Conservatory Spotlight

The Loaf Rises

The Recipe for a National College Improv Tournament-Winning Musical Comedy Team

Shenandoah University is home to the nation’s top college comedy improv team. Shenandoah’s improv group, The Loaf, beat out 127 other teams to win the…

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Brass Students Perform on Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage

Brass students performed works featuring a variety of soloists on the Millennium Stage at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington,…

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Psychology of Music Students Share Research in Ruebush Hallway

Students in the Psychology of Music (MUTH 331) class presented research posters on the development of musical preference in the Ruebush Hall hallway on Monday,…

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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…

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Trumpet Studio Studies with U.S. Air Force and LA Phil Musicians

The Shenandoah Conservatory Trumpet Studio welcomed U.S. Air Force trumpeter and Maryland Symphony Orchestra principal trumpet Nathan Clark, who presented a masterclass on Wednesday, March…

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Stephen McKinley Henderson Participates in a Three-day Residency at Shenandoah Conservatory

Award-winning Broadway, film and television actor and consummate teacher Stephen McKinley Henderson visited Shenandoah Conservatory Tuesday, April 16, through Thursday, April 18, to coach and…

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2019 Jazzathon and John Kirby Day Celebration

Shenandoah Conservatory, NAACP of Winchester and Old Town Winchester Partner To Host Events

Shenandoah Conservatory, the NAACP of Winchester and Old Town Winchester have partnered again this year to combine the John Kirby Day Celebration with the 2019…

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Comedy Improv Troupe The Loaf Wins Nationals in Chicago

The Theatre Division’s student-run comedy improv troupe, The Loaf, won first place out of 128 universities at the College Improv Tournament national competition on Saturday,…

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Dance Performs and Participates in 2019 Mid-Atlantic South Regional Conference of the ACDA

Members of the Shenandoah Conservatory Dance Division traveled to Meredith College in Raleigh, North Carolina, during spring break to participate in the 2019 Mid-Atlantic South…

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Benefit Performance on Campus & Staged Readings at Bright Box Theater of Musical ‘Lilac’

Musical theatre majors Jack Murphy ’20 and Bailey Baker ’20 have been working on “Lilac,” a musical which began as a scene with Playwrights student…

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