Music Undergraduate Spotlight

Jazz Ensemble Releases “BugaBlue” Compilation

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.”…

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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…

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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…

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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.…

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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…

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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…

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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.…

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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…

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