Conservatory Spotlight

Niess ’20 Selected to Compete in National Trumpet Solo Competition

Caeley Niess ’20 auditioned and was selected to compete in the National Trumpet Solo Competition being held from March 14, through March 16, at the…

Continue reading Niess ’20 Selected to Compete…

SCAA Students Collaborate with Conservatory Dance Majors to Present Winter Showcase Performance

The Shenandoah Conservatory Arts Academy (SCAA) Performing Dance Ensembles under the direction of Adjunct Assistant Professor of Dance Mary Robare, B.A., presented their Winter Showcase…

Continue reading SCAA Students Collaborate with Conservatory…

(SU)PERcussion Celebrates Marimba Gift During Concert

At the (SU)PERcussion fall concert Nov. 4, the (SU)PERcussion Ensemble honored Winchester resident Martha Edmiston, who donated a beautiful Musser Marimba to the percussion studio.…

Continue reading (SU)PERcussion Celebrates Marimba Gift During…

Lipner Presents Vibraphone and Improvisation Clinic for Percussion Studio

Internationally famous jazz vibraphonist and composer Arthur Lipner presented a vibraphone and improvisation clinic with the (SU)PERcussion department Nov. 14.

Continue reading Lipner Presents Vibraphone and Improvisation…

Jackson ’19 Awarded Strong Scholarship

Music education major Nick Jackson ’19 was awarded one of the two $5,000 scholarship awards from the Hattie M. Strong Foundation to defray costs during…

Continue reading Jackson ’19 Awarded Strong Scholarship

Mary Elizabeth Bowden Appointed Assistant Professor of Trumpet

Gold medal Global Music Award winner joins Shenandoah Conservatory

Shenandoah Conservatory has appointed classical trumpeter and gold medal Global Music Award winner Mary Elizabeth Bowden, M.M., as assistant professor of trumpet beginning August 2019.…

Continue reading Mary Elizabeth Bowden Appointed Assistant…

Shenandoah Performing Arts Students Collaborate In Radical Experiment

Student Performance Week Breaks New Ground

Being a leader doesn’t mean you have all of the answers; it just means you know how to find the people who do.” Jenna Barricklo…

Continue reading Shenandoah Performing Arts Students Collaborate…

Banks Debuts As Evan Hansen On Broadway

Shenandoah Student Is First Person Of Color To Play Tony-Winning Musical's Title Role

Roman Banks ’21 made history on Wednesday, Dec. 12, when he became the first person of color to play the title role in the Tony-winning…

Continue reading Banks Debuts As Evan Hansen…

Composer Residency with Newman Culminates in Premiere of New Work, “NOVEL ROMANCE”

On Dec. 5, and Dec. 6, Director of Composition and Coordinator of New Music Jonathan Newman, M.M., participated in a guest composer residency at the…

Continue reading Composer Residency with Newman Culminates…