Conservatory Performs 2021/22 Season Brochure

S H E N A N D O A H C O N S E R VAT O R Y

2021/22 SEASON CO ME TO G E THER

W INCHESTER, V I RGI NI A Music. Theatre. Dance.

CO NSERVATO RYP E RFORMS.ORG

WELCOME TO THE 2021/22 SEASON

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Season at a Glance / Fall + Spring

Dear Friends,

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Season at a Glance / Spring

On behalf of all our students, faculty and staff, please know we have missed you!

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Performing Arts Live

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World of the Piano

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Theatre

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Dance

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Symphony Orchestra

We greatly appreciate the support many of you provided last year, even while our programming was online.

I can't tell you how excited and eager our students are to welcome you back into our venues.

We have an amazing lineup of performances, featuring extraordinary international artists, exceptional student artists, and imaginative and creative programming.

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Wind Ensemble

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Shenandoah New Music

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Jazz

If you can, please join us for Inside/Out, an open house that will kick off our season on Saturday, September 11. Through that event, you can learn more about our season, get a glimpse of the full range of our programs, visit our venues and meet our world-class new faculty.

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Finally, if you're not yet a member of the Dean's Circle and would like to join a community of arts patrons that support excellence initiatives at the conservatory and have access to special events throughout the year, please consider joining this special member society!

To all, thank you for taking the time to be with us.

In being a part of a dynamic audience, you help us create wonderful experiences.

Sincerely,

Voice & Opera ShenCoLAB

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Special Events

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Free Performances

Conservatory in the Community

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Shenandoah Conservatory

Box Office Information

VISIT US ONLINE

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540-665-4569 EMAIL

Dr. Michael Stepniak Dean and Professor of Music Shenandoah Conservatory

boxoffice@su.edu

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YOU'RE INVITED!

INSIDE/OUT: ARTS OPEN HOUSE Saturday, September 11 at 2:30PM We're coming together and kicking off our season with an afternoon of FREE arts experiences. See an array of music, theatre and dance performances; participate in workshops; meet our faculty and students; and tour our performance facilities.

SEASON AT A GLANCE — FALL 2021/SPRING 2022

SEASON AT A GLANCE — SPRING 2022

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

NOVEMBER

11 Sat, 2:30PM INSIDE/OUT: ARTS OPEN HOUSE

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2 Tue, 7:30PM VAN BUREN WINDS

FREE

Shenandoah University Main Campus (Various Venues)

Sat, 7:30PM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

From the Hearts of Women Armstrong Concert Hall

16 Thu, 8PM EDGE ENSEMBLE

8 Fri, 7:30PM STUDIO BIG BAND

Club Edge Bright Box Theater

Movies, TV & the Studio Big Band Armstrong Concert Hall

A Love Supreme Armstrong Concert Hall

World of the Piano Armstrong Concert Hall

Shenandoah New Music Bright Box Theater

23–24 Thu-Fri, 7:30PM CARTOGRAPHY

21–24 Thu-Sun BRIGHT STAR

Performing Arts Live Glaize Studio Theatre

Theatre Glaize Studio Theatre

30–10.3 Thu-Sun DRACULA

14 Sun, 2:30PM CONCERT BAND

4 Sat, 7:30PM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Themes & Variations Armstrong Concert Hall

Sun, 7:30PM CHORAL & BRASS ENSEMBLES

A Thrill of Hope Armstrong Concert Hall

FREE

Armstrong Concert Hall

28 Thu, 7:30PM HARLEM QUARTET WITH ALDO LÓPEZ-GAVILÁN Performing Arts Live Armstrong Concert Hall

19 Fri, 7:30PM BASS ENSEMBLE

11 Sat, 5:30PM UNSILENT NIGHT

FREE

Shenandoah New Music Old Town Winchester Walking Mall

21 Sun, 2:30PM JOHN O’CONOR World of the Piano Armstrong Concert Hall

Beyond Bop Armstrong Concert Hall

Opera Up Close Shingleton Dance Space

23 Tue, 7:30PM FINAL ROUND OF THE 2021/22 STUDENT SOLOISTS COMPETITION FREE Armstrong Concert Hall

FREE

Goodson Chapel – Recital Hall

JANUARY 28 Fri, 7:30PM COLLAGE CONCERT

FEBRUARY 4–6 Fri-Sun REFLECTIONS: INVITED CHOREOGRAPHERS SHOWCASE Dance Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre

12 Sat, 7:30PM RESISTANCE REVIVAL CHORUS Performing Arts Live Armstrong Concert Hall

17 Thu, 7:30PM BYRON JONES, BARITONE; FOTINA NAUMENKO, SOPRANO & ALEXANDER BERNSTEIN, PIANO FREE Faculty Recital Goodson Chapel – Recital Hall

19 Sat, 7:30PM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Student Soloists Competition Winners Concert Armstrong Concert Hall

22 Tue, 8PM loadbang Shenandoah New Music Bright Box Theater

Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre

24–27 Thu-Sun A CHORUS LINE

29 Sat, 7:30PM THE U.S. ARMY BAND “PERSHING’S OWN” FREE

Theatre Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre

FREE

Goodson Chapel – Recital Hall

29 Fri, 7:30PM LITTLE BIG BAND

30 Sat, 2:30PM FLUTE ENSEMBLE

3 Fri, 7:30PM PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE FREE

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17 Wed, 7:30PM JAZZ COMBOS FREE

29–31 Fri-Sun GOTHIC OPERA

Theatre Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre

DECEMBER

Armstrong Concert Hall

Armstrong Concert Hall

Faculty Recital Guest Artist Recital Goodson Chapel – Recital Hall

9 Tue, 7:30PM SAXOPHONE ENSEMBLE FREE

Theatre Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre

26 Tue, 7:30PM TROMBONE COLLECTIVE FREE

30 Thu, 7:30PM GARRICK ZOETER, CLARINET & WOJTEK KOMSTA, CLARINET FREE

Metamorphosis Armstrong Concert Hall

11–14 Thu-Sun HAIR

Dance Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre

Faculty Recital Goodson Chapel – Recital Hall

Sat, 7:30PM WIND ENSEMBLE

Goodson Chapel – Recital Hall

22–24 Fri-Sun MOVING FORCES

28 Tue, 7:30PM FOTINA NAUMENKO, SOPRANO FREE

Goodson Chapel – Recital Hall

Armstrong Concert Hall

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12 Tue, 8PM BERGAMOT QUARTET

Breath Armstrong Concert Hall

Faculty Recital Goodson Chapel – Recital Hall

5 Fri, 7:30PM STUDIO BIG BAND

19 Sun, 2:30PM ANNE-MARIE MCDERMOTT

25 Sat, 7:30PM WIND ENSEMBLE & CHORAL ENSEMBLES

FREE

30 Tue, 7:30PM HONORS CHAMBER MUSIC RECITAL FREE

Armstrong Concert Hall

30 Sun, 2:30PM MICHELLE CANN World of the Piano Armstrong Concert Hall

MARCH 1

Tue, 8PM LITTLE BIG BAND

Mardi Gras Celebration Bright Box Theater

4 Fri, 7:30PM BALLET HISPÁNICO

5 Sat, 7:30PM WIND ENSEMBLE Music in Motion Armstrong Concert Hall

6 Sun, 2:30PM DÉNES VÁRJON World of the Piano Armstrong Concert Hall

8 Tue, 7:30PM TROMBONE COLLECTIVE FREE

2 Sat, 7:30PM WIND ENSEMBLE & EDGE ENSEMBLE

22–24 Fri-Sun THE NEW WORLD OF OPERA

Shaw & Beyond Pulitzer Prize Composer Series Armstrong Concert Hall

Main Stage Opera with Symphony Orchestra Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre

