The Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Auxiliary Adjunct Associate Professor of Jazz and Trumpet Craig Fraedrich, M.M., recently presented its second virtual compilation, "BugaBlue." Students ... Continue Reading Jazz Ensemble Releases “BugaBlue” Compilation
(SU)PERcussion Day Celebrates Successful Day of Clinics, Concerts and More
(SU)PERcussion Day was held on Sunday, Feb. 23, in Armstrong Concert Hall and welcomed a large group of high school and middle school percussionists who enjoyed a full day of percussion clinics and a ... Continue Reading (SU)PERcussion Day Celebrates Successful Day…
MPRT Students Visit ATR Services
Music production & recording technology (MPRT) students visited ATR Services in York, Pennsylvania on Friday, Feb. 21. They participated in an analog tape calibration seminar given by Dan Labrie. ... Continue Reading MPRT Students Visit ATR Services
Garrett ’20 and Craig ’20 Awarded Strong Scholarships
Music education majors Morgan Craig ’20 and McKenzie Garrett ’20 were awarded $5,000 scholarship awards from the Hattie M. Strong Foundation (HMSF) to defray costs during student teaching in the ... Continue Reading Garrett ’20 and Craig ’20…
Spring 2020 Jazz Seminar Series
The jazz studies program announces the spring 2020 Jazz Seminar Series. These sessions are held at 3 p.m. on Fridays in Armstrong Hall, Room 39. These events are free and open to the public; however, ... Continue Reading Spring 2020 Jazz Seminar Series
Undergraduate Curricula Boldly Reimagined at Shenandoah Conservatory World-class Performing Arts Training, Redefined
After an intensive two-year process of analysis and review, Shenandoah Conservatory announces newly redesigned undergraduate curricula across all 17 undergraduate degrees in music, theatre and dance. ... Continue Reading Undergraduate Curricula Boldly Reimagined at…
Genelec Representative Presents Workshop on Monitors and Speakers for MPRT Students
Genelec Director of Educational Sales Dave Maclaughlin presented a workshop on monitors and speakers on Wednesday, Feb. 6, for the music production & recording technology program. ... Continue Reading Genelec Representative Presents Workshop on…
Conservatory Students Participate in 2020 Global Game Jam
More than 20 participants took part in the Global Game Jam hosted at Shenandoah University from Friday, Jan. 31 through Sunday, Feb. 2, including several Shenandoah Conservatory students. The event ... Continue Reading Conservatory Students Participate in 2020…
Natalie Brooke ’18 Featured in the DCist
Frederick-based keyboardist Natalie Brooke ’18 (B.M. in Jazz Studies) got her formal education studying classical music and jazz at the prestigious Shenandoah Conservatory in Virginia. She got her ... Continue Reading Natalie Brooke ’18 Featured in…
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…
Saxophone Ensemble Performs at International Saxophone Symposium
The Shenandoah Conservatory Saxophone Ensemble was invited to collaborate with the saxophone ensemble from the University of Maryland at the International Saxophone Symposium in January at George ... Continue Reading Saxophone Ensemble Performs at International…
Jazz Students Explore New Orleans for GEL Trip
Six conservatory students traveled to New Orleans in January for a Global Experiential Learning (GEL) trip led by Auxiliary Adjunct Associate Professor of Jazz and Trumpet Craig Fraedrich, M.M., and ... Continue Reading Jazz Students Explore New Orleans…
Shenandoah Conservatory Hosts The Essentially Ellington Regional High School Jazz Band Festival in Partnership with Jazz at Lincoln Center
Shenandoah Conservatory is hosting the esteemed Essentially Ellington Regional High School Jazz Band Festival in partnership with Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC) on Saturday, Jan. 18, in Ohrstrom-Bryant ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Conservatory Hosts The Essentially…
Trombone Studio Updates – Fall 2019
The Shenandoah Conservatory Trombone Collective recently performed at the Eastern Trombone Workshop at Towson University along with the Peabody Conservatory Trombone Ensemble and the University of ... Continue Reading Trombone Studio Updates – Fall…
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…
Niess ’20 Wins Navy Band Trumpet Audition
Caeley Niess ’20 recently won the trumpet audition with the United States Navy Band. Niess is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Music in Performance (Trumpet) and studies with Assistant Professor of ... Continue Reading Niess ’20 Wins Navy Band…
MPRT Students Visit NYC for Audio Engineering Society Convention
Students and faculty in the Music Production & Recording Technology program visited New York City to attend the 146th Audio Engineering Society (AES) Convention in October. The AES convention ... Continue Reading MPRT Students Visit NYC for…
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…
Article on Popular Music in Higher Education Published by CMS
“Popular Music in Higher Education: Finding the Balance,” an article by Harrison Endowed Chair in Piano, Director of Jazz Studies and Associate Professor of Jazz Piano Robert Larson ’08, D.M.A., was ... Continue Reading Article on Popular Music in…
