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…
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…
Shenandoah University Student, Stoughton ’18 Wins Fulbright Award Conservatory Student to Conduct Musical Research in The Hague, Netherlands.
Shenandoah University music education student Drake Stoughton ’18 is first of two Shenandoah’s undergraduate students to ever win a Fulbright Award. The Fulbright Program was created in 1946 to promote healthy relationships between countries and ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University Student, Stoughton ’18…
Shenandoah Conservatory Announces 2018 Alumni Award Recipients Joe Kucharski ’09 • Charles Brice ’09 • Joshua Jeremiah ’02
Shenandoah Conservatory announces the recipients of the 2018 Shenandoah Conservatory Alumni Awards. This year, three alumni from an array of performing arts disciplines have been chosen by conservatory faculty and leadership to receive one of two ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Conservatory Announces 2018 Alumni…