5 Tue, 7:30PM ZOETER & FRIENDS CHAMBER CONCERT FREE

23 Sat, 2:30PM PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE FREE Armstrong Concert Hall

Faculty Recital Goodson Chapel – Recital Hall

Armstrong Concert Hall

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Wed, 8PM EDGE ENSEMBLE

Love Surrounded Bright Box Theater

10 Thu, 7:30PM CONCERT BAND

FREE

Armstrong Concert Hall

25 Fri, 7:30PM BASS ENSEMBLE

Contemporary Works

by Female Composers Pulitzer Prize Composer Series Armstrong Concert Hall

9 Sat, 2:30PM JOHN KIRBY JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL Shenandoah University Main Campus (Various Venues)

FREE

Goodson Chapel – Recital Hall

25–27 Fri-Sun DANCIN’ OUT Dance Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre

26 Sat, 2:30PM FLUTE ENSEMBLE

8 Fri, 7:30PM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

FREE

Goodson Chapel – Recital Hall

31–4.3 Thu-Sun NORA: A DOLL’S HOUSE Theatre Glaize Studio Theatre

1 Fri, 7:30PM BASSOON ENSEMBLE FREE Goodson Chapel – Recital Hall

Performing Arts Live Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre

29 Fri ESSENTIALLY ELLINGTON Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre

MAY 4 Wed, 7:30PM JAZZ COMBOS FREE

6 Fri, 7:30PM JONATHAN SNOWDEN, FLUTE & ALEXANDER BERNSTEIN, PIANO FREE

World of the Piano Armstrong Concert Hall

FREE

Faculty Recital Goodson Chapel – Recital Hall

13 Wed, 8PM EDGE ENSEMBLE, CONSERVATORY CHOIR & CANTUS SINGERS Pulitzer Prize Composer Series Bright Box Theater

APRIL

Goodson Chapel – Recital Hall

Armstrong Concert Hall

10 Sun, 2:30PM ANAGNOSON & KINTON PIANO DUO

12 Tue, 7:30PM VAN BUREN WINDS

26 Tue, 7:30PM HONORS CHAMBER MUSIC RECITAL FREE

21–24 Thu-Sun ACTING INCUBATOR PROJECT Theatre Glaize Studio Theatre

22 Fri, 7:30PM SAXOPHONE ENSEMBLE FREE

Faculty Recital Goodson Chapel – Recital Hall

7 Sat, 7:30PM WIND ENSEMBLE & CONCERT BAND Strike up the Bands!

Armstrong Concert Hall

8 Sun, 2:30PM CHORAL ENSEMBLES In a Time of Loving Armstrong Concert Hall

14 Sat ShenCoLAB Festival of Arts, Ideas & Exploration Shenandoah University Main Campus (Various Venues)

Goodson Chapel – Recital Hall

SEASON AT A GLANCE

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LIVESTREAM PERFORMANCE OPTION

SEASON AT A GLANCE

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PERFORMING ARTS LIVE Bold, ambitious, live performances by award-winning masters and innovators of music, theatre and dance!

Courtney Reilly, Artistic Director

CARTOGRAPHY Thursday, September 23 at 7:30PM Friday, September 24 at 7:30PM Glaize Studio Theatre Tickets $28 Cartography is a contemporary theatrical work that explores the commonalities of migration, using both concrete and metaphorical maps to illustrate the migration of families from around the world. Created by acclaimed author and illustrator Christopher Myers and director Kaneza Schaal — and inspired by the artists’ work with refugee youth — the play charts the harrowing journeys of several young refugees searching for asylum. “A wonder of theater-making, Cartography is a production full of cracking storytelling” (DC Metro Theatre Arts), brought to vivid life with riveting design, innovative technology and fresh staging that powerfully conveys the interior and exterior lives of the young refugees whose journeys we follow. Through the inventive use of cell phones, audiences are invited to chart their own migration — considering the journeys they and their neighbors have taken, and the stories that have yet to be told. “honest and authentic ... I, for one, did not want to miss one syllable of the powerful words each [actor] masterfully spoke.”

— DC Metro Theatre Arts

HARLEM QUARTET WITH ALDO LÓPEZ-GAVILÁN Thursday, October 28 at 7:30PM Armstrong Concert Hall Tickets $28 The acclaimed Harlem Quartet joins Cuban pianist and composer Aldo López-Gavilán for an electrifying evening of music that The Washington Post hails as “lively and engrossing.” López-Gavilán and the quartet offer a joyously energetic concert experience, showcasing scintillating onstage chemistry in a rich variety of repertoire that ranges from jazz and Afro-Cuban to contemporary and classical music.

A rare treat for all music lovers, the program begins with Robert Schumann’s beloved and exuberant Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, followed by an exhilarating lineup of works by López-Gavilán that takes audiences on a journey through Cuba’s myriad musical traditions.

CARTOGRAPHY

Schumann Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, op. 44 López-Gavilán Viernes de Ciudad

Talking to the Universe Eclipse

Aegean Dreams

Pan con Timba “[Harlem Quartet is] bringing a new attitude to classical music, one that is fresh, bracing and intelligent.”

— Cincinnati Enquirer

This engagement of Cartography is made possible through the ArtsCONNECT program of Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Support for Cartography funded in part by Marion Park Lewis Foundation.

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RESISTANCE REVIVAL CHORUS

Friday, March 4 at 7:30PM

Saturday, February 12 at 7:30PM

Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre

Armstrong Concert Hall

Tickets $28

Tickets $28

For fifty years Ballet Hispánico has been a leading voice in the arts, intersecting artistic excellence and advocacy. The company is the largest Latinx cultural organization in the country and has been designated one of America’s Cultural Treasures. Ballet Hispánico brings communities together to celebrate and explore Latinx cultures through innovative dance productions, transformative dance training and enduring community engagement experiences. Hailed for its technical precision and artistic virtuosity on the stage, Ballet Hispánico reflects the ever-changing face of our nation with unique programs of contemporary works that explore the diversity and vibrancy of Latinx cultures.

“Music and protest songs have always been a hallmark of the great civil rights movements.”

– Resistance Revival Chorus Drawing from a larger collective of more than 60 women and non-binary singers, the Resistance Revival Chorus fuses music and activism inspiring change and uplifting women’s voices in the music industry and the world. Chorus members are touring musicians, film and television actors, Broadway performers, solo recording artists, gospel singers, political activists, educators and more, representing a multitude of identities, professions, creative backgrounds and activist causes.

From major concert halls and music festivals to pop-up performances for unsuspecting subway riders, the chorus performs euphoric music that mines the rich history of the protest song and embraces joy as an act of resistance.

