Shenandoah Conservatory of Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.-based opera company IN Series announce a season-long partnership to collaboratively create three digital opera premieres for release in 2020 and 2021. ... Continue Reading SU and IN Series Collaborate…
Shenandoah University Premieres Virtual Performance of ‘We Will Rise’ Virtual Choir Showcases the Talents of 75+ Participants from Around the World
Shenandoah University has premiered “We Will Rise,” a virtual performance crafted to interpret the internationally acclaimed song “We Will Rise” composed by Stefan Youngblood ’85 (Bachelor of Music in Music Education) and 75 choir participants and ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University Premieres Virtual Performance…
Music Therapy Shifts Online with Focus on Telehealth
Shenandoah Conservatory’s music therapy program has quickly and effectively responded to the COVID-19 pandemic. On an academic level, music therapy faculty shifted course curriculum and clinical training to embrace telehealth. Some of the program’s ... Continue Reading Music Therapy Shifts Online with…
Actor Matthew Modine Visits Shenandoah Conservatory
American actor Matthew Modine visited Shenandoah Conservatory on Monday, Nov. 4. During his visit, Modine worked with senior acting students, led a scene study for sophomore acting majors and participated in a Q&A forum moderated by Director of ... Continue Reading Actor Matthew Modine Visits Shenandoah…
Niess ’20 Wins Navy Band Trumpet Audition
Caeley Niess ’20 recently won the trumpet audition with the United States Navy Band. Niess is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Music in Performance (Trumpet) and studies with Assistant Professor of Trumpet Mary Elizabeth Bowden, M.A. Only a small ... Continue Reading Niess ’20 Wins Navy Band…
Book by Stepniak on Reimagining Classical Music Performance Training in the U.S. Published by Routledge/CMS
“Beyond the Conservatory Model: Reimagining Classical Music Performance Training in Higher Education” by Dean of Shenandoah Conservatory Michael Stepniak, Ed.D., with music colleague Peter Sirotin, was published on Thursday, Sept. 19, by the leading ... Continue Reading Book by Stepniak on Reimagining…
Stephen McKinley Henderson Participates in a Three-day Residency at Shenandoah Conservatory
Award-winning Broadway, film and television actor and consummate teacher Stephen McKinley Henderson visited Shenandoah Conservatory Tuesday, April 16, through Thursday, April 18, to coach and mentor acting students, participate in a discussion with ... Continue Reading Stephen McKinley Henderson Participates in…
Research by Bingham ’18 and Schwartz Wins MAR AMTA Interdisciplinary Research Award
Martina Bingham '18 (Doctor of Musical Arts in Voice Pedagogy) and Adjunct Associate Professor of Music Therapy Beth Schwartz, M.A., received the Mid-Atlantic Region of the American Music Therapy Association (MAR AMTA) Interdisciplinary Research ... Continue Reading Research by Bingham ’18 and…
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 Gold medal Global Music Award winner joins Shenandoah Conservatory
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…
