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Soste-Taffur ’25 Awarded 2025 Ben-Dov Family, Luminescence Foundation Scholarship

Samuel Soste-Taffur ’25 (Bachelor of Music Therapy) has been awarded the 2025 Ben-Dov Family, Luminescence Foundation Scholarship for music therapy. This $12,000 scholarship was created…

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Jennifer Steele Named Dean Of Shenandoah Conservatory

Steele to join Shenandoah University on July 1

Shenandoah University is pleased to announce that Jennifer Smolos Steele, Ph.D., has been named the new dean of Shenandoah Conservatory. Dr. Steele has held various…

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Yancey Announces Retirement After 30 Years of Service at Shenandoah

Costume Designer and Professor of Theatre and Costume Design Cheryl Yancey, M.F.A., has announced her retirement from Shenandoah Conservatory at the end of the 2024/25…

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Chen ’19 Announces Retirement After 28 Years of Service at Shenandoah

Associate Dean for Academic Success and Professor of Dance Ting-Yu Chen ’19, Ed.D., has announced her retirement from Shenandoah Conservatory at the end of the…

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New Interdisciplinary Graduate Music Therapy Program Launches This Fall

In partnership with Shenandoah University’s Division of Counselor Education, the Shenandoah Conservatory music therapy program has launched a new graduate degree, the Master of Arts…

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DSO Principal Harpist Emily Levin Offers Insights to Composition Students

Dallas Symphony Orchestra (DSO) principal harpist Emily Levin met with Shenandoah Conservatory’s composition students earlier this month to offer insights on composing effectively for the…

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Brady Performs in Concert Version of ‘Pete ‘n’ Keely’ at Carnegie Hall

Harold Herman Chair in Musical Theatre, Professor of Theatre and Music Director Patrick Brady performed in a sold-out concert performance of the Off-Broadway show “Pete…

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Elhamalawy ’21, Champe ’22 and Gil ’26 Participate in New Musical Workshop

Three musical theatre alumni will participate in a workshop for “The Lost Boys: The Musical,” a new musical based on the hit 1987 Warner Bros.…

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Karos ’18 Recognized as Outstanding Music Educator by MMEA

John Karos ’18 (Master of Music Education) has been recognized by the Maryland Music Educators Association (MMEA) as a 2025 Awards for Excellence recipient. Karos…

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