BALLET HISPÁNICO

“This dance company can wake up the neighborhood with a sudden, brassy shout or it can croon softly in your ear, whispering words of love.”

– The Star-Ledger

RESISTANCE REVIVAL CHORUS

BALLET HISPÁNICO

artsengage!

Engage with our artists beyond the stage!

This engagement of Ballet Hispánico is made possible through the ArtsCONNECT program of Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Ballet Hispánico's residency with the Dance Division is enabled by a gift from Marjorie Lewis.

CARTOGRAPHY Map and tell the story of your ancestors with the artists of Cartography.

RESISTANCE REVIVAL CHORUS Explore the history and culture of the protest song with Resistance Revival Chorus.

HARLEM QUARTET WITH ALDO LÓPEZ-GAVILÁN View an exclusive screening of Los Hermanos/ The Brothers and hear from Aldo López-Gavilán and Ilmar Gavilán who are featured in the new documentary.

BALLET HISPÁNICO Dance the night away at an after-party with Ballet Hispánico!

WANT MORE BALLET HISPÁNICO? The Shenandoah Dance Ensemble performs a re-staging of Batucada Fantástica, an electrifying work by Venezuelan choreographer Vicente Nebrada, staged by resident guest artists from Ballet Hispánico during Dancin' Out from March 25–27 in Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre.

See page 17 to learn more.

Visit conservatoryperforms.org for more details.

PERFORMING ARTS LIVE

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PERFORMING ARTS LIVE

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WORLD OF THE PIANO

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Piano masters and rising stars from around the world!

John O’Conor, Artistic Director

2021 Dabinett/McKelway Performance

JOHN O’CONOR

ANNE-MARIE MCDERMOTT

Sunday, November 21 at 2:30PM

Sunday, September 19 at 2:30PM

Armstrong Concert Hall

Armstrong Concert Hall

Tickets $25

Tickets $25

Recognized as one of the world’s premier Beethoven interpreters, Shenandoah Conservatory Distinguished Artist-in-Residence John O’Conor celebrates Beethoven’s 250th birthday anniversary with a special performance of the composer’s last three sonatas. The native Dubliner was unanimously awarded first prize at the 1973 International Beethoven Piano Competition in Vienna, launching a virtuosic and global career where he is now acknowledged, “...as one of the greatest pianists of our time, and his expressive touch has lost nothing of the perfection that first launched him to fame over 40 years ago” (Madison Magazine).

Anne-Marie McDermott is “a pianist who balances qualities of excitement and spontaneity with clarity and elegance” (The New York Times).

A consummate artist balancing a versatile career as a soloist and collaborator, McDermott performs in an array of solo recitals and music festivals, as well as concerti and chamber music performances on stages throughout the United States. She has recorded works by Prokofiev and Gershwin, as well as the highly acclaimed Bach English Suites and Partitas, named Editor’s Choice by Gramophone magazine.

Schubert Schubert

Sonata in D Major, D. 850 Sonata in B-flat Major, D. 960

“McDermott's heart has heft and translucence, structural certainty and seasoned humanity.”

— Paul Riley, BBC Music Magazine This performance is made possible by the Laura N. Dabinett and Russell B. McKelway World of the Piano Fund, established in 2015 in commemoration of the wedding anniversary of Laura N. Dabinett and Russell B. McKelway.

WANT MORE GREAT PIANO PERFORMANCES? Cuban pianist and composer Aldo López-Gavilán performs with the Harlem Quartet on Thursday, October 28 at 7:30PM in Armstrong Concert Hall. See page 6 to learn more.

Beethoven Beethoven Beethoven

ANNE-MARIE MCDERMOTT

JOHN O’CONOR

Sonata in E Major, op. 109 Sonata in A-flat Major, op. 110 Sonata in C Minor, op. 111

“O'Conor brought real poetry to his recital of late-period Beethoven ... incisive, even visionary projections that drove to the heart of the musical matter. O'Conor led us with a lucid touch and a keen intellect ... this artist has the kind of flawless touch that makes an audience gasp.”

— Washington Post

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WORLD OF THE PIANO

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MICHELLE CANN Sunday, January 30 at 2:30PM

ANAGNOSON & KINTON PIANO DUO

Armstrong Concert Hall

Sunday, April 10 at 2:30PM

Tickets $25

Armstrong Concert Hall

Hailed as “a compelling, sparkling virtuoso” (Boston Music Intelligencer), Michelle Cann is an exquisite pianist and champion of music by Florence Price, the first African-American woman to be recognized as a symphonic composer. Cann made her orchestral debut at the age of 14 and has performed in recital and as a chamber musician and orchestral soloist throughout the United States, China and South Korea.

She has also won top prizes in state, national and international competitions including the International Russian Music Piano Competition, Blount Slawson Young Artists Competition and Wideman International Piano Competition.

Tickets $25

Chopin Price Brahms Brahms

Price Bonds

Ballade No. 3 in A-flat Major, op. 47 Sonata in E Minor Ballade in D Major, op. 10, No. 2 Variations on an Original Theme, op. 21, No. 1 Fantasie Nègre No. 1 in E Minor Troubled Water

This performance is sponsored by Crescent Cities Charities.

Recognized today as one of the world’s finest piano duos, Anagnoson & Kinton Piano Duo has presented more than 1,000 concerts in North America, Europe, China, Russia and more. In addition to traditional recitals, Canada's leading duo-piano team has commissioned numerous compositions and seeks to expand the boundaries of piano-duo repertoire.

Respected scholars and performers, Anagnoson & Kinton’s musicianship defines the art of true ensemble playing.

Saint-Saëns Poulenc Beethoven

Gershwin

Danse Macabre, op. 40 Concerto for Two Pianos in D Minor Three Marches for Piano, Four Hands, op. 45 Rhapsody in Blue

"... a whizzing performance that displayed their finelyhoned technique to much advantage ... the playing of Messrs Anagnoson and Kinton is communicative and sonorously energetic."

— The London Times

ANAGNOSON & KINTON PIANO DUO

DÉNES VÁRJON Sunday, March 6 at 2:30PM Armstrong Concert Hall Tickets $25 Dénes Várjon’s exceptional technical ability, deep musicality and wide-ranging musical interests make him one of the most exciting and best respected Hungarian pianists of his generation. His universal musical talent is evident in his work as an excellent soloist and first-class chamber musician on stages around the world, including New York’s Carnegie Hall, London’s Wigmore Hall and Austria's Wiener Konzerthaus. Várjon has won the Leó Weiner Chamber Music Competition in Budapest and Hungarian Radio’s National Piano Competition, as well as first prize in the Concours Géza Anda in Zurich and the Franz Liszt Prize, Sándor Veress Prize and Bartók-Pásztory Award from the Hungarian government. He currently teaches at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in Budapest.

Bach Schumann Mozart Chopin

English Suite No.2 in A Minor, BWV 807 Fantasie in C Major, op. 17 Rondo in D Major, K. 485 Sonata in B Minor, op. 58

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MICHELLE CANN

artsengage!

PRE-CONCERT TALKS Join us on the Sunday of each World of the Piano performance at 1:30PM in Armstrong Concert Hall for a Pre-concert Talk! Learn about the artist’s program from Shenandoah Conservatory faculty and special guests.

