Conservatory

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,…

Elizabeth (Lizzie) Pearson ’25 (Bachelor of Music Therapy) recently conducted research at McGill University in Canada as a member of the Roy Pain Lab, working…

Donnie Hawkins ’27 (Bachelor of Music in Performance – Voice) will sing the national anthem for the Denver Nuggets NBA team’s game versus the San Antonio…

Michaela “Mikki” Brayboy ’22 (Bachelor of Arts in Recording & Audio Arts) recently appeared on “The Kelly Clarkson Show” alongside singer-songwriter and former adjunct faculty…

The Shenandoah Conservatory Commercial Rock Ensemble and Studio Big Band traveled to Spain and Portugal earlier this month as part of a Global Experiential Learning…

Director and Professor of Performing Arts Leadership & Management David Edelman, M.F.A., will retire from Shenandoah Conservatory at the end of the 2025/26 academic year.…

Coordinator of Music Literature and Associate Professor of Music History & Literature Laurie McManus, Ph.D., presented her paper, “Vocality as Mediator of Trauma in Post-#MeToo…

Shenandoah Conservatory is proud to host Los Angeles-based activist dance theater company CONTRA-TIEMPO for a dynamic creative residency this month. Known for their bold, multilingual…

Undergraduate students in Shenandoah Conservatory’s music therapy program recently attended the Mid-Atlantic Region of the American Music Therapy Association (MAR-AMTA)’s annual conference at Immaculata University…

The Shenandoah Conservatory guitar studio welcomed professor Alex Komodore from Metropolitan State University of Denver for a masterclass, lessons and conversation earlier this month. Komodore…