Bassist Gross ’20 Performs with Ann Arbor Symphony
Henri Gross ’20 was contracted to play with the Ann Arbor Symphony, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The concert is Saturday, Oct. 12, and features major works by Dvořák, Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky and Towers. ... Continue Reading Bassist Gross ’20 Performs with…
Jason Robert Brown Visits Shenandoah
Tony Award-winning Broadway composer Jason Robert Brown visited Shenandoah Conservatory on Wednesday, Sept. 17, and Thursday, Sept. 18. During his visit, Brown was the featured guest at the ... Continue Reading Jason Robert Brown Visits Shenandoah
Line By Line Music Education Director’s New Book Published in September
Director of Music Education and Professor of Music Education Stephanie Standerfer, Ph.D. has written a new book, "Line by Line: A Progressive Staff Method for Elementary Music Literacy," which was ... Continue Reading Line By Line Music Education…
A Dream Internship Work At Legendary Recording Engineer’s Chicago Studio Further Inspires Recent MPRT Program Alumnus
Christopher Fenton ’19 wrapped up his years in Shenandoah Conservatory’s Music Production & Recording Technology (MPRT) program with an internship at Chicago’s Electrical Audio, founded by famed ... Continue Reading A Dream Internship Work At…
Steinway D Restored at Shenandoah Conservatory
Shenandoah Conservatory celebrated the restoration of the Steinway & Sons concert grand 532610 with a private reception and performance featuring piano faculty and students. Its classic ebony ... Continue Reading Steinway D Restored at Shenandoah…
Jazz Studies Announces Fall 2019 Seminar Series
The Jazz Studies department announces the fall 2019 Jazz Seminar Series. These sessions are held at 3 p.m. on Fridays in Armstrong Hall, Room 39. These events are free and open to the public; however, ... Continue Reading Jazz Studies Announces Fall 2019…
2019 CMI Participants Study Breadth and Diversity of Sacred Song
The Church Music Institute (CMI) meets every summer during the last two weeks of June as part of a three-year cycle studying the work of a church musician. This summer CMI studied the breadth and ... Continue Reading 2019 CMI Participants Study Breadth…
Music Therapy Program Partners with Kyoto University for Research on Dementia Care in Japan
The music therapy program established a research partnership with Distinguished Visiting Lecturer of Conservatory Academics Ryuji Ueno, Ph.D., and Kyoto University neurology department for a major ... Continue Reading Music Therapy Program Partners with…
O’Neill ’92 and Frey ’19 Install Immersive Audio Dolby Atmos Suite
Director and Associate Professor of Music Production & Recording Technology (MPRT) Golder O'Neill ’92, M.M.E., and Instructional Assistant for MPRT Joshua Frey ’19 (Bachelor of Music in MPRT) ... Continue Reading O’Neill ’92 and Frey ’19…
11th Annual National Jazz Workshop Celebrates Successful Week at Shenandoah
The National Jazz Workshop was held on the campus of Shenandoah University from July 14 through July 19. This was the 11th year for the workshop and it featured four large jazz ensembles directed by ... Continue Reading 11th Annual National Jazz Workshop…
Cantus Singers Explore Austria During Strudel, Steins and Song GEL Trip
From May 25 through June 6, members of the Cantus Singers traveled to Austria for the Strudel, Steins and Song GEL trip with Professor of Voice, Choral Conducting and Choral Music Karen Keating, ... Continue Reading Cantus Singers Explore Austria During…
Conservatory Alumnus Wins Drum Mastery Contest Daniel 'D.K.' Kelly ’18 snags trip to London, thousands of dollars worth of gear and more in Shure competition
When Daniel “D.K.” Kelly II ’18 began his studies at Shenandoah Conservatory, he arrived as a musician steeped in gospel and marching band traditions. But after four years in the jazz studies program, ... Continue Reading Conservatory Alumnus Wins Drum Mastery…
Music Education Students Visit Instrument Repair Facility
Music education majors in the Instrumental Field Experience class took a road trip to Mizell Music in Hagerstown, Maryland, on Friday, May 10, to experience the workings of a full-service repair ... Continue Reading Music Education Students Visit Instrument…
Apgar ’20 and Harney ’20 Awarded Judith Ruebush Townsend Scholarship in Music Therapy
Music therapy majors Avery Apgar ’20 and Nicole Harney ’20 were awarded the Judith Ruebush Townsend Scholarship in Music Therapy. This scholarship, created in 2017, supports juniors in the music ... Continue Reading Apgar ’20 and Harney ’20…
Conservatory Student Wins Gilman Scholarship Madeleine Bohnett ’20 To Use Funds For Musicology Studies In Austria
Shenandoah Conservatory music performance major (violin) Madeleine Bohnett ’20 will study musicology abroad this summer with the support of a $5,000 Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, ... Continue Reading Conservatory Student Wins Gilman Scholarship…
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, D.C., on Tuesday, April 16, under the ... Continue Reading Brass Students Perform on Kennedy…