PIANO MASTERCLASSES Observe the guest artists as they work with Shenandoah Conservatory piano students.

Masterclasses are typically held on the Monday following each World of the Piano performance from 10AM to noon in Armstrong Concert Hall.

Limited seating is open to the public for quiet observation. Please arrive by 9:45AM. Programs subject to change. Visit conservatoryperforms.org for all up-to-date program information.

DÉNES VÁRJON

PARADE (FALL 2019)

THEATRE Jennifer Flitton Adams, Theatre Design & Production Program Coordinator Carolyn Coulson, Director of Acting Kevin Covert, Director of Musical Theatre Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30PM Sunday matinees at 2:30PM

DRACULA

BRIGHT STAR

September 30 – October 3

October 21–24

Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre

Glaize Studio Theatre

Tickets $23

Tickets $15

by Steven Dietz

Music, book and story by Steve Martin Music, lyrics and story by Edie Brickell

“I want your fear. For your fear, like a current, rushes through your body. Your fear makes your heart pound, it renders your veins rich and full.

Your fear hemorrhages deliciously within you.”

Steven Dietz’s engrossing stage adaptation of Dracula restores the suspense and seduction of Bram Stoker's classic novel. As Count Dracula begins to exert his will upon the residents of London, they try to piece together the clues of his appearances in a valiant attempt to save themselves from a hideous fate. Rich with both humor and horror, this play paints a wickedly theatrical picture of Stoker’s famous vampire.

Inspired by a true story and featuring the Tony-nominated score by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, Broadway’s Bright Star tells a sweeping tale of love and redemption set against the rich backdrop of the American South in the 1920s and ’40s. When literary editor Alice Murphy meets a young soldier just home from World War II, he awakens her longing for the child she once lost.

Haunted by their unique connection, Alice sets out on a journey to understand her past — and what she finds has the power to transform both of their lives.

With beautiful melodies and powerfully moving characters, the story unfolds as a rich tapestry of deep emotion. An uplifting theatrical journey that holds you tightly in its grasp, Bright Star is as refreshingly genuine as it is daringly hopeful.

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THEATRE

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MACBETH (SPRING 2020)

1776 (SPRING 2020)

HAIR

NORA: A DOLL’S HOUSE

November 11–14

March 31 – April 3

Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre

Glaize Studio Theatre

Tickets $23

Tickets $15

Book and lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado Music by Galt MacDermot

by Stef Smith after Henrik Ibsen

The American tribal love rock musical Hair celebrates the sixties counterculture in all its barefoot, long-haired, bell-bottomed, beaded and fringed glory. To an infectiously energetic rock beat, the show wows audiences with songs like "Aquarius," "Good Morning, Starshine," "Hair," "I Got Life" and "Let the Sun Shine." Exploring ideas of identity, community, global responsibility and peace, Hair remains as relevant as ever in examining what it means to be a young person in a changing world.

A CHORUS LINE February 24–27 Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre Tickets $23 Conceived and originally directed and choreographed by Michael Bennett Book by James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante Music by Marvin Hamlisch Lyrics by Edward Kleban A Chorus Line is a stunning concept musical capturing the spirit and tension of a Broadway chorus audition. Exploring the inner lives and bittersweet ambitions of professional Broadway performers, the show features one powerhouse number after another. Memorable musical numbers include "What I Did for Love, "One," "I Can Do That," "At the Ballet," "The Music and the Mirror," and "I Hope I Get It." A brilliantly complex fusion of song, dance and compellingly authentic drama, A Chorus Line was instantly recognized as a classic.

Nora is the perfect wife and mother. She is dutiful, beautiful and everything is always in its right place. But when a secret from her past comes back to haunt her, her life rapidly unravels. Over the course of three days, Nora must fight to protect herself and her family or risk losing everything.

Henrik Ibsen's brutal portrayal of womanhood caused outrage when it was first performed in 1879. This bold new version by Stef Smith reframes the drama in three different time periods. The fight for women's suffrage, the Swinging Sixties and the modern day intertwine in this urgent, poetic play that asks how far have we really come in the past hundred years?

ACTING INCUBATOR PROJECT April 21–24 Glaize Studio Theatre Tickets $15 New this year, the Acting Incubator Project is an actor-focused initiative that offers students the opportunity to work with new material, guest artists and/or innovative ideas and techniques that prepare them for today's rapidly changing industry. Audiences can expect adventurous and thought-provoking theatre that explores contemporary issues or uses a contemporary lens to shed new light on enduring stories and themes. Visit conservatoryperforms.org for updates on this year's project.

This performance is sponsored by Crescent Cities Charities.

Some productions contain mature content and/or content that may be offensive to some audiences. Contact the Box Office or visit conservatoryperforms.org for more details.

DANCE Maurice Fraga, Dance Division Chair Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30PM Sunday matinees at 2:30PM Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre

MOVING FORCES October 22–24 Tickets $15 Featuring the full force of the Shenandoah Dance Ensemble, Moving Forces includes new original works by faculty choreographers Maurice Fraga, Erica Helm and Charlie Maybee. The program features a dynamic range of dance styles from modern to tap.

REFLECTIONS: INVITED CHOREOGRAPHERS SHOWCASE February 4–6 Tickets $15 Reflections is an annual showcase that pairs Shenandoah Conservatory dance students with some of the most invigorating and inventive choreographers in the field. This year’s program features works created and re-staged by a lineup of emerging young guest artists who are exploring a range of unique movement styles.

DANCIN’ OUT March 25–27 Tickets $15 Dancin’ Out features the Shenandoah Dance Ensemble performing original works by faculty choreographers Tiffanie Carson and Daniel Padierna, as well as a re-staging of Batucada Fantástica, an electrifying work by Venezuelan choreographer Vicente Nebrada, staged by resident guest artists from Ballet Hispánico. The program features a range of dance styles from traditional to contemporary, including the vibrant Afro-Cuban rhythms and movements found in Batucada Fantástica.

Ballet Hispánico's residency with the Dance Division is enabled by a gift from Marjorie Lewis.

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DANCE

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SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Jan Wagner, Artistic Director & Conductor

FROM THE HEARTS OF WOMEN Saturday, October 2 at 7:30PM

STUDENT SOLOISTS COMPETITION WINNERS CONCERT

Armstrong Concert Hall

Saturday, February 19 at 7:30PM

Tickets $12

Armstrong Concert Hall

The Symphony Orchestra welcomes back soprano and 2017 alumna Victoria Okafor for an evening of lush and textured music, including two extraordinary works for voice and orchestra.

The program includes Samuel Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Grant Still’s song cycle From the Hearts of Women and Ravel’s brilliant arrangement of Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky.

Tickets $12 The Symphony Orchestra accompanies the winners of the 2021/22 Student Soloists Competition, representing students from across the Vocal/Choral, Keyboard and Instrumental divisions. Program and winners to be announced November 2021.

