Conservatory Spotlight

Sunday Art in the Park series with Reston Town Center Association and Reston Community Center

Sunday Art in the Park Culminates an Outstanding Season with Two Final August Performances

Presented by Reston Community Center and Reston Town Center Association in partnership with Shenandoah Conservatory

The 2025 season of Sunday Art in the Park with Shenandoah Conservatory — a nine-year partnership that showcases the extraordinary faculty, students, alumni and friends…

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Maevon Gumble

Maevon Gumble Appointed Visiting 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, LP, as visiting assistant professor of…

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Shenandoah’s CCM Vocal Pedagogy Institute Awards Lifetime Achievement Award to Melissa Cross

Shenandoah’s CCM Vocal Pedagogy Institute Awards Lifetime Achievement Award to Melissa Cross

Celebrated "Scream Queen" Honored for Transforming Contemporary Commercial Music Voice Training

The Contemporary Commercial Music (CCM) Vocal Pedagogy Institute recently honored Melissa Cross with this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award. The award, presented annually to honor a…

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Shenandoah University To Hold Special Performance To Benefit SSMT Living Legacy Endowment Fund

Original ‘Jersey Boy’ J. Robert Spencer headlines ensemble cast of Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre alumni

Shenandoah University is bringing back a cast of Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre (SSMT) alumni for a special night of performances to benefit the SSMT Living…

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Cameron Elliott Appointed Assistant Professor of Music Education, Instrumental

Shenandoah Conservatory announces the appointment of Cameron Elliott, M.M.Ed., as assistant professor of music education (instrumental emphasis) beginning this August. “I am elated to join…

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NW Works Chimers and Music Therapy Program Featured in VFIC Spring Newsletter

Shenandoah Conservatory’s NW Works Chimers initiative and music therapy program were featured in the spring 2025 newsletter produced by the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges…

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Costume Design Students Participate in Masterclasses with Esteemed Professional Artists

The theatre design and production costume design students participated in four masterclasses over the course of the 2024/25 academic year, with four exciting professional artists.…

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Ruane ’27 Awarded 2025 William Averitt Prize for Excellence in Composition

Erik Ruane ’27 (Bachelor of Music in Composition) was awarded the 2025 William Averitt Prize for Excellence in Composition for his wind ensemble work, “Hymn…

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Baldridge ’25 Explores SU’s Musical History in Dissertation Research

Polly Baldridge ’25 (Doctor of Musical Arts in Pedagogy – Voice) explored aspects of Shenandoah University’s (SU) rich musical history in her dissertation, “Singing Instructions…

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