Shenandoah Conservatory

NW Works Chimers and Music Therapy Program Featured in VFIC Spring Newsletter

Shenandoah Conservatory’s NW Works Chimers initiative and music therapy program were featured in the spring 2025 newsletter produced by the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges…

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Costume Design Students Participate in Masterclasses with Esteemed Professional Artists

The theatre design and production costume design students participated in four masterclasses over the course of the 2024/25 academic year, with four exciting professional artists.…

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String Students Earn Spots in Distinguished Graduate and Summer Programs

Violinist Nicholas Whitley ’25 (Bachelor of Music in Performance) has been accepted as a teaching assistant at University of Miami’s Frost School of Music. He…

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Ruane ’27 Awarded 2025 William Averitt Prize for Excellence in Composition

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…

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Laurie McManus

McManus Presents Film-Music Research at Conference in New York City

Coordinator of Music Literature and Associate Professor of Music History & Literature Laurie McManus, Ph.D., will present some of her film-music research on Saturday, May…

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Ilyes ’24 Appointed Visiting Assistant Professor of Violin at Longwood University

Emily Ilyes ’24 (Doctor of Musical Arts in Performance) was appointed visiting assistant professor of violin at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia. She will teach…

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Huckle ’13 Joins Asia Tour of ‘Sunset Boulevard’

Nigel Huckle ’13 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre) has joined the Asia tour of “Sunset Boulevard” in the role of Artie Green. Huckle…

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Ben Howard Appointed Assistant Professor of Dance

Shenandoah Conservatory announces the appointment of Ben Howard, M.F.A., as assistant professor of dance (modern dance) beginning this August. He succeeds Associate Dean for Academic…

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Baldridge ’25 Explores SU’s Musical History in Dissertation Research

Polly Baldridge ’25 (Doctor of Musical Arts in Pedagogy – Voice) explored aspects of Shenandoah University’s (SU) rich musical history in her dissertation, “Singing Instructions…

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Voytko ’94 Cast as Mrs. Potts in North American Tour of Disney’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’

Kathy Voytko ’94 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre) was cast as Mrs. Potts in the North American tour of Disney’s “Beauty and the…

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