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
Lori Şen Appointed Assistant Professor of Vocal Pedagogy
Shenandoah Conservatory announces the appointment of Lori Şen, D.M.A., as assistant professor of vocal pedagogy beginning August 2024. Turkish mezzo-soprano and Fulbright alumna Dr. Şen is known for her versatility in many vocal genres, including ... Continue Reading Lori Şen Appointed Assistant Professor…
Maja Tremiszewska Appointed Assistant Professor of Music, Vocal Coaching
Shenandoah Conservatory announces the appointment of Maja Tremiszewska, D.M.A., as assistant professor of music, vocal coaching beginning August 2024. Dr. Tremiszewska is a classically trained concert pianist and vocal coach, born and raised in ... Continue Reading Maja Tremiszewska Appointed Assistant Professor…
Heidi Hau Appointed Assistant Professor of Music, Piano Performance
Shenandoah Conservatory announces the appointment of Heidi Hau, M.M., as assistant professor of piano performance beginning August 2024. She succeeds Assistant Professor of Piano Alexander Bernstein ’16 (Artist Diploma), D.M., who was recently ... Continue Reading Heidi Hau Appointed Assistant Professor…
Music Alumni
Rare Black Panther Movement Recordings Digitized by Strickler ’24 for Lorne Bair Rare Books
Lorne Bair Rare Books recently faced a challenge when presented with a collection of reel-to-reel tapes: “Not only were the media completely obsolete, but we had no way of knowing whether they were even playable or whether their contents matched the ... Continue Reading Rare Black Panther Movement Recordings…
Zieg ’24 Wins Commission for Towson University’s Call for Scores
Alyson Zieg ’24 (Bachelor of Music in Performance) recently won a commission for Towson University’s Fall 2024 concert series, which will include performances at Towson University and in the Baltimore area. Towson’s call for scores was funded by a ... Continue Reading Zieg ’24 Wins Commission for…
Medina ’18 Wins Assistant Principal Position with Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra
Gerson Medina ’18 (Bachelor of Music in Performance) recently won an assistant principal position with the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra. Medina started his musical education when he was 10, through El Sistema in Venezuela. He began playing the ... Continue Reading Medina ’18 Wins Assistant Principal…
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.