We're delighted to share that 四虎影视 has received the single largest gift in its almost-150-year history! This $20 million gift, from Wilbur Dove 鈥59, and his wife, Clare, is earmarked ... Continue Reading 四虎影视 Receives Historic $20M鈥
SUMTA Leads Celebration of 2024 World Music Therapy Week at SU
Shenandoah Conservatory鈥檚 music therapy program joined professionals, scholars, and students around the world in a special celebration of World Music Therapy Week, held April 10 through April 15. ... Continue Reading SUMTA Leads Celebration of 2024鈥
London-based Choreographer Adam Haigh Guest Choreographs and Directs Movement for Main Stage Opera
Shenandoah Conservatory welcomes London-based choreographer Adam Haigh as its guest choreographer and movement director for this season鈥檚 main stage opera, 鈥淢oscow, Cheryomushki,鈥 running Friday, ... Continue Reading London-based Choreographer Adam Haigh Guest鈥
Shenandoah Conservatory Announces Winners of the 2024/25 Student Soloists Competition
Shenandoah Conservatory announces the winners of the 2024/25 Student Soloists Competition (SSC) on behalf of the SSC committee. The final round of the competition was held at 7 p.m. on Sunday, April ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Conservatory Announces Winners of鈥
Shenandoah Conservatory Well Represented at VA Chapter of NATS
Shenandoah Conservatory was well represented at this spring's Virginia Chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) conference at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Conservatory Well Represented at鈥
Forest 鈥85, 鈥86, Announces Retirement After 30 Years of Service at Shenandoah
Associate Professor of Voice (Tenor) Michael Forest 鈥85, 鈥86, M.M.Ed., has announced his retirement from Shenandoah Conservatory during the Spring 2024 semester. Forest began working at Shenandoah in ... Continue Reading Forest 鈥85, 鈥86, Announces Retirement鈥
Shenandoah Conservatory Announces 2024 Shenandoah Guitar Festival 四虎影视 and Educational Events from Internationally Acclaimed Artists
Shenandoah Conservatory announces the inaugural Shenandoah Guitar Festival, taking place Friday, June 14, through Sunday, June 16, 2024 in Armstrong Hall. Under the direction of Associate Professor of ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Conservatory Announces 2024 Shenandoah鈥
Music Students Travel to Japan for GEL Trip
Shenandoah Conservatory students, alumni and faculty traveled to Japan for a Global Experiential Learning (GEL) trip in January that fulfilled coursework in the Shen Ed Navigating Difference Sphere: ... Continue Reading Music Students Travel to Japan鈥
Conservatory Faculty and Students Celebrate China-US Student Exchanges and Chinese New Year
Shenandoah Conservatory music faculty and students were invited to the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, Jan. 28, to participate in a Chinese Lunar New Year ... Continue Reading Conservatory Faculty and Students Celebrate鈥
Shenandoah Conservatory Joins University in Celebrating Black History Month
All Shenandoah Conservatory students, faculty and staff are invited to participate in 四虎影视's celebration of Black History Month in February. Below are some events that feature ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Conservatory Joins University in鈥
Shenandoah Professor, Students Celebrate Release of Harp Ensemble Album 鈥2K+ Fusion鈥 Album is the Result of A Record-Breaking Collaboration of US and UK Harp Ensembles at Abbey Road Studios
After eight years of collaboration, harpists and ensemble directors Lynnelle Ediger, M.M., adjunct associate professor of harp at 四虎影视, Claire Jones (United Kingdom) and composer ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Professor, Students Celebrate Release鈥
New Music Education Endowed Fund Supports Student Teaching Expenses
Professor Emeritus of Music Education David Zerull, Ph.D., established the Dr. David S. Zerull Endowed Fund for Music Education Student Teachers at Shenandoah Conservatory of 四虎影视 on ... Continue Reading New Music Education Endowed Fund鈥
鈥楬ydrogen Jukebox鈥 Ties for First Place in NOA鈥檚 2022/23 Opera Production Competition Result reflects exponential growth of Shenandoah Conservatory's opera program