LIVESTREAM PERFORMANCE OPTION

LIVESTREAM PERFORMANCE OPTION

Saturday, December 4 at 7:30PM

CONTEMPORARY WORKS BY FEMALE COMPOSERS

Armstrong Concert Hall

Friday, April 8 at 7:30PM

Tickets $12

Armstrong Concert Hall

The Symphony Orchestra presents an evening of engaging and enchanting music including Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s Symphonic Variations on an African Air, Edward Elgar’s Enigma Variations and Sergei Rachmaninoff’s arrangement of Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini featuring Shenandoah Conservatory’s new Assistant Professor of Piano Alexander Bernstein ’16.

Tickets $12

THEMES & VARIATIONS

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The Symphony Orchestra highlights powerful contemporary music by female composers.

The program includes works by Pulitzer Prizewinning composer Caroline Shaw and JUNO Award-winning composer Vivian Fung, whose new Trumpet Concerto was co-commissioned by the Shenandoah Conservatory Symphony Orchestra and will feature special guest soloist and Assistant Professor of Trumpet Mary Elizabeth Bowden.

This performance is part of the Shenandoah Conservatory Pulitzer Prize Composer Series.

See page 23 for additional dates and information about this series.

WIND ENSEMBLE Timothy J. Robblee, Artistic Director & Conductor

BREATH

SHAW & BEYOND

Saturday, September 25 at 7:30PM

Saturday, April 2 at 7:30PM

Armstrong Concert Hall

Armstrong Concert Hall

Tickets $15

Tickets $12

Shenandoah Conservatory’s Wind Ensemble joins the choral ensembles, under the direction of Matt Oltman and Hillary Ridgley, in a program that celebrates breath and the simple, but lifesustaining, need to breathe. Through a variety of works for voice and wind, the program explores how breath, when taken collectively, satisfies the soul-sustaining need to make music together.

The evening culminates with an inspirational version of Shenandoah for combined winds and voices.

In celebration of this year’s Pulitzer Prize Composer Series, the Wind Ensemble and EDGE Ensemble perform a concert featuring the music of Caroline Shaw and other composers who have influenced her work.

METAMORPHOSIS Saturday, November 6 at 7:30PM Armstrong Concert Hall

STRIKE UP THE BANDS! Saturday, May 7 at 7:30PM Armstrong Concert Hall Tickets $12

Tickets $12 The Wind Ensemble presents a program featuring a range of Shenandoah’s own extraordinary music faculty. Highlights include Paul Hindemith’s Symphonic Metamorphosis; D.J. Sparr’s Ella que Llora featuring soprano Stephanie Higgins; and Pann’s Double Concerto for Clarinet and Saxophone featuring clarinetist Garrick Zoeter and saxophonist Timothy Roberts.

LIVESTREAM PERFORMANCE OPTION

MUSIC IN MOTION Saturday, March 5 at 7:30PM Armstrong Concert Hall Tickets $12 The Wind Ensemble gets moving in a unique program featuring music (and musicians) in motion with a dynamic range of works for winds.

Highlights include a performance by guest soloist and Shenandoah Conservatory’s new Assistant Professor of Percussion Karlyn Viña, a percussionist hailed for her “dazzling” and “incisive” performances.

WIND ENSEMBLE / CONCERT BAND

This performance is part of the Shenandoah Conservatory Pulitzer Prize Composer Series.

See page 23 for additional dates and information about this series.

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The Wind Ensemble joins the Shenandoah Conservatory Concert Band for an extraordinary end-of-year celebration featuring a program of old and new favorites from large and small band repertoire.

CONCERT BAND Keith Taylor, Conductor Sunday, November 14 at 2:30PM Armstrong Concert Hall FREE Thursday, March 10 at 7:30PM Armstrong Concert Hall FREE Saturday, May 7 at 7:30PM Armstrong Concert Hall Tickets $12

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PULITZER PRIZE COMPOSER SERIES WITH CAROLINE SHAW

SHENANDOAH NEW MUSIC

Throughout the month of April, Shenandoah Conservatory celebrates the shimmering work of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Caroline Shaw with performances by the Shenandoah Conservatory Symphony Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, EDGE Ensemble, Conservatory Choir and Cantus Singers.

Jonathan Newman, Director of Composition & Coordinator of New Music

Wind Ensemble & EDGE Ensemble

EDGE ENSEMBLE

BERGAMOT QUARTET

Club Edge

Tuesday, October 12 at 8PM

Thursday, September 16 at 8PM

Bright Box Theater

Bright Box Theater

Tickets $15

Tickets $12

The Bergamot Quartet is fueled by a passion for exploring and advocating for the music of living composers. Founded in Baltimore in 2016, Bergamot Quartet strongly believes in the creation of art and amplification of voices during this cultural watershed moment. In a program exploring different cultures and techniques, the ensemble presents an irreverent, breathless crash-course through modern manifestations of consonant tonality.

EDGE Ensemble roars back to life, rocking the Bright Box with a varied tour of rhythmic and percussive new music ranging from virtuosic solos to an electronica-channeling chamber orchestra, and featuring the winning work of the 2021 William Averitt Prize for Excellence in Composition

by Samuel Bradshaw ’22.

This venue has cocktail table seating.

Doors open at 7PM for food and drink service.

This venue has cocktail table seating.

Doors open at 7PM for food and drink service.

UNSILENT NIGHT

Saturday, April 2 at 7:30PM Armstrong Concert Hall See page 20 for more information.

Symphony Orchestra Friday, April 8 at 7:30PM Armstrong Concert Hall See page 18 for more information.

EDGE Ensemble, Conservatory Choir & Cantus Singers Wednesday, April 13 at 8PM Bright Box Theater See page 26 for more information.

CAROLINE SHAW

loadbang

EDGE ENSEMBLE

Saturday, December 11 at 5:30PM

Tuesday, February 22 at 8PM

Love Surrounded

Old Town Winchester Walking Mall

Bright Box Theater

Wednesday, March 9 at 8PM

FREE

Tickets $15

Bright Box Theater

Join us in this holiday tradition with Phil Kline’s Unsilent Night, and parade through the Old Town Winchester Walking Mall with boom boxes and mobile devices as new-music carolers!

New York City-based new music chamber group loadbang is building a new kind of music for a mixed ensemble of trumpet, trombone, bass clarinet and baritone voice. Since their founding in 2008, they have been praised as “exhilarating” (Baltimore Sun), “cultivated” (The New Yorker) and “inventive” (The New York Times) and hailed as a “formidable new-music force” by TimeOutNY. Creating “a sonic world unlike any other” (The Boston Musical Intelligencer), their unique lung-powered instrumentation has provoked diverse responses from composers, resulting in a repertoire comprising an inclusive picture of composition today.

Tickets $12

HOW TO PARTICIPATE: Unsilent Night is the result of many individuals simultaneously playing Kline's tracks on CD, mp3, or mobile devices— creating a roving swarm of music throughout the city streets. Bring a mobile device with portable speakers or boom box. We will provide CDs. Visit unsilentnight.com to learn more and download the mobile app or tracks in advance.

Wrap yourself in new textures of music in an evening of fascinating aural soundscapes from around the world, all surrounding the world premiere of a new chamber work setting international love poetry by Shenandoah Conservatory's own Jonathan Newman, written for and featuring voice faculty member and soprano Fotina Naumenko.

