Music Undergraduate Spotlight

Music Therapy Program Leads

Faculty, Students & Alumni Innovate

Shenandoah University’s music therapy program is further distinguishing itself as a leader in the field, through additions to the program itself and innovative research and…

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Jarvis ’20 Awarded 2017 William Averitt Prize for Excellence in Composition

Award-winning Solo Piano Composition "Coax" to be Performed by Assistant Professor of Piano Ieva Jokubaviciute at EDGE Ensemble Concert

Grayson Jarvis ’20 was awarded the 2017 William Averitt Prize for Excellence in Composition for his piece, “Coax.” His composition for solo piano will be…

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MT Shines at World Congress of Music Therapy

Shenandoah Music Therapy Students Perform Closing Song at International Conference

Ten Shenandoah University Music Therapy students helped close out the 15th World Congress of Music Therapy in Japan with a song. The students were there,…

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Shenandoah University to Host Ninth Annual National Jazz Workshop

Week-long Event Features Concerts Free And Open To Public

Shenandoah University will host its ninth annual National Jazz Workshop (NJW) from Sunday, July 9, through Friday, July 14. The six-day intensive program features nearly…

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Mark G. Meadows Appointed Adjunct Assistant Professor of Jazz

Meadows will Serve as the Fall Sabbatical Replacement for Dr. Bob Larson

Shenandoah Conservatory has appointed Mark G. Meadows, G.P.D., as adjunct assistant professor of jazz beginning August 2017. Meadows will serve as the sabbatical replacement for…

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Marisol Norris Appointed Visiting Assistant Professor of Music Therapy

Shenandoah Conservatory has appointed Marisol Norris, M.A., MT-BC, as a visiting assistant professor of music therapy beginning August 2017. Norris will teach undergraduate and graduate…

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Trumpet Ensemble to Perform at Prestigious Conference

Group Will Appear at 2017 International Trumpet Guild Conference

The Shenandoah Conservatory Trumpet Ensemble has been invited to perform at the 2017 International Trumpet Guild (ITG) Conference in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The conference begins Tuesday,…

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Shenandoah Conservatory Jazz Ensemble and Winchester-Frederick County Bar Association Partner to Raise Funds for Legal Aid and Scholarships

First-Ever Jazz4Justice Fundraising Event Slated For April 9 at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema

The Shenandoah Conservatory Jazz Ensemble presents, “Jazz Goes to the Movies,” at 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 9, at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema (181 Kernstown…

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It’s Never Too Late to Start Over Again

Jay Daniels ’20 traveled a winding, sometimes dispiriting road to Shenandoah, but he remained intrepid, and is starting on a new path, using some of the hard-won lessons of the past as stepping stones.

In his 28 years of life, Jay Daniels ’20, has been many things: a 911 dispatcher, a television master control operator, radio advertising salesman, part-time…

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Paul DiFranco: Lights, Camera Music

Distinguished Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Production & Recording Technology Paul DiFranco’s career as an in-demand music supervisor continues, to the benefit of his students.

His career in music supervision began with a song. A very famous song. A song you probably know, in some form or another. Hear the…

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