The Big Little University Rising
The Symphony Orchestra and Clarinet Choir partner to celebrate works written by JUNO Award-winning composer Vivian Fung. Program highlights include Fung's new Concerto for Trumpet co-commissioned by the Shenandoah Conservatory Symphony Orchestra and featuring special guest soloist and Assistant Professor of Trumpet Mary Elizabeth Bowden, as well as Shaman Speaks for clarinet choir and Pizzicato.
Shenandoah Conservatory’s annual Jazzathon returns with a new name that pays homage to Winchester’s own John Kirby, the award-winning double bassist who collaborated with jazz greats such as Billie Holiday, Dizzy Gillespie and Benny Goodman among others. The festival features a full day of jazz and blues performed at outdoor venues across campus. Enjoy food […]
Ukrainian-born American pianist Inna Faliks demonstrates the beauty, timelessness and universal power of classical music with works by Bach, Chopin, Freidlin, Liszt, Mozart and Shchedrin.
Members of the Van Buren Winds present their spring concert featuring an array of works for chamber winds.
Shenandoah Conservatory’s vocal and choral ensembles join the EDGE Ensemble for an evening of works by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Caroline Shaw.
Set on Shenandoah Conservatory’s main proscenium stage and directed by our new Director of Opera Ella Marchment, The New World of Opera provides audiences with the full opera experience! This year’s program features the American premiere of Germaine Tailleferre’s four comic operettas, composed in the style of Rossini, Offenbach, Charpentier and Rameau. A pioneer in […]
Under the direction of Professor of Saxophone Timothy Roberts, members of the Saxophone Ensemble present their spring concert.
Under the direction of Assistant Professor of Percussion Karlyn Viña, members of the Percussion Ensemble present their spring concert focusing on the relationship between music and movement. This program features a world premiere by percussionist and composition major Chance Morris ’24, a collaboration with choreographers Christine West ’22 and Maggie DeFrees ’23, and solos featuring […]
Set on Shenandoah Conservatory’s main proscenium stage and directed by our new Director of Opera Ella Marchment, The New World of Opera provides audiences with the full opera experience! This year’s program features the American premiere of Germaine Tailleferre’s four comic operettas, composed in the style of Rossini, Offenbach, Charpentier and Rameau. A pioneer in […]
Set on Shenandoah Conservatory’s main proscenium stage and directed by our new Director of Opera Ella Marchment, The New World of Opera provides audiences with the full opera experience! This year’s program features the American premiere of Germaine Tailleferre’s four comic operettas, composed in the style of Rossini, Offenbach, Charpentier and Rameau. A pioneer in […]
Shenandoah Conservatory highlights the work of some of its most talented instrumental students with a special concert featuring a lineup of classical chamber music repertoire.
Assistant Professor of Percussion Karlyn R. Viña presents a free faculty recital featuring the world premiere of Lapse by Dale Trumbore, alongside other works for solo and chamber percussion that explore music’s connection with text. The program will conclude with chamber music collaborations featuring Akemi Takayama, Garrick Zoeter and Carlos Felipe Viña.
Under the direction of Craig Fraedrich, Jazz Combos present their spring concert featuring a diverse lineup of jazz standards.
Professor of Flute Jonathan Snowden and Assistant Professor of Piano Alexander Bernstein present a free concert featuring works for flute and piano.
The Wind Ensemble joins the Concert Band for an extraordinary end-of-year celebration featuring a program of old and new favorites from large and small band repertoire.
Shenandoah Conservatory’s combined choral ensembles present music from a wide variety of choral traditions featuring pieces curated, prepared and conducted by our graduate students in choral conducting.
ShenCoLAB culminates with a day-long Festival of Arts, Ideas & Exploration featuring a wide variety of exciting, innovative and provocative performances, presentations and other special events.
Professor of Saxophone Timothy Roberts presents a free faculty recital.
Dash Duo trumpeters Mary Elizabeth Bowden and David Dash partner with pianist Alexander Bernstein to present a free recital.
Ranky Tanky kicks off the season with an unforgettable opening concert featuring playful songs, soulful vocals and funky beats that celebrate the enduring spirit of the Gullah, while forging a new path for American music.
Join the EDGE Ensemble for an exploration of musical time in a colorful collection of contemporary music!
The Studio Big Band kicks off the jazz season with music by The Beatles and the iconic songwriting team of John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
Praised for his commanding and poetic performances of repertoire ranging from Bach to Zaimont, acclaimed American pianist Drew Petersen is a sought-after soloist, recitalist and chamber musician.
Kick off the Wind Ensemble season with a popular program of traditional American and English band repertoire, including Gustav Holst's Second Suite in F, based on English folk songs.
Guest clarinetist Rebecca Rischin presents a free recital.
Recognized as one of the leading American string quartets today, Jasper String Quartet celebrates the diverse array of compositional voices writing for string quartet in an evening of all-new music.
Kick off the Symphony Orchestra season with a performance exploring the humorous side of the classical canon.
In its stunning and evocative program Sunrise, Aizuri Quartet takes audiences on a musical journey that spans from the darkness of night to the dawn of a new day.
Professors Garrick Zoeter, Akemi Takayama and Karlyn Viña partner with members of the Percussion Ensemble to present a free chamber recital.
The Concert Band presents an evening of works for symphonic winds under the direction of Shaun Evans.