Study Voice at Shenandoah Conservatory
Choose Your Voice Program
Pursue your passion as an undergraduate voice student at Shenandoah Conservatory, where you will join a vibrant community of artists and learn from accomplished professors and guests whose expertise spans classical, musical theatre and contemporary commercial music. Through personalized mentorship grounded in professional experience, you’ll develop the artistry, technique and skills needed to build your future.
Get Involved & Elevate Your Experience
No matter what your major is, you can join one of the choirs, audition for the opera or take part in any one of the opportunities to sing a recital, collaborate on a showcase, create a ShenCoLAB project and more!
Sing with us! Students of any major can join a choir at Shenandoah University. Whether you are a veteran singer or new to singing – there is a choir at SU for you. Students enrolled in MUEN 312/313 receive credit towards fulfillment of the ShenEd Creative Expression requirement. We have a great singing community and want you to be a part of it! If you are interested in any choir, go ahead and register for your preferred ensemble!
Opera at Shenandoah Conservatory is open to all majors across campus to audition. The program aims to prepare students to enter an ever-changing industry by offering several different performance experiences.
Music therapy and music education students with great interest in performance are encouraged to audition for the Shenandoah Conservatory Performance Certificate program. The program allows students to study additional repertoire in the applied lessons, perform recitals and receive documentation of advanced performance abilities (without pursuing dual degrees). Moreover, the completion of a performance certificate informs graduate schools and future employers of the student’s advanced performance education and experience.
Our Students Say
Grace Ashby ’26
B.M. in Performance (Voice)
The best part of the vocal performance program at SU is the amazing faculty that we have the honor of working with!”
Jose Barrera-Garcia ’26
B.M. in Performance (Voice)
I chose SU because of the small, caring community.”
Mya Corby ’25
B.M. in Music Education (Voice)
The best part of choral music education at Shenandoah is how much the professors prepare you for the real world working environment. You get so many opportunities to teach!”
Violet Neikirk ’24
B.M. in Music Education (Voice)
The best part of choral music education at SU is the amount of teaching experience you get prior to student teaching. We have three additional semesters of field experience. In these placements, we teach micro-lessons and receive feedback from our professors and host teacher. As a senior, I feel prepared to go out into the workforce. The faculty at SU have done an exceptional job of preparing us for the next step.”
Lourdes Rodriguez ’23
B.M. in Performance (Voice)
I am so grateful for the stage experience I’ve gained and for my mentors and friends at Shenandoah, at this school you are signing up for a well-rounded education from the best people.”
Jessica Yorke ’26
B.M. in Music Education (Voice)
I chose SU because I fell in love with the intimate feel of the campus. The smaller class sizes allow many teaching opportunities and help to build strong relationships with my peers and professors.”
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.