Perform at the Highest Level
- Professional-level training
- Distinguished artist faculty
- Innovative music industry programs and performance opportunities
- Preparation for prestigious graduate programs worldwide
Ensembles
Music Programs
Music at Shenandoah
- Programs span the music industry
- Unique programs in jazz/commercial music and contemporary music/entrepreneurship
- Virginia’s oldest music therapy program
- Highly regarded music education program
- Students accepted by respected programs as the Chautauqua Institute, Kneisel Hall, Aspen Music Festival, The Pierre Monteux School, Adamant and the Idyllwild Summer Program
- Alumni perform in symphony orchestra and opera companies worldwide, are educators and therapists, and respected creatives
Music News
Albums Featuring Conservatory Alumni and Faculty Nominated for 2025 Grammys
At least four albums featuring music performed, recorded and composed by Shenandoah Conservatory alumni and faculty have been nominated for 2025 Grammy Awards. ‘The Outsiders’ – Nominated for Best Musical Theater Album “The Outsiders,” an album ... Continue Reading Albums Featuring Conservatory Alumni and…
CONTEMPO Ensemble Tours and Performs Throughout Virginia and Maryland
This semester, the CONTEMPO Ensemble, a dynamic group of first-year, sophomore, and junior students from the Contemporary Musicianship & Entrepreneur Development (CMED) program, along with talented students from other majors, has been hitting the ... Continue Reading CONTEMPO Ensemble Tours and Performs…
Shenandoah Conservatory Concludes International Tour of Portugal and Spain with Performances of Handel’s ‘Acis & Galatea’
Shenandoah Conservatory students and faculty recently returned from a successful international tour across Portugal and Spain, presenting a concert staging of Handel's “Acis & Galatea” as part of Shenandoah University's Global Experiential ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Conservatory Concludes International Tour…
Music Alumni
Neal ’24 Serves as Monitor Engineer for Kim Walker-Smith’s Tour
Matthew Neal ’24 (Bachelor of Music in Music Production & Recording Technology) started his internship at Spectrum Sound Inc. in June. He was hired by the company during his internship because of his skills and work ethic. Neal soon was asked by ... Continue Reading Neal ’24 Serves as Monitor…
McCown ’24 Performs in National Tour of ‘Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical’
Adjunct Instructor of Music Theory Sarah McCown ’24 (Doctor of Musical Arts in Performance – Woodwind Doubling) recently won a national tour with Crossroads Live. She will play Reed 2 (flute, clarinet, tenor saxophone, bass clarinet) in “Dr. Seuss' ... Continue Reading McCown ’24 Performs in National…
Lončar ’18 Records Videos with Guitar Salon International
Maya Lončar ’18 (Bachelor of Music in Performance) recently flew out to Guitar Salon International headquarters in Santa Monica, California, to record five videos. Artists are invited to come and perform five different pieces on five separate guitars ... Continue Reading Lončar ’18 Records Videos with…
Music Faculty
Active, supportive, masters of their craft
- Passionate about the art of teaching
- Sought after as soloists, guest artists, and expert clinicians worldwide
- Highly engaged in their fields with deep networks
- In residence at prestigious summer festivals
- Experience ranging from performing at the Metropolitan Opera to conducting Grammy Award-winning choirs, composing music and serving on international competition juries
ShenCoLAB
Shenandoah Conservatory turns over the programming and facilities to its students for a week of unbridled exploration, collaboration and creativity.
ShenCoLAB is the only such week of its magnitude and scope offered by a university performing arts program in the United States.
The week culminates in an extraordinary event: the Festival of Arts, Ideas & Exploration, which featured 27 performances and five presentations in the inaugural year!
Take a Virtual Tour of Shenandoah Conservatory
Shenandoah Conservatory is an exciting hub of collaboration and innovation. Here's a chance to take a quick look at all the spaces in which our students engage in rich and rewarding creative experiences in music, theatre, and dance.
We're an All-Steinway School
Great music stirs the heart and inspires the soul, and Steinway pianos are celebrated as the instruments used by renowned artists to cultivate their talent and produce great music. Similarly, uncompromising excellence in performing arts education sparks the imagination and inspires the future.