Perform at the Highest Level
Shenandoah's music programs provide you with professional-level training for your career in the performing arts. Hone your performance skills in classes and lessons taught by distinguished artist faculty. Conservatory students enrolled in instrumental and vocal studies routinely gain acceptance into prestigious graduate schools throughout the country and abroad. They attend such respected programs as the Chautauqua Institute, Kneisel Hall, Aspen Music Festival, The Pierre Monteux School, Adamont and the Idyllwild Summer Program. Many of our graduates hold positions with national and international symphony orchestras and opera companies. Shenandoah's renowned composition faculty members specialize in new music, and their work is performed worldwide. Students' original works are also performed in ensemble and solo settings.
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Music at Shenandoah
Shenandoah’s music programs provide you with professional-level training for your career in the performing arts. Hone your performance skills in classes and lessons taught by distinguished artist faculty. Conservatory students enrolled in instrumental and vocal studies routinely gain acceptance into prestigious graduate schools throughout the country and abroad. They attend such respected programs as the Chautauqua Institute, Kneisel Hall, Aspen Music Festival, The Pierre Monteux School, Adamont and the Idyllwild Summer Program. Many of our graduates hold positions with national and international symphony orchestras and opera companies.
Music News

Shenandoah Conservatory Celebrates 5th Annual ShenCoLAB
More than 250 students, faculty and staff participated in Shenandoah Conservatory’s fifth annual ShenCoLAB this past week. Twenty-three projects were led by 27 project leaders/co-leaders and presented in collaboration with more than 200 conservatory ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Conservatory Celebrates 5th Annual…

Conservatory Choir Presents U.S. Premiere of ‘The Gun Mass’
The Conservatory Choir presents the U.S. premiere of “The Gun Mass” during the Shenandoah Sings concert at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, April 14, in Armstrong Concert Hall. The new choral work features music by Jamie Powe and text by Haley Hodges ’16 (Master ... Continue Reading Conservatory Choir Presents U.S. Premiere…

Alumni Return to Celebrate at the 2023 Conservatory Alumni Reunion
Shenandoah Conservatory welcomed approximately 200 alumni for its 2023 Conservatory Alumni Reunion held on the main campus of Shenandoah University from Friday, March 31, through Sunday, April 2. The weekend kicked off with a Pit Party at Abrams ... Continue Reading Alumni Return to Celebrate at…
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Students and Faculty Collaborate on Biomedical Research Presented at ISMRM & ISMRT Annual Meeting & Exhibition in Canada
Several Shenandoah Conservatory students and faculty collaborated on biomedical research that was selected by the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) and International Society for MR Radiographers & Technologists ... Continue Reading Students and Faculty Collaborate on…

Saxophone Ensemble Embarks on First International Tour
The Shenandoah Conservatory Saxophone Ensemble has been invited to perform and study in Seville, Spain, and Paris, France, from Tuesday, May 23, through Friday, June 2. This will be the group's first international tour. Activities include a public ... Continue Reading Saxophone Ensemble Embarks on First…

Kelly II ’18 Opens Drum Orpheum Rehearsal Hall for Local Artists
Instructional Assistant and Dance Accompanist (Percussion) Daniel “D.K.” Kelly II ’18 (Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies) recently opened the Drum Orpheum Rehearsal Hall as part of M.E. Opus, a music and entertainment company based in Winchester, ... Continue Reading Kelly II ’18 Opens Drum…
Music Faculty
Shenandoah Conservatory’s prestigious music faculty are active, supportive and highly networked professionals. They perform roles at the Metropolitan Opera, conduct Grammy Award-winning choirs, compose music and serve on international competition juries. The faculty perform as soloists or guest artists in classical and jazz idioms, chamber ensembles and orchestras throughout the United States and abroad. Artist faculty are in residence at prestigious summer festivals, including Brevard, Kneisel Hall, Aspen Music Festival, the Pierre Monteux School, Interlochen and Adamont. Shenandoah’s Conservatory faculty are as passionate about performance as they are about the art of teaching.
ShenCoLAB
Shenandoah Conservatory turns over the programming and facilities to its students for a week of unbridled exploration, collaboration and creativity.
ShenCoLAB is the only such week of its magnitude and scope offered by a university performing arts program in the United States.
The week culminates in an extraordinary event: the Festival of Arts, Ideas & Exploration, which featured 27 performances and five presentations in the inaugural year!
Take a Virtual Tour of Shenandoah Conservatory
Shenandoah Conservatory is an exciting hub of collaboration and innovation. Here's a chance to take a quick look at all the spaces in which our students engage in rich and rewarding creative experiences in music, theatre, and dance.
We're an All-Steinway School
Great music stirs the heart and inspires the soul, and Steinway pianos are celebrated as the instruments used by renowned artists to cultivate their talent and produce great music. Similarly, uncompromising excellence in performing arts education sparks the imagination and inspires the future.
