Shenandoah Conservatory

12/02/2024

Dr. Alice Hammel ("87 & '99) visited our campus for a week-long residency November 11-14, 2024. She worked with all of the music education classes based on her label-free approach to embrace student differences in PK-12 music classrooms. She will be returning in March to continue this important work with our undergraduate students.

12/01/2024

Kelsee (Sweigard) Kimmel ’16 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre) will return to Broadway as the standby for the role of “Jersey” in the musical “Hell’s Kitchen.” Kimmel will replace current standby Donna Vivino on Wednesday, Dec. 11. Kimmel will be the standby for Jessica Vosk, who will assume the role of “Jersey” on Thursday, Dec. 12.

Kelsee (Sweigard) Kimmel ’16 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre) will return to Broadway as the standby for the role of “Jersey” in the musical

11/27/2024

The Virginia Music Educators Association (VMEA) annual conference was held in Norfolk, VA November 21-23, 2024. Fifty undergraduate students attended including Reeve Thomas ('27) and Joseph Goduto ('27) who represented SU on the Collegiate Recital program. The Symphony Orchestra performed a fabulous program on Thursday evening under the direction of Dr. Emanuele Andreizzi. Many alumni attended the SU alumni reception after the concert. Current juniors and seniors were able to network with our alumni at the event.

11/25/2024

Join us for a special concert featuring a lineup of classical chamber music repertoire performed by some of our most talented instrumental students.

Shenandoah Conservatory highlights the work of some of its most talented instrumental students with a special concert featuring a lineup of classical chamber music repertoire.

11/25/2024

Associate Professor of Julian Schwarz and Professor of Donovan Stokes will premiere a newly commissioned work by Zev Malina with Alaria Chamber Ensemble next month at Carnegie Hall! The work was composed in memory of Inez Wyrick.

Associate Professor of Cello Julian Schwarz, M.M., and Coordinator of Strings and Professor of Bass Donovan Stokes, D.M., will premiere a newly

11/24/2024

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Literature Alanna Ropchock Tierno presented her paper, “Wedding Music, Gender, and Catholic Identity in Bi-Confessional Augsburg,” at the Musik-Stadt-Augsburg conference in Germany earlier this semester!

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Literature Alanna Ropchock Tierno, Ph.D., presented a paper, “Wedding Music, Gender, and Catholic Identity in

11/23/2024

Cole Vaughan ’23 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre) will be in the original Broadway cast of “Floyd Collins,” in the role of Jewell Estes.

Cole Vaughan ’23 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre) will be in the original Broadway cast of “Floyd Collins,” in the role of Jewell Estes. The

11/23/2024

The Clarinet Choir takes the stage this Monday to present their fall concert, featuring works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Eric Whitacre, Alexis Ciesla, and more!

Under the direction of Professor of Clarinet Garrick Zoeter, members of the Clarinet Choir present their fall concert.

11/23/2024

Professor of Music Keith Salley traveled to Austria earlier this month to present research for the “Digging Schoenberg” conference at the Arnold Schoenberg Center!

Coordinator of Music Theory and Professor of Music Keith Salley, Ph.D., traveled to Vienna, Austria, in early November to participate in the “Digging

11/22/2024

Delight in an afternoon of chamber music with Van Buren Winds this Sunday, featuring works by Tania Leon, Paquito D’Rivera and Valerie Coleman!

Faculty members of the Van Buren Winds perform works for chamber winds, including music by Tania Leon, Paquito D'Rivera and Valerie Coleman.

11/22/2024

Matthew Neal ’24 (B.M. in Music Production & Recording Technology) interned at Spectrum Sound Inc. earlier this season and was invited by the company to go on tour as monitor engineer for American singer-songwriter Kim Walker-Smith!

Matthew Neal ’24 (Bachelor of Music in Music Production & Recording Technology) started his internship at Spectrum Sound Inc. in June. He was hired by

11/21/2024

Start swingin’ into the new year with this special program of jazz classics and holiday favorites at the Big Band Workshop!

The Big Band Workshop presents a special program featuring jazz classics and holiday favorites to keep you swingin’ into the new year.

11/21/2024

Connor Kabat ’23 (B.F.A. in ) is on the national tour of “Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical!”

Connor Kabat ’23 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre) is on the national tour of “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.”

11/20/2024

Amanda Reid ’27 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre) has joined the Broadway company of “Hell’s Kitchen” and is understudying the lead.

11/20/2024

DB Bonds ’24 (B.F.A. in Musical Theatre) is serving as the associate director of the new Broadway production, “Boop! The Musical!”

DB Bonds ’24 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre) is the associate director of the new Broadway production, “Boop! The Musical.”

11/19/2024

The CONTEMPO Ensemble, along with talented students from other majors, has been hitting the road and captivating audiences across Virginia and Maryland this semester!

This semester, the CONTEMPO Ensemble, a dynamic group of first-year, sophomore, and junior students from the Contemporary Musicianship & Entrepreneur

11/17/2024

Associate Professor of Jennifer Flitton Adams served as the costume designer for “Jersey Boys” at the Totem Pole Playhouse near Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, earlier this year! This was a return to a familiar theatre, as Adams designed and served as the costume shop manager there in the summer of 1996.

Costume Designer and Associate Professor of Costume Design Jennifer Flitton Adams, M.F.A., was the costume designer for “Jersey Boys” at the Totem Pole

11/16/2024

Join the members of the Flute Ensemble for their fall concert Monday evening, featuring music by Charles-Marie Widor, Amanda Harberg, Frédéric Unterfinger, and more!

Under the direction of Assistant Professor of Flute Julietta Curenton, members of the Flute Ensemble present their fall concert.