Shenandoah Conservatory Ensembles

Shenandoah Conservatory offers dozens of ensemble experiences from Jazz to Opera. Ensembles are divided into vocal, instrumental, theatre, and dance.

Vocal Ensembles

Shenandoah Conservatory has five vocal ensembles which offer opportunities for voice students as well as those pursuing other career programs.

The Conservatory Choir and Chamber Choir, both of which perform the most advanced choral literature and have rigorous audition standards, regularly perform at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and at concert halls and cathedrals throughout Europe during their biannual tours.

The Cantus Singers performs traditional choral literature for treble voices from the Renaissance to the twentieth century.

The Shenandoah Singers, a vocal jazz ensemble, tours annually along the East Coast, and has traveled to Brazil.

The Shenandoah Chorus is a large mixed chorus which performs traditional and contemporary works.

Instrumental Ensembles

  • Shenandoah Conservatory Symphony Orchestra
  • Kammermusik Players
  • Symphonic Wind Ensemble
  • Shenandoah Jazz Ensemble
  • Shenandoah Conservatory Brass Ensemble
  • Jazz Combos | Improvisation Lab | Repertoire Lab
  • Classical Guitar Ensemble
  • Shenandoah Conservatory Percussion Ensemble
  • Jazz Guitar Ensemble
  • Pit Orchestra
  • Concert Band

Dance Ensembles

The Dance Division presents three mainstage dance concerts and two Performance Forum concerts annually, with many additional opportunities to perform throughout the year. Students have performed throughout the region, including concerts as the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, the Maryland Publick Playhouse and in Universities and public schools in Virginia, Maryland, Ohio, New Jersey, New York, and Massachusetts. Dance students participate yearly in the regional conference of The American College Dance Festival Association.

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