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Donah ’21 Cast in ‘Cats’ National Tour and Reed ’23 in ‘Waitress’ National Tour

Kelly Donah ’21 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre) is embarking on the national tour of “Cats” playing the role of Rumpleteazer. The tour…

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Tierno Featured in Docu-concert Performance of Josquin’s ‘Missa Pange lingua’

Auxiliary Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music History Alanna Ropchock Tierno, Ph.D., was featured in a docu-concert performance of Josquin’s “Missa Pange lingua.” The video was…

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Bradshaw ’22 Awarded 2021 William Averitt Prize for Excellence in Composition

Samuel Bradshaw ’22 (Bachelor of Music in Composition) was awarded the 2021 William Averitt Prize for Excellence in Composition for his percussion quartet “Bury Me…

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Sweigard ’16 Cast in North American Tour of ‘Pretty Woman: The Musical’

Kelsee Sweigard ’16 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre) was cast in the North American tour of “Pretty Woman: The Musical.” This first national…

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Pianist Handelsman ’20 Appointed to UNH Faculty & Performs at Tanglewood

Mathilde Handelsman ’20 (Doctor of Music Arts in Performance) was appointed lecturer of piano and director of the Piano Extension Program at the University of…

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Shenandoah Celebrates New Rankings, Continued Excellence in Academics

U.S. News & World Report ranks university as second-highest private school in Virginia among national universities

Shenandoah University celebrates another successful year by retaining its spot as the second-highest ranked Virginia private school among national universities in the 2022 U.S. News…

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Publication of Note | September 2021

Tunstall Smith, ed. “Richard Snowden Andrews: Lieutenant-Colonel Commanding the First Maryland Artillery (Andrews’ Battalion) Confederate States Army.” Baltimore, MD: Press of Sun Job Printing Office, 1910.

*Throughout 2021, the “Publication of Note” portion of the newsletter will highlight some of our director’s favorite histories and reminiscences published in the immediate decades…

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Artifact of the Quarter | September 2021

Carte-de-visite of John F. Colburn

Among the various images in MCWI’s growing collections is a carte-de-visite taken at the Addis Gallery in Washington, D.C. of John F. Colburn. A farmer…

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Virginia Business Ranks The State’s Most Powerful, Influential Leaders

President Tracy Fitzsimmons Earns Spot on the list for the Second Year in a row

Shenandoah President Tracy Fitzsimmons, Ph.D., is among eight local leaders who have earned a spot in Virginia Business Magazine’s Virginia 500 List. The Virginia 500,…

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Friday Faculty Spotlight: Fotina Naumenko

Meet Dr. Naumenko, an assistant professor of voice with a busy performance career and deep devotion to her students

Welcome to the Friday Faculty Spotlight, this week featuring Assistant Professor of Voice Fotina Naumenko, D.M.A., a soprano who balances teaching and an active performance…

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