Perform at the Highest Level
Shenandoah's music programs provide you with professional-level training for your career in the performing arts. Hone your performance skills in classes and lessons taught by distinguished artist faculty. Conservatory students enrolled in instrumental and vocal studies routinely gain acceptance into prestigious graduate schools throughout the country and abroad. They attend such respected programs as the Chautauqua Institute, Kneisel Hall, Aspen Music Festival, The Pierre Monteux School, Adamont and the Idyllwild Summer Program. Many of our graduates hold positions with national and international symphony orchestras and opera companies. Shenandoah's renowned composition faculty members specialize in new music, and their work is performed worldwide. Students' original works are also performed in ensemble and solo settings.
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Music at Shenandoah
Shenandoah’s music programs provide you with professional-level training for your career in the performing arts. Hone your performance skills in classes and lessons taught by distinguished artist faculty. Conservatory students enrolled in instrumental and vocal studies routinely gain acceptance into prestigious graduate schools throughout the country and abroad. They attend such respected programs as the Chautauqua Institute, Kneisel Hall, Aspen Music Festival, The Pierre Monteux School, Adamont and the Idyllwild Summer Program. Many of our graduates hold positions with national and international symphony orchestras and opera companies.
Music News

Conservatory Choir Presents U.S. Premiere of ‘The Gun Mass’
The Conservatory Choir presents the U.S. premiere of “The Gun Mass” during the Shenandoah Sings concert at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, April 14, in Armstrong Concert Hall. The new choral work features music by Jamie Powe and text by Haley Hodges ’16 (Master ... Continue Reading Conservatory Choir Presents U.S. Premiere…

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 Shenandoah University from Friday, March 31, through Sunday, April 2. The weekend kicked off with a Pit Party at Abrams ... Continue Reading Alumni Return to Celebrate at…

Shenandoah Welcomes Deputy Chief of Mission and Minister Xueyuan Xu and Delegates
Shenandoah University (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 of China, and to celebrate the artistry of ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Welcomes Deputy Chief of…
Music Alumni

Fleming Performs Emperor Concerto with National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland
Eoín Fleming ’20, ’22 (Bachelor of Music in Performance, Master of Music in Performance) performed Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major, op. 73 (“Emperor”) with the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland on Friday, March 24. ... Continue Reading Fleming Performs Emperor Concerto with…

Conservatory Choir Presents U.S. Premiere of ‘The Gun Mass’
The Conservatory Choir presents the U.S. premiere of “The Gun Mass” during the Shenandoah Sings concert at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, April 14, in Armstrong Concert Hall. The new choral work features music by Jamie Powe and text by Haley Hodges ’16 (Master ... Continue Reading Conservatory Choir Presents U.S. Premiere…

Jones ’04 and Okafor ’17 Perform at Lyric Fest
Professor of Voice Byron Jones ’04, D.M.A., traveled to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to perform a program with Lyric Fest earlier this month. He shared the program with his former voice student Victoria Okafor ’17 (Bachelor of Music in Performance). ... Continue Reading Jones ’04 and Okafor ’17…
Music Faculty
Shenandoah Conservatory’s prestigious music faculty are active, supportive and highly networked professionals. They perform roles at the Metropolitan Opera, conduct Grammy Award-winning choirs, compose music and serve on international competition juries. The faculty perform as soloists or guest artists in classical and jazz idioms, chamber ensembles and orchestras throughout the United States and abroad. Artist faculty are in residence at prestigious summer festivals, including Brevard, Kneisel Hall, Aspen Music Festival, the Pierre Monteux School, Interlochen and Adamont. Shenandoah’s Conservatory faculty are as passionate about performance as they are about the art of teaching.
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.
