity in Music Therapy,” an article by Assistant Professor of Music Therapy Hakeem Leonard, Ph.D., MT-BC, was accepted for publication ... Continue Reading Equity in Music Therapy Article…
Meyer Co-authors Article on Safe Singing During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Director of the Janette Ogg Voice Research Center and Associate Professor of Voice (Baritone) and Vocal Pedagogy David Meyer, D.M., co-authored “Safer Singing During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: What We ... Continue Reading Meyer Co-authors Article on Safe…
Wilkins ’78 Promoted to Artistic Advisor for Education and Community Engagement at the Boston Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Wilkins ’78 (Bachelor of Music in Music Education) was promoted to serve as the artistic adviser for education and community engagement, a new position at the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Visit ... Continue Reading Wilkins ’78 Promoted to Artistic…
Kraemer ’21 Performs All Four Parts of ‘Transmigration’ for Personal Musicianship Project
Nicholas Kraemer ’21 (Master of Music in Performance) performed all four parts of “Transmigration" for marimba quartet by Phil Richardson for his Personal Musicianship Project. Kraemer studies with ... Continue Reading Kraemer ’21 Performs All Four…
Music Therapy Program Releases ‘Keep Your Head Up‘ Video Cover to Cultivate Community
The music therapy program released “Keep Your Head Up,” a community song project designed to help students feel connected to each other and the program as a whole. Experientially, it also sought to ... Continue Reading Music Therapy Program Releases ‘Keep…
Hardwick ’21 Shares Orchestral Insights with Local High School Chamber Orchestra
J. Aaron Hardwick ’21 (Doctor of Musical Arts in Performance – Conducting) was invited by Steve Vutsinas, award-winning orchestra teacher at Grassfield High School in Chesapeake, Virginia, to work ... Continue Reading Hardwick ’21 Shares Orchestral Insights…
Weekly Celebrates World Voice Day with Video Featuring Students
Auxiliary Adjunct Associate Professor of Voice and Co-Founder of the CCM Vocal Pedagogy Institute Edrie Means Weekly ’84, M.M., celebrated World Voice Day by creating ”I’m Singing Healthy for You,” a ... Continue Reading Weekly Celebrates World Voice Day…
Catinella ’20 Launches Virtual Bass Ensemble Project
Bassist Robert Catinella ’20 (Master of Music in Performance) spearheaded the Virtual Bass Ensemble, an online Facebook group to unite bass players from around the world by creating a virtual bass ... Continue Reading Catinella ’20 Launches Virtual Bass…
Phil Aguaglia of PaGu Batons Presents Lecture Presentation and Custom Baton Fitting
Phil Aguaglia of PaGu Batons presented a lecture presentation on baton history and fabrication at noon on Wednesday, Feb. 19 in Armstrong Hall, Room 39. He was also available for custom fittings from ... Continue Reading Phil Aguaglia of PaGu Batons…
Hillary Ridgley Appointed Assistant Professor of Music Education (Choral Emphasis)
Following a national search, Shenandoah Conservatory has appointed Hillary Ridgley, Ph.D., as assistant professor of music education (choral emphasis) beginning August 2020. She will join the music ... Continue Reading Hillary Ridgley Appointed Assistant Professor…
Foofat Joins Faculty During Wagner’s Spring 2020 Sabbatical
Shenandoah Conservatory welcomes conductor Nadège Foofat, D.M., for the spring 2020 semester when Conductor, Director of Orchestral Studies and Professor of Conducting Jan Wagner, Diploma and ... Continue Reading Foofat Joins Faculty During Wagner’s…
Shenandoah Conservatory Announces Winners Of The 2019/20 Student Soloists Competition
Shenandoah Conservatory announces the winners of the 2019/20 Student Soloists Competition (SSC) on behalf of the SSC committee. The final round of the competition was held at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Conservatory Announces Winners Of…
Shenandoah’s Sensory Friendly Concert Welcomes More Than 100 Guests
The Shenandoah Conservatory music therapy department teamed up with The Musical Autist to present a Sensory Friendly Concert on Friday, Nov. 15, in Goodson Chapel – Recital Hall. This event welcomed ... Continue Reading Shenandoah’s Sensory Friendly Concert Welcomes…
Edwards ’15 Featured in New Book on Training Contemporary Singers
Associate Professor of Voice, Coordinator of Musical Theatre Voice and Artistic Director of the Contemporary Commercial Music (CCM) Vocal Pedagogy Institute Matt Edwards ’15, D.M.A., was one of 26 ... Continue Reading Edwards ’15 Featured in New…
Jokubaviciute Collaboration with Midori Receives Critical Acclaim from The Washington Post
Assistant Professor of Piano Ieva Jokubaviciute, M.M., received a wonderful review by The Washington Post for her collaboration with Midori following the duo’s performance at the Library of Congress ... Continue Reading Jokubaviciute Collaboration with Midori Receives…
Guest Organist Hosts Seminar on ‘Composing for the Liturgy and for the Organ in Our Time’
Guest organist David Hurd hosts a seminar on “Composing for the Liturgy and for the Organ in Our Time” from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 8, in Goodson Chapel – Recital Hall. Hurd is widely ... Continue Reading Guest Organist Hosts Seminar on…