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Amy Bormet

Bormet Releases New Album with Violinist Melinda Rice

Adjunct Associate Professor of Jazz Piano Amy Bormet, M.M., has released a new album, “Music Takes Us Everywhere,” in collaboration with violinist Melinda Rice. The…

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Alexa Guadagnoli '26 Performing on the disney Fantasy

Shenandoah Dance Alum Travels the Globe Aboard the Disney Fantasy

Alexa Guadagnoli ’24 finishes her first contract with The Walt Disney Company

By Jace Gibson ’26 In summer 2025, Alexa Guadagnoli ’24 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in dance) began a contract as a performer for Disney Cruise…

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Candace Evans

Candace Evans Guest Directs Shenandoah Conservatory’s Production of ‘Hänsel und Gretel’

Shenandoah Conservatory welcomes acclaimed opera director Candace Evans as guest director for its upcoming production of “Hänsel und Gretel” (Hansel and Gretel) by Engelbert Humperdinck.…

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Kit Wilder

Wilder Serves as Fight Director for ‘Macbeth’ at Santa Cruz Shakespeare

Adjunct Instructor of Theatre Kit Wilder, B.A., will serve as fight director for “Macbeth” this summer at Santa Cruz Shakespeare, a leading regional theatre company…

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Theatre Students and Faculty Present Stage Combat Demonstration at The Village at Orchard Ridge

Theatre Students and Faculty Present Stage Combat Demonstration at The Village at Orchard Ridge

Several Shenandoah Conservatory theatre students presented a stage combat demonstration at The Village at Orchard Ridge on April 1, as part of a community outreach…

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Dance students and faculty choreograph Act II’s ‘Dream Pantomime,’ exploring movement, storytelling and cross-disciplinary collaboration

Opera Meets Dance in ‘Hänsel und Gretel’

Dance students and faculty choreograph Act II’s ‘Dream Pantomime,’ exploring movement, storytelling and cross-disciplinary collaboration

At Shenandoah Conservatory, interdisciplinary collaboration provides students with unique opportunities to expand their experience across the performing arts. This spring, the Dance Division lends its…

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Tim Robblee Conducts AMIS European High School Honor Band in Scotland

Robblee Conducts AMIS European High School Honor Band in Scotland

Director of Bands and Associate Professor of Conducting Timothy J. Robblee, Ph.D., conducted the 2026 Association for Music in International Schools (AMIS) European High School…

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Nathan Diaz

Diaz ’24 Joins Original Company of New Musical ‘Basura’

Nathan Diaz ’24 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre) has joined the original company of the new musical “Basura,” which will premiere at Alliance…

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Mathilde Handelsman

Handelsman ’20 Appointed Assistant Professor at Wake Forest University

Mathilde Handelsman ’20 (Doctor of Music Arts in Performance) was recently appointed assistant professor of piano performance at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina,…

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