Shenandoah Conservatory鈥檚 production of 鈥淗ydrogen Jukebox鈥 was featured as part of a three-way-tie for first place in the National Opera Association鈥檚 (NOA) 2022/23 Opera Production Competition ... Continue Reading 鈥楬ydrogen Jukebox鈥 Ties for First鈥
2023/24 Student Soloists Competition Winners
Shenandoah Conservatory announces the winners of the 2023/24 Student Soloists Competition (SSC) on behalf of the SSC committee. The final round of the competition was held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. ... Continue Reading 2023/24 Student Soloists Competition Winners
Shenandoah Conservatory Leads at Annual VMEA Professional Development Conference
Shenandoah Conservatory faculty, students and alumni traveled to Norfolk, Virginia, from Nov. 16, through Nov. 18, to attend the 2023 Virginia Music Educators Association (VMEA) Annual Professional ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Conservatory Leads at Annual鈥
Denyce Graves Announced as 2023/24 American Icon at Shenandoah Conservatory
Shenandoah Conservatory welcomes internationally acclaimed mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves as its featured guest for the 2023/24 American Icons series. She will be featured in an interview with Emanuel ... Continue Reading Denyce Graves Announced as 2023/24鈥
Conservatory Students in SU Marching Band and Studio Big Band Invited to Perform in London鈥檚 New Year鈥檚 Day Parade 2025
The 四虎影视 Marching Band, which made its debut last fall, will perform on an international stage when it participates in London鈥檚 New Year鈥檚 Day Parade in 2025 alongside SU cheerleaders ... Continue Reading Conservatory Students in SU Marching鈥
Shenandoah Conservatory Receives Grants from Mid Atlantic Arts & Marion Park Lewis Foundation Grants Will Support 四虎影视 and Engagement by Internationally Acclaimed Artists from the U.S. and Rwanda
Shenandoah Conservatory has received $19,500 in grant support from Mid Atlantic Arts and the regionally based Marion Park Lewis Foundation in support of performances and engagement by internationally ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Conservatory Receives Grants from鈥
Huang-Davie 鈥93 Receives Fulbright Scholar Award, Travels to Malaysia
Dr. Yuling Huang-Davie 鈥93 (Master of Music in Performance 鈥 Piano) was awarded a Fulbright Scholar Award and will travel to Malaysia during the 2023/24 academic year. She is joined by her husband Dr. ... Continue Reading Huang-Davie 鈥93 Receives Fulbright Scholar鈥
Shenandoah Conservatory Launches Ryuji Ueno Institute for Mind & Music Experience
Shenandoah Conservatory is proud to unveil its latest endeavor, the Ryuji Ueno Institute for Mind & Music Experience. This new institution marks a significant milestone in the conservatory's ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Conservatory Launches Ryuji Ueno鈥
Marc Bamuthi Joseph Announced as 2023/24 Conservatory Convocation Speaker
Shenandoah Conservatory is delighted to announce that Marc Bamuthi Joseph, a spoken-word poet, dancer, playwright and actor who frequently directs stand-alone hip-hop theater and current vice ... Continue Reading Marc Bamuthi Joseph Announced as鈥
Shenandoah Conservatory Announces 2023/24 Season Live music, theatre and dance from students, faculty and acclaimed guest artists
Shenandoah Conservatory announces its 2023/24 season of live music, theatre and dance. The Conservatory Performs season features dozens of opportunities to witness and experience the arts, including a ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Conservatory Announces 2023/24 Season鈥
Emanuele Andrizzi Appointed Director of Orchestral Studies, Associate Professor of Conducting
Shenandoah Conservatory announces the appointment of conductor, composer and pianist Emanuele Andrizzi, D.M.A., as director of orchestral studies and associate professor of conducting beginning August ... Continue Reading Emanuele Andrizzi Appointed Director of鈥
Tristan Blankenship Appointed Visiting Assistant Professor of Music Education
