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Mustakimov ’26 Wins First Prize at Johannes Brahms International Piano Competition

Pianist Timur Mustakimov ’26 (Artist Diploma) was awarded first prize at the International Johannes Brahms Competition in Austria. Along with a generous cash prize, he…

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Finn Releases New Music Video for Original Song, ‘Necessary Scars’

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Songwriting Juli Finn, B.M., recently released a new music video for her original song, “Necessary Scars.” “Necessary Scars” is a poignant…

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Payne ’79 Honored as 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient

Jerilynn Payne ’79 (Bachelor of Music Therapy) was announced as one of Shenandoah University’s 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients in the category of Service to…

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Bonds, Engen and Fitch Guest Direct and Choreograph Fall Musical Theatre Productions

‘Legally Blonde The Musical’ & ‘Waitress’

Shenandoah Conservatory welcomes Broadway artists DB Bonds, Brooke Engen and Andrew Fitch as guest directors and choreographers for two musical theatre productions in Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre…

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Transitioning to Dorico: A Practical Seminar for Professional Composers

The recent news of MakeMusic discontinuing Finale has had a seismic effect on the music community. After creating a path for Finale-users to move to…

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Book by Tierno on Polyphonic Mass Published by Boydell & Brewer

“The Polyphonic Mass in Early Lutheran Central Europe,” a book written by Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Literature Alanna Ropchock Tierno, Ph.D., was recently published…

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Opera Production Directed by Marchment Nominated for 2024 International Opera Awards

The production of Camille Erlanger’s “L’Aube rouge,” which was directed by Director of Opera and Associate Professor Ella Marchment, B.Mus., last October at Wexford Festival…

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Elhamalawy ’21 Cast in New York Theatre Workshop’s ‘We Live in Cairo’

Drew Elhamalawy ’21 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre) was cast in the role of Hassan for New York Theatre Workshop’s Off-Broadway production of…

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Medina ’25 Co-organizes Piano Festival and Competition in Guatemala

Jr Medina Romero ’25 (Master of Music in Performance) partnered with Alfonso Hernández to co-organize the Festival-Concurso de Piano “Luis Felipe Arias,” an emerging piano…

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Shenandoah Conservatory Awarded $7,000 Grant from Mid Atlantic Arts for Collaborative Project with Sweet Honey in the Rock®

Shenandoah Conservatory has received $7,000 in grant support from Mid Atlantic Arts in support of a collaborative university and community project with the Grammy-nominated African…

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