LIVESTREAM PERFORMANCE OPTION

This venue has cocktail table seating.

Doors open at 7PM for food and drink service.

This venue has cocktail table seating.

Doors open at 7PM for food and drink service.

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BERGAMOT QUARTET

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JAZZ Matthew Niess, Director of Jazz Studies

JAZZ COMBOS Wednesday, November 17 at 7:30PM Armstrong Concert Hall FREE

STUDIO BIG BAND

LITTLE BIG BAND

Movies, TV & the Studio Big Band

Mardi Gras Celebration

Friday, October 8 at 7:30PM

Tuesday, March 1 at 8PM

Armstrong Concert Hall

Bright Box Theater

Tickets $12

Tickets $15

The Studio Big Band, formerly known as the Shenandoah Conservatory Jazz Ensemble, rolls out its new name with a concert of well known (and not so well known) Big Band film and TV scores. The performance features projection and live music from Johnny Quest, Spider-Man, Shaft, James Bond, The Avengers and more.

Be transported to the vibrant streets of New Orleans when the Little Big Band takes the stage at the Bright Box Theater in downtown Winchester. Enjoy the sounds of Mardi Gras with a lineup of electrifying New Orleans jazz and a jubilant atmosphere befitting a Fat Tuesday celebration!

LITTLE BIG BAND Beyond Bop

This venue has cocktail table seating.

Doors open at 7PM for food and drink service.

LIVESTREAM PERFORMANCE OPTION

Friday, October 29 at 7:30PM Armstrong Concert Hall Tickets $12 The Little Big Band explores the music and influence of the bop and post-bop era with a lineup of blistering tunes by Herbie Hancock, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, Horace Silver and more.

STUDIO BIG BAND A Love Supreme Friday, November 5 at 7:30PM Armstrong Concert Hall Tickets $12 The 1964 recording A Love Supreme by John Coltrane is considered a masterpiece, critically acclaimed and one of the greatest jazz albums of all times with far reaching impact in the development of jazz. Experience this album and other selections scored for Big Band.

JOHN KIRBY JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL Saturday, April 9 at 2:30PM Shenandoah University Main Campus (Various Venues) Festival Wristband $15 Shenandoah Conservatory’s annual Jazzathon returns with a new name that pays homage to Winchester’s own John Kirby, the awardwinning double bassist who collaborated with jazz greats such as Billie Holiday, Dizzy Gillespie and Benny Goodman among others. The festival features a full day of jazz and blues performed at indoor and outdoor venues across campus. Enjoy food and drinks in our festival beer garden, and a lineup of performances by the conservatory’s own Studio Big Band, Little Big Band, Jazz Combos, the John Kirby Band and special guest artists to be announced.

JAZZ COMBOS Wednesday, May 4 at 7:30PM SUBSCRIBE AND SAVE PURCHASE TICKETS FOR A MINIMUM OF FIVE PERFORMANCES AND SAVE 20% OR MORE!

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Armstrong Concert Hall FREE

VOICE & OPERA Ella Marchment, Director of Opera Matthew Oltman, Director of Choral Activities

WIND ENSEMBLE & CHORAL ENSEMBLES

CHORAL & BRASS ENSEMBLES

Breath

A Thrill of Hope

Saturday, September 25 at 7:30PM

Sunday, December 5 at 7:30PM

Armstrong Concert Hall

Armstrong Concert Hall

Tickets $15

Tickets $12

Shenandoah Conservatory’s choral ensembles, under the direction of Matt Oltman and Hillary Ridgley, join the Wind Ensemble (Tim Robblee, conductor) in a program that celebrates breath and the simple, but life-sustaining, need to breathe. Through a variety of works for voice and winds, the program explores how breath, when taken collectively, satisfies the soul-sustaining need to make music together. The evening culminates with an inspirational version of Shenandoah for combined winds and voices.

Shenandoah Conservatory’s vocal and choral ensembles, under the direction of Matt Oltman and Hillary Ridgley, join the Ruebush Brass Band, under the direction of Matthew Niess, for a special evening of classical and contemporary holiday favorites sure to lighten and brighten spirits. Come early to stroll Shenandoah University’s festive holiday light display and enjoy a cup of hot cocoa provided by the Shenandoah Conservatory Student Chapter of the American Choral Directors Association.

COSÌ FAN TUTTE (SPRING 2019)

LIVESTREAM PERFORMANCE OPTION

OPERA UP CLOSE Gothic Opera Friday, October 29 at 7:30PM Saturday, October 30 at 7:30PM Sunday, October 31 at 2:30PM Shingleton Dance Space Tickets $15

Main Stage Opera with Symphony Orchestra

EDGE ENSEMBLE, CONSERVATORY CHOIR & CANTUS SINGERS Wednesday, April 13 at 8PM Bright Box Theater

Set in an intimate black box studio and directed by our new Director of Opera Ella Marchment, Opera Up Close features small ensembles, but big ideas. This year’s performance explores the darker side of opera with excerpts from a wide range of contemporary and traditional works.

Sung in English with piano accompaniment

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Tickets $15 Shenandoah Conservatory’s vocal and choral ensembles join the EDGE Ensemble for an evening of chamber works by Pulitzer Prizewinning guest composer Caroline Shaw. Set in the Bright Box in downtown Winchester, the evening will feature an introduction by Shaw and an opportunity to learn more about her creative work and process.

This performance is part of the Shenandoah Conservatory Pulitzer Prize Composer Series.

See page 23 for additional dates and information about this series.

THE NEW WORLD OF OPERA Friday, April 22 at 7:30PM Saturday, April 23 at 7:30PM Sunday, April 24 at 2:30PM Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre Tickets $23 Set on Shenandoah Conservatory’s main proscenium stage and directed by our new Director of Opera Ella Marchment, our main stage production provides audiences with the full opera experience. This year’s program features a range of excerpts from the classical canon reexamined through a contemporary lens. Lush costumes and design, inventive staging and the full force of the Shenandoah Conservatory Symphony Orchestra complete the experience.

CHORAL ENSEMBLES In a Time of Loving Sunday, May 8 at 2:30PM Armstrong Concert Hall Tickets $12 Shenandoah Conservatory’s combined choral ensembles present music from a wide variety of choral traditions featuring pieces curated, prepared and conducted by our graduate students in choral conducting, including ‘All of Us’ from Remembering Matthew Shepard by Craig Hella Johnson.

Excerpts sung in various languages with English subtitles Music direction by Jan Wagner

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ShenCoLAB

SPECIAL EVENTS

FESTIVAL OF ARTS, IDEAS & EXPLORATION Saturday, May 14 Shenandoah University Main Campus (Various Venues) Shenandoah Conservatory turns over the programming and facilities to its students for a week of unbridled exploration, collaboration and creativity. Students work across disciplines on self-directed, time-limited projects fueled by their own passion, drive and curiosity. The week culminates with a day-long Festival of Arts, Ideas & Exploration featuring a wide variety of exciting, innovative and provocative performances, presentations, roundtable discussions and other special events.

A complete festival schedule will be released in April.

GET YOUR FESTIVAL WRISTBAND TODAY! General Admission Festival Wristband $10 suggested donation Student Festival Wristband $5 suggested donation Festival wristbands provide access to the entire day of events and after-party (seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis; capacity is limited).

