The 127-year-old La Biennale di Venezia has invited Shenandoah Conservatory to perform as part of the 2022 Biennale Musica: Out of Stage in Venice, Italy. Working carefully with multiple partners, Director of Opera and Associate Professor Ella ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Conservatory Invited to Perform…
Music Therapy Program Partners with WMC to Launch Music Therapy Program
The Shenandoah Conservatory music therapy program has partnered with Valley Health to launch a music therapy program at Winchester Medical Center (WMC). Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Therapy Allison Terrell ’14, ’18 M.M.T., MT-BC, has been ... Continue Reading Music Therapy Program Partners with…
Harp Students Embark on U.K. Tour and Record at Abbey Road Studios
Shenandoah Conservatory harp students Brynn Olden ’25 (Bachelor of Music in Performance) and Serenity Flores ’25 (Bachelor of Music in Performance) received an invitation to participate in a once-in-lifetime U.K. tour opportunity, specially organized ... Continue Reading Harp Students Embark on U.K.…
Esports Course That Explores Music and Gaming Returns Class Teaches How Music Functions Within Video Games
Shenandoah University is excited to announce the return of a unique esports class this spring that will allow students to explore music and the role it plays in gaming and in society while also addressing global, cultural and social issues. The ... Continue Reading Esports Course That Explores Music…
Shenandoah Conservatory Launches New Undergraduate Program in Contemporary Musicianship and Entrepreneur Development
Shenandoah Conservatory will launch the Bachelor of Arts in Contemporary Musicianship & Entrepreneur Development (CMED) program in fall 2022, under the leadership of Director and Assistant Professor of Contemporary Music Rod Vester, Ph.D. ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Conservatory Launches New Undergraduate…
Vester Selected as One of the Top 30 Professionals of the Year by Musical America
Director and Assistant Professor of Contemporary Music Rod Vester, Ph.D., was selected as one of the Top 30 Professionals of the Year by Musical America. Rod Vester made a tough but sound decision during the pandemic summer of 2020. In the name of ... Continue Reading Vester Selected as One of…
Shores ’99 Mixes and Masters 2021 Latin Grammy Award-winning Classical Album
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Production & Recording Technology Dan Shores ’99, B.M., mixed and mastered “Latin American Classics” featuring Venezuelan pianist Kristhyan Benitez, the winner of Best Classical Album at the 2021 Latin Grammy ... Continue Reading Shores ’99 Mixes and Masters…
Brady Named Harold Herman Chair in Musical Theatre
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…
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…
