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Pit Orchestra

Patrick Brady, director

The Pit Orchestra plays for the musical theatre productions at Shenandoah Conservatory, including one musical each semester, a musical revue in January, and occasional musicals in concert. Recent productions include:

Musicals

  • Green Day’s American Idiot (college premiere) (2014)
  • Sunday in the Park with George
  • Sweeney Todd (2016)
  • Pippin 
  • The Most Happy Fella
  • Once on This Island
  • The Pajama Game
  • The Baker’s Wife
  • Carnival
  • Into the Woods (2013)

Revues

  • Tintypes
  • Beguiled Again: the Songs of Rodgers and Hart
  • Sweet and Hot: the Music of Harold Arlen

Musicals in Concert

  • Titanic
  • City of Angels (2016)
  • Parade
Saxophone student performing with jazz ensemble

Shenandoah Conservatory Invites

Experience the excitement of Shenandoah Conservatory’s music programs!

SHENANDOAH CONSERVATORY INVITES provides instrumental high school students multiple opportunities each year to make music with Shenandoah faculty, students and ensembles. Musicians playing string, brass, woodwind and percussion instruments will find events enabling intensive study with Shenandoah’s world-class faculty and the opportunity to make music alongside current conservatory students. Each of these events take place on Shenandoah’s beautiful Winchester campus.

Audition Information

Shenandoah Conservatory is committed to providing exceptional opportunities for our students aligned with preparation for 21st century careers in the arts. Visit the Ensemble & Production Auditions webpage for the most up-to-date information about auditioning for our music, theatre and dance ensembles and productions.