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 News
MPRT Students Visit NYC for Audio Engineering Society Convention
Twenty-seven Music Production & Recording Technology (MPRT) students and three Shenandoah Conservatory faculty members recently visited New York City to attend the 145th Audio Engineering Society (AES) Convention. The AES convention welcomes ... Continue Reading MPRT Students Visit NYC for…
Shenandoah Conservatory Celebrates World-renowned Composer Joseph Schwantner at 2018 Pulitzer Prize Composer Festival
Shenandoah Conservatory welcomes Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Joseph Schwantner with a retrospective of his works during this year’s Pulitzer Prize Composer Festival on Friday, Nov. 2, and Saturday, Nov. 3. The first concert, which features ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Conservatory Celebrates World-renowned Composer…
Students to Perform Work by Azerbaijani Composer for Kronos Quartet’s Fifty-for-the-Future Project
Director of Chamber Music and Professor of Viola and Chamber Music Doris Lederer, Diploma, Curtis Institute of Music, will work with select undergraduate students to rehearse and perform a new string quartet piece by Azerbaijani composer Franghiz ... Continue Reading Students to Perform Work by…
Music Alumni
MT Interviews with Ray Leone ’86, ’17 MT-BC
Ray Leone ’86, ’17 MT-BC Master of Music Therapy Bachelor of Music Ray’s Background My name is Ray Leone and I direct the medical music therapy program at Inova Healthcare. I actually didn’t study music therapy as my undergraduate degree. I was a ... Continue Reading MT Interviews with Ray Leone…
MPRT Students Visit NYC for Audio Engineering Society Convention
Twenty-seven Music Production & Recording Technology (MPRT) students and three Shenandoah Conservatory faculty members recently visited New York City to attend the 145th Audio Engineering Society (AES) Convention. The AES convention welcomes ... Continue Reading MPRT Students Visit NYC for…
Jackson ’12, ’16, ’19 Awarded (MAR AMTA) Graduate Research Award
Valerie Jackson ’12, ’16, ’19 (Bachelor of Music in Performance, Certificate in Music Therapy, Master of Music Therapy) was awarded the 2018 Mid-Atlantic Region of the American Music Therapy Association (MAR AMTA) Graduate Research Award for her ... Continue Reading Jackson ’12, ’16, ’19 Awarded…