All proceeds support the imaginative work of our students during ShenCoLAB.

INSIDE/OUT: ARTS OPEN HOUSE

Friday, January 28 at 7:30PM

Saturday, September 11 at 2:30PM

Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre

Shenandoah University Main Campus (Various Venues)

Tickets $12

FREE The arts run amok during Shenandoah Conservatory’s second annual Inside/Out open house when we throw open the doors to our venues, set up outdoor stages and let you curate your own performance experience. This daylong open house features dozens of short music, theatre and dance performances by faculty and students; a lineup of interactive workshops and behind-the-scenes tours; and food and drinks for purchase in our festival beer garden. Join us and experience all the conservatory has to offer!

Make a day of it! Food and drinks available for purchase in the beer garden.

FINAL ROUND OF THE 2021/22 STUDENT SOLOISTS COMPETITION

COLLAGE CONCERT

Part of Shenandoah Conservatory’s annual Mid-Atlantic Honor Band, the Collage Concert features a dynamic variety of faculty and student performances from a range of musical genres.

THE U.S. ARMY BAND “PERSHING’S OWN” Saturday, January 29 at 7:30PM Armstrong Concert Hall FREE The U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own" performs as part of Shenandoah Conservatory’s annual Mid-Atlantic Honor Band event.

RSVP online at conservatoryperforms.org to reserve your free seat!

ESSENTIALLY ELLINGTON

Tuesday, November 23 at 7:30PM

Friday, April 29

Armstrong Concert Hall

Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre

FREE

Essentially Ellington, a premier educational initiative of Jazz at Lincoln Center, returns to Shenandoah Conservatory with a day of workshops for high school bands and performances by special guest artists. Visit conservatoryperforms.org for more information.

Students from across the Vocal/Choral, Keyboard and Instrumental divisions compete in the final round of the 2021/22 Student Soloists Competition.

Photographs and video stills from the 2021 ShenCoLAB (presented outdoors and via the CP4U digital streaming platform during COVID-19).

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SPECIAL EVENTS

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ADDITIONAL FREE PERFORMANCES FACULTY & GUEST ARTIST RECITALS FOTINA NAUMENKO, SOPRANO Tuesday, September 28 at 7:30PM Goodson Chapel – Recital Hall GARRICK ZOETER, CLARINET & WOJTEK KOMSTA, CLARINET Thursday, September 30 at 7:30PM Goodson Chapel – Recital Hall VAN BUREN WINDS Tuesday, November 2 at 7:30PM Goodson Chapel – Recital Hall BYRON JONES, BARITONE, FOTINA NAUMENKO, SOPRANO & ALEXANDER BERNSTEIN, PIANO Thursday, February 17 at 7:30PM Goodson Chapel – Recital Hall ZOETER & FRIENDS CHAMBER CONCERT Tuesday, April 5 at 7:30PM Goodson Chapel – Recital Hall VAN BUREN WINDS Tuesday, April 12 at 7:30PM Goodson Chapel – Recital Hall

BASS ENSEMBLE Friday, November 19 at 7:30PM Goodson Chapel – Recital Hall HONORS CHAMBER MUSIC RECITAL Tuesday, November 30 at 7:30PM Goodson Chapel – Recital Hall PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE Friday, December 3 at 7:30PM Armstrong Concert Hall TROMBONE COLLECTIVE Tuesday, March 8 at 7:30PM Armstrong Concert Hall BASS ENSEMBLE Friday, March 25 at 7:30PM Goodson Chapel – Recital Hall FLUTE ENSEMBLE Saturday, March 26 at 2:30PM Goodson Chapel – Recital Hall

JONATHAN SNOWDEN, FLUTE & ALEXANDER BERNSTEIN, PIANO Friday, May 6 at 7:30PM Goodson Chapel – Recital Hall

STUDIO & CHAMBER ENSEMBLES TROMBONE COLLECTIVE Tuesday, October 26 at 7:30PM Armstrong Concert Hall

BASSOON ENSEMBLE Friday, April 1 at 7:30PM Goodson Chapel – Recital Hall SAXOPHONE ENSEMBLE Friday, April 22 at 7:30PM Goodson Chapel – Recital Hall PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE Saturday April 23 at 2:30PM Armstrong Concert Hall

FLUTE ENSEMBLE Saturday, October 30 at 2:30PM Goodson Chapel – Recital Hall

ADDITIONAL FREE PERFORMANCES

SAXOPHONE ENSEMBLE Tuesday, November 9 at 7:30PM Goodson Chapel – Recital Hall

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HONORS CHAMBER MUSIC RECITAL Tuesday, April 26 at 7:30PM Goodson Chapel – Recital Hall

SENSORY FRIENDLY CONCERT (FALL 2019)

CONSERVATORY IN THE COMMUNITY EDUCATE • ENGAGE • ENLIVEN Shenandoah Conservatory believes the arts have the power to do more than just entertain — they transform, enlighten and enrich our lives. This is why we engage audiences well beyond our stages to create a more vibrant, dynamic and connected community.

SHENANDOAH CONSERVATORY ARTS ACADEMY Shenandoah Conservatory Arts Academy (SCAA) provides studies in a variety of music, theatre and dance for students of all ages and abilities. Offerings provide pre-professional training, cultural enrichment and educational enhancement through a range of private lessons, group classes and ensemble studies.

Learn more about how our classes, camps and activities can nurture your talent and enrich your life by visiting our website at scartsacademy.org or calling us at (540) 665-4602.

FREE COMMUNITY CONCERTS Enjoy free community concerts featuring Shenandoah's premier faculty and student artists in the following ongoing series: Live at Lunch, produced in partnership with Valley Health, presents free lunchtime concerts in the Winchester Medical Center North Tower Lobby during the academic year.

Sunday Art in the Park by Reston Town Center Association and Reston Community Center on Sunday evenings throughout the summer.

artsengage!

Shenandoah Conservatory provides audiences opportunities to meet our artists and observe the creative process. Join us for open rehearsals, workshops, pre-concert lectures, post-performance Q&As, masterclasses, receptions and other special events.

Look for the artsengage! logo throughout the brochure for special opportunities to enhance your experience. Visit conservatoryperforms.org for updates and more details.

Performances are added throughout the year. Visit conservatoryperforms.org for an updated schedule of free community concerts.

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SUPPORT SHENANDOAH CONSERVATORY

DONATE TODAY! Explore the many ways you can support Shenandoah Conservatory and its thriving community of artists, educators and scholars.

FRIENDS OF THE CONSERVATORY

YOUR SUPPORT MAKES A DIFFERENCE! FOR STUDENTS “ The grant I received from the conservatory is truly what brought my ShenCoLAB project to life. The grant allowed some of the stress of costly things to be taken off my shoulders so that I could focus on the things that were most important to me, which was my artistic vision.

I am very grateful for what the conservatory was able to provide for me and that my vision could come to life!”

Friends of the Conservatory donations underwrite projects unique to a specific division within Shenandoah Conservatory. These gifts provide additional funding to support our performance series, conduct industry leader masterclasses, host distinguished artists in residency and explore new works.

