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Naumenko Featured in 2021 Grammy Award-winning Album

“Ethel Smyth: The Prison,” a project featuring Assistant Professor of Voice Fotina Naumenko, D.M.A., won a 2021 Grammy Award in the category of Best Classical…

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Okafor ’17 Featured in Opera Production with World-renowned Soprano Angela Brown

Soprano Victoria Okafor ’17 (Bachelor of Music in Performance) was featured in “Opera . . . from a Sistah’s Point of View” with world-renowned soprano…

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Gonzalez ’15 Wins Jefferson Award with Perdicaris for Work with Music Mission San Francisco

Violist Margaret Gonzalez ’15 (Bachelor of Music in Performance) was awarded the Jefferson Award along with Steve Perdicaris for their work with Music Mission San…

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Negruțiu ’13 Appointed Director of Piano Studies and Associate Professor of Piano at Northern Arizona University

Silvan Negruțiu ’13 (Doctor of Musical Arts in Performance) was appointed director of piano studies and associate professor of piano at Northern Arizona University (NAU)…

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‘Jeannette’: Is It Theatre? Is It Film? YES!

Reflections on Crafting a Virtual Play in the Age of COVID-19

by Kit Wilder, director, “Jeannette” “Jeannette” is available for streaming on Conservatory Performs for You (CP4U) through Tuesday, April 6. Visit conservatoryperforms.org to learn more.…

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Jazz Studies Explores Metric Modulations with Poole

The jazz studies program hosted saxophonist Thomas “Tommy” Poole during its virtual jazz forum session on March 8, which explored metric modulations in jazz improvisation.…

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Theatre Program Listed as #1 in Virginia by OnStage Blog

Shenandoah Conservatory’s theatre program was listed as the 2021 best college theatre program in Virginia by OnStage Blog. Visit www.onstageblog.com to learn more.

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Bassoon Book by Romine Reviewed in Schweizer Musikzeitung

“Bassoon Reimagined,” a book written by Assistant Dean for Recruitment and Associate Professor of Bassoon Ryan Romine, D.M.A., was reviewed in the Schweizer Musikzeitung (The…

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Music Therapy Program Launches Radio Listening Research Project to Help Dementia Patients

The music therapy program at Shenandoah Conservatory launched “RadioMe,” a partnership research project with the Cambridge Institute for Music Therapy Research at Anglia Ruskin University,…

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Oshiro ’21 Leads National Series of Anti-racism Workshops

Shana Oshiro ’21, MT-BC, (Master of Music Therapy) leads the Race & #RealTalk program, a national series of anti-racism workshops. The program incorporates music, group…

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