Associate Professor of Theatre and Music Director Patrick Brady has been named the Harold Herman Chair in Musical Theatre. The endowed chair provides Brady with additional financial support for related teaching and scholarship opportunities. “With ... Continue Reading Brady Named Harold Herman Chair…
Celebrating Hal Herman’s Legacy with the Virtual Opening of the Harold Herman Lab Theatre
Shenandoah Conservatory recently celebrated the opening of a new state-of-the-art teaching and student performance space: the Harold Herman Lab Theatre. In that virtual celebration, we provided an overview of the space, remembered our beloved Harold ... Continue Reading Celebrating Hal Herman’s Legacy with…
Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre Returns to In-Person Performances with ‘Grease’ “Grease” is the Word.
Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre (SSMT) announces its return to in-person performances with an upcoming production of the smash hit musical “Grease.” This will be a departure from the standard season for SSMT, which typically produces three shows each ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre Returns…
We Play Together: A Collaboration Between Music and Esports Shenandoah Conservatory & Esports Program Collaborate in Unprecedented Exploration of Similarities between Music & Esports
Shenandoah Conservatory and the Esports program at Shenandoah University partner to present We Play Together: A Collaboration Between Music and Esports. This seminal, cross-disciplinary project seeks to explore the similarities in practice, pedagogy ... Continue Reading We Play Together: A Collaboration…
Naumenko Featured in 2021 Grammy Award-winning Album
“Ethel Smyth: The Prison,” a project featuring Assistant Professor of Voice Fotina Naumenko, D.M.A., won a 2021 Grammy Award in the category of Best Classical Solo Vocal Album. The world premiere recording of Dame Ethel Smyth's last large-scale work ... Continue Reading Naumenko Featured in 2021 Grammy…
Lisko ’19 Provides Audio Support to Major Sports Networks at Super Bowl LV
Joey Lisko ’19 (Bachelor of Music in Music Production & Recording Technology) had a very exciting and exhausting day at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, before and after Super Bowl LV! In addition, prep work also started several weeks ... Continue Reading Lisko ’19 Provides Audio Support…
Innovation and Creativity Bring Performances to Life Washington Post Features Shenandoah Conservatory
Rewarding and reaffirming — those are two of three words that Courtney Reilly, executive director of performances and engagement at Shenandoah Conservatory, used to describe the past 10 months. And it goes almost without saying, this word as well: ... Continue Reading Innovation and Creativity Bring Performances…
SU and IN Series Collaborate on Unprecedented Digital Opera Season
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…