SCHOLARSHIPS & PLANNED GIVING Scholarship aid is an increasingly essential part of our ability to recruit and retain talented students committed to careers in the performing arts. Scholarships allow students to pursue their degrees with fewer financial barriers to their creative success.

By creating an endowed scholarship, you ensure that a performing arts career remains accessible and affordable to students from all backgrounds.

ILY FARRAR ’21 (BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS IN DANCE), RECIPIENT L OF A SHENANDOAH CONSERVATORY STUDENT COUNCIL GRANT

JOIN US!

FOR OUR COMMUNITY

DEAN'S CIRCLE MEMBERSHIP ($1,000+)

“ As a patron and parent of a young child, Shenandoah Conservatory Arts Academy (SCAA) and Shenandoah Conservatory provide our family with high quality performing arts experiences and instruction in a welcoming atmosphere. Both make our community a better, more vibrant place to live and work."

When you join the Dean’s Circle, your member support helps Shenandoah Conservatory address the ever increasing costs of excellence in performing arts training, equipping state-of-the-art facilities, hiring world-class faculty, and fostering experimental and creative student projects.

VIVI MEDER

FOR OUR COLLECTIVE FUTURE Violist Margaret Gonzalez ’15 (Bachelor of Music in Performance) was recently awarded for her work with Music Mission San Francisco (MMSF). As the founder and artistic director for MMSF, Gonzalez has been working since 2015 to run an after-school program that provides music education opportunities for underserved children in San Francisco’s Mission District. The program was modeled after El-Sistema, a free music program that Gonzalez experienced growing up in Venezuela.

“Membership in the Dean’s Circle offers participants a deeper understanding and fuller appreciation of Shenandoah Conservatory’s objectives and programs. It also gives us the opportunity to support young artists as they develop their talents and make this world a better place for all of us.”

BERNIE AND MARY MCDANIEL

To learn more about the ways you can make a transformative gift to Shenandoah Conservatory, visit su.edu/performs/support or contact: Melanie L. Mathewes Shenandoah Conservatory Director of Development mmathewe@su.edu (540) 665-4733

Shenandoah University is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. All gifts are tax deductible to the full extent of the law.

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BOX OFFICE INFORMATION HOW TO ORDER Note: Convenience fees apply for online and phone orders.

IN PERSON

Visit the Shenandoah Conservatory Box Office located in the Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre lobby: 620 Millwood Avenue, Winchester, VA 22601.

BOX OFFICE HOURS

Regular Hours: Mon–Fri 12PM–5PM Summer Hours (Memorial Day–August 9): Tue–Sat 12PM–5PM The Box Office is also open two hours prior to all performances at the specified venue.

LATE SEATING POLICY

Shenandoah Conservatory strives to promptly begin performances at the scheduled time. We recommend arriving approximately 30 minutes prior to the start of the performance to allow ample time to park, claim tickets and find seats.

Out of respect to the audience and artists, patrons who arrive late to a performance will be asked by an usher to wait until an appropriate break in the performance to take their seats. Some performances may not have a break in which a “no late seating” policy will be in effect.

Due to the intimate nature of the venues, there is no late seating permitted for performances in Glaize Studio Theatre and Shingleton Dance Space.

INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY

Shenandoah Conservatory performances and special events will only be canceled for inclement weather in extreme cases. Please note that Shenandoah Conservatory performances do not always follow the same closing procedures as Shenandoah University.

Inclement weather announcements are communicated via conservatoryperforms.org, email, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

TICKET EXCHANGES/REFUNDS

Exchanges may be made up to 24 hours before the date of the performance during normal business hours. Tickets must be exchanged for performances within the same season and are based on availability. An additional fee of $3 per ticket is levied on exchanges of all single tickets. Subscribers may exchange at no additional cost. Patrons who exchange for performances at a higher rate or originally purchased tickets with a promo code are responsible for the difference in price. Once exchanges are complete, patrons should discard voided ticket(s). All sales are final; no refunds.

ONLINE

Check out

conservatoryperforms.org for more information and to purchase tickets.

PHONE

540-665-4569 Credit card (Visa, MasterCard, Discover or American Express) and gift card orders only.

ACCESSIBILITY

All facilities are handicap accessible. Thanks to the support of Quota International of Winchester, we are pleased to offer infrared hearing system headsets for performances taking place in Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre. Accommodations for disabilities may be arranged by contacting the Box Office at least three days prior to the performance.

DISCOUNTS

Discounts are available for military, senior citizens (ages 62 and up), students, groups and Shenandoah University faculty and staff.

Please see the Box Office for specific details.

GROUPS

Group reservations and discounts can be secured for parties of 10 or more. Reservations may be modified up to two weeks prior to the date of the scheduled performance. Call or visit the Box Office for more details.

CHILDREN

Parents are the best judges of what is most appropriate for their children. However, due to the length of performances, we recommend that children attending an event be at least five years old. All patrons, regardless of age, must have a ticket.

Out of respect for the artists and audience members, we encourage parents with children to sit where they can easily exit the venue in case their child becomes disruptive. As a courtesy to others, parents or guardians may be asked to remove children creating a disturbance during performances. Ushers are available at the venue to assist with seating and any other needs.

PARKING

Parking is always free for Shenandoah Conservatory performances.

Parking lots are adjacent to each venue.

STAY CONNECTED

There’s always something happening at Shenandoah Conservatory!

Visit conservatoryperforms.org for the most accurate and up-todate information, and to sign up for our emails with information about upcoming performances and special offers. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for pictures, videos and more.

Help us keep our records up-to-date by letting us know if your contact information changes.

PLEASE NOTE: PROGRAMS, ARTISTS AND DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.

2021/22 SEASON SUPPORT

The engagements by Cartography and Ballet Hispánico are made possible through the ArtsCONNECT program of Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation with support from the National Endowment for the Arts. / Additional support for Cartography is provided by Marion Park Lewis Foundation. / Ballet Hispánico's residency with the Dance Division is enabled by a gift from Marjorie Lewis. / Michelle Cann and A Chorus Line are sponsored by Crescent Cities Charities, providing educational assistance to promising students with financial need, and supporting charities and community organizations. Learn more at cccharities.org.

PHOTO CREDITS / 1 Photo by C King Media / 2 Photo by Alisa Daum / Photos by C King Media, Caleb Rouse, N-Link-Photography / 7 Photos by Elman Studio (top), Juan-Miguel Hernandez (bottom) / 8 Photos by Ginny Suss (top), Rachel Neville (Ballet Hispánico’s Paulo Hernandez-Farella, bottom) / 13 Photos by Jiyang Chen (top left), MihályKondella (top right), Nicola Betts (bottom) / Photos by Caleb Rouse (top), C King Media (bottom) / 17 Photos by Fotos by Franco / 19 Photo by C King Media / 21 Photo by C King Media / 23 Photo by Kait Moreno / 25 Photo by C King Media / 27 Photo by C King Media / 28 Photos by Ardy Wunder, Shenandoah University Office of Marketing & Communications (top, bottom) / 31 Photo by Alisa Daum / 34 Photo by Til-Death-Media / All other photos courtesy of artists BROCHURE DESIGN BK+Co

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