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…
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…
Shenandoah’s Music Master’s Degree Programs Receive National Recognition Master of Music Education First in Intelligent.com Rankings
Shenandoah University’s music master's degree programs are ranked third in Intelligent.com’s list of top 50 master’s in music degree programs in the U.S. for 2021. The university’s composite score is 96.05 on a scale of 100. Shenandoah beat out the ... Continue Reading Shenandoah’s Music Master’s Degree Programs…
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…
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…
Arts Management Masters is Now Online Earn your Shenandoah Performing Arts Leadership and Management Master's degree anywhere!
Starting in Fall 2019, the Performing Arts Leadership and Management (PALM) master's degree will be a fully online curriculum, giving you the opportunity to complete the program from anywhere around the globe. The new online program takes advantage ... Continue Reading Arts Management Masters is Now…
