Music
Pursue Your Passion for Music at Shenandoah Conservatory
Perform at the Highest Level
Shenandoah Conservatory helps you perform at the highest level on the stage, in the classroom, at the clinic, behind the scenes and more.
- Professional-level training
- Distinguished artist faculty
- Innovative music industry programs and performance opportunities
- Preparation for prestigious graduate programs worldwide
Music Programs
Ensembles
Shenandoah Conservatory is home to more than twenty instrumental, choral and dance ensembles presenting numerous performances each year. Most ensembles are open (by audition) to all Shenandoah University students, regardless of degree.
Music at Shenandoah
Classes and private lessons with expert performers, educators and clinicians
- Programs span the music industry
- Unique programs in jazz/commercial music and contemporary music/entrepreneurship
- Virginia’s oldest music therapy program
- Highly regarded music education program
- Students accepted by respected programs as the Chautauqua Institute, Kneisel Hall, Aspen Music Festival, The Pierre Monteux School, Adamant and the Idyllwild Summer Program
- Alumni perform in symphony orchestra and opera companies worldwide and serve as educators, therapists, and respected creatives in their communities
Music News
Shenandoah Conservatory Celebrates a Groundbreaking Year at 2026/27 Conservatory Convocation
Shenandoah Conservatory welcomed incoming and returning students to the 2026/27 academic year during its annual Conservatory Convocation on Wednesday, Sept. 2, in Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre. Centered…
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Nancy Blankfard Announced as 2026/27 Conservatory Convocation Speaker
Shenandoah Conservatory is delighted to announce that HGA’s Nancy Blankfard, FAIA and LEED AP, will serve as its honored guest and speaker for this year’s…
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Breaking New Ground: Shenandoah Conservatory’s 2026/27 Season Celebrates Artistic Innovation and Community
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Building on the momentum of Shenandoah University’s landmark 150th anniversary, Shenandoah Conservatory launches its 2026/2027 season “Breaking New Ground,” a year that celebrates artistic excellence…
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Shenandoah Conservatory faculty are active, supportive and masters of their craft.
- Passionate about the art of teaching
- Sought after as soloists, guest artists, and expert clinicians worldwide
- Highly engaged in their fields with deep networks
- In residence at prestigious summer festivals
- Experience ranging from performing at the Metropolitan Opera to conducting Grammy Award-winning choirs, composing music and serving on international competition juries
Music Alumni News
Clint Curfman ’24 Debuts with Disco-Pop Anthem
Clint Curfman ’24, a Bachelor of Music in performance graduate, has officially stepped into a new artistic chapter under the stage name Clint Westwood. Inspired…
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Hatfield ’22, ’26 to Make Lyric Opera of Chicago Debut in ‘Omar’
Soprano MiKayla Lynn Hatfield ’22, ’26 (Master of Music in Performance, Doctor of Musical Arts in Performance) will make her Lyric Opera of Chicago debut…
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Trần ’09 and Coleman ’18 Serve on ACDA East Engagement & Outreach Team
Shenandoah Conservatory alumni Timothy Little Trần ’09 (Bachelor of Music in Elect Studies) and Edryn J. Coleman ’18 (Doctor of Musical Arts in Music Education…
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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 features a wide variety of exciting, innovative and provocative performances, presentations, roundtable discussions and other special events.
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.