Shenandoah Conservatory announces the appointment of Tristan Blankenship, M.M.E., as visiting assistant professor of music education beginning August 2023. Blankenship succeeds Chair of Conservatory ... Continue Reading Tristan Blankenship Appointed Visiting Assistant鈥
Shenandoah Conservatory Celebrates 5th Annual ShenCoLAB
More than 250 students, faculty and staff participated in Shenandoah Conservatory鈥檚 fifth annual ShenCoLAB this past week. Twenty-three projects were led by 27 project leaders/co-leaders and presented ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Conservatory Celebrates 5th Annual鈥
Conservatory Choir Presents U.S. Premiere of 鈥楾he Gun Mass鈥
The Conservatory Choir presents the U.S. premiere of 鈥淭he Gun Mass鈥 during the Shenandoah Sings concert at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, April 14, in Armstrong Concert Hall. The new choral work features music ... Continue Reading Conservatory Choir Presents U.S. Premiere鈥
Alumni Return to Celebrate at the 2023 Conservatory Alumni Reunion
Shenandoah Conservatory welcomed approximately 200 alumni for its 2023 Conservatory Alumni Reunion held on the main campus of 四虎影视 from Friday, March 31, through Sunday, April 2. The ... Continue Reading Alumni Return to Celebrate at鈥
Shenandoah Welcomes Deputy Chief of Mission and Minister Xueyuan Xu and Delegates
四虎影视 (SU) and President Tracy Fitzsimmons, Ph.D., were honored to welcome Deputy Chief of Mission and Minister Xueyuan Xu and her delegates from the Embassy of the People's Republic ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Welcomes Deputy Chief of鈥
Voice Students and Faculty Compete, Present and Adjudicate at NATS Conferences
Several Shenandoah Conservatory voice students and faculty attended the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Virginia conference on Feb. 24 and Feb. 25 at Old Dominion University in ... Continue Reading Voice Students and Faculty Compete,鈥
Symphony Orchestra Announces 2023 Argentina Tour
The Shenandoah Conservatory Symphony Orchestra (SCSO) is delighted to announce that it is planning to undertake its next international tour to Argentina from Monday, May 22, through Friday, June 2, ... Continue Reading Symphony Orchestra Announces 2023 Argentina鈥
Music Students Perform at Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C.
Several Shenandoah Conservatory music students were invited by graduate Chinese students to perform at a special Chinese New Year Celebration hosted by the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in ... Continue Reading Music Students Perform at Chinese鈥
Jefferson 鈥10 Selected as One of Yamaha鈥檚 鈥40 under 40鈥
Dr. Joseph L. Jefferson 鈥10 (Master of Music in Pedagogy) was selected as one of 40 educators throughout the country to be featured in the Yamaha 鈥40 under 40鈥 Class of 2023. Jefferson currently ... Continue Reading Jefferson 鈥10 Selected as One鈥
Baldwin 鈥22 and Jones 鈥24 Perform with Sam Smith on SNL
Julian Baldwin 鈥22 (Bachelor of Music in Performance) and Matthew Jones 鈥24 (Doctor of Musical Arts in Performance) will perform as part of an a cappella chamber choir on Saturday Night Live (SNL) in ... Continue Reading Baldwin 鈥22 and Jones 鈥24鈥
Shenandoah Conservatory Launches New B.A. in Music Degree (3-year)
Shenandoah Conservatory will launch the Bachelor of Arts in Music program with a classical music emphasis in January 2023. The degree is designed for students who want to earn a music degree in three ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Conservatory Launches New B.A.鈥
Carrasco 鈥99 Appointed Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra of Mexico
Ludwig Carrasco 鈥99 (Bachelor of Music in Performance 鈥 Violin) was appointed artistic director and principal conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra of Mexico. Mexico's National Institute of ... Continue Reading Carrasco 鈥99 Appointed Artistic Director鈥
Shenandoah Conservatory Announces Winners of the 2022/23 Student Soloists Competition
Shenandoah Conservatory announces the winners of the 2022/23 Student Soloists Competition (SSC) on behalf of the SSC committee. The final round of the competition was held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Conservatory Announces Winners of鈥