Composition Spotlight

Shenandoah Conservatory hosted its annual Conservatory Convocation last week, welcoming both returning and incoming students with an exhilarating start to the new academic year. The…

Shenandoah Conservatory celebrates Shenandoah University’s 150th anniversary with a landmark 2025/26 season of music, theatre and dance. Featuring hundreds of performances by world-class faculty, acclaimed…

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…

Dallas Symphony Orchestra (DSO) principal harpist Emily Levin met with Shenandoah Conservatory’s composition students earlier this month to offer insights on composing effectively for the…

Pianists Jean Lin ’26 (Artist Diploma) and Sarah Morris ’24, ’25 (Doctor of Musical Arts in Performance, Graduate Certificate in Performing Arts Health & Fitness),…

The recent news of MakeMusic discontinuing Finale has had a seismic effect on the music community. After creating a path for Finale-users to move to…

Shenandoah Conservatory is delighted to announce that Maria Manuela Goyanes, artistic director of Washington D.C.’s Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, will serve as its honored guest…

Shenandoah Conservatory of Shenandoah University (SU), a hub of activity for those seeking inspiration and entertainment in the Northern Shenandoah Valley, is thrilled to announce…

Alyson Zieg ’24 (Bachelor of Music in Performance) recently won a commission for Towson University’s Fall 2024 concert series, which will include performances at Towson…

Director of Composition, Coordinator of New Music and Associate Professor of Composition Jonathan Newman, M.M., is a resident at the Kimmel Harding Nelson (KHN) Center…