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
Shenandoah Conservatory Hosts The Essentially Ellington Regional High School Jazz Band Festival in Partnership with Jazz at Lincoln Center
Shenandoah Conservatory is hosting the esteemed Essentially Ellington Regional High School Jazz Band Festival in partnership with Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC) on Saturday, Jan. 19, in Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre on the main campus of Shenandoah ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Conservatory Hosts The Essentially…
Mary Elizabeth Bowden Appointed Assistant Professor of Trumpet
Shenandoah Conservatory has appointed classical trumpeter and gold medal Global Music Award winner Mary Elizabeth Bowden, M.M., as assistant professor of trumpet beginning August 2019. Bowden succeeds Professor of Trumpet and Conducting Scott Nelson, ... Continue Reading Mary Elizabeth Bowden Appointed Assistant…
Shenandoah Performing Arts Students Collaborate In Radical Experiment
Being a leader doesn’t mean you have all of the answers; it just means you know how to find the people who do.” Jenna Barricklo '21 | Musical Theatre Major & Leader of the Student Performance Week project “NICU Lullabies & Nursery ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Performing Arts Students Collaborate…
Music Alumni
Research by Bingham ’18 Published in Music Therapy Perspectives
Research by Martina Bingham ’18 (Doctor of Musical Arts in Voice Pedagogy), was accepted as an article, “Defining the Therapeutic Singing Voice: An Analysis of Four Music Therapists’ Clinical Work,” for the journal Music Therapy Perspectives. It is ... Continue Reading Research by Bingham ’18 Published…
‘A Mother’s Will’ Wins Award At Film Festival In Toronto
The short documentary, "A Mother's Will," which was co-produced by two Shenandoah faculty members, was just selected as Best North American Documentary Short at the Alternative Film Festival in Toronto. It also won Best Documentary Short at the ... Continue Reading ‘A Mother’s Will’ Wins Award…
Shoremount ’75, ’84 Honored at the VMEA In-Service at The Homestead
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Education Paul E. Shoremount ’75, ’84, M.M.E., was honored at the Virginia Music Educators Association (VMEA) In-Service at The Homestead and inducted into Virginia Band and Orchestra Directors Association Hall of ... Continue Reading Shoremount ’75, ’84 Honored at…
