Class Notes

Don Krudop, (C '75, C '92, C '03) was invited to present a clinic on choral conducting at the 2024 New Jersey Music Educators Association annual conference in Atlantic City, New Jersey. He was also ... Continue Reading May 2024 Class Notes

In April 2023, Nora Koerner MacDonald (C ’02) became the director of member engagement for National Active and Retired Federal Employees in Alexandria, Virginia. In March 2023, Matt MacDonald (AS ... Continue Reading April 2024 Class Notes

Nate Copeland (AS ’85) is the new vice president of intelligence services for Geo Owl. Charlie Rudisill (B ’85) is a senior client partner for Hatchworks. (Pictured to the left.) In November 2023, ... Continue Reading February 2024 Class Notes

On Dec. 11, Nick Nerangis (C ’04) was highlighted in an article entitled, “Nerangis inspires, performs in new Civil War audiobook.” Tess Marshall (C ’16) has joined the cast of the hit off-Broadway ... Continue Reading January 2024 Class Notes

Thomas Sweitzer’s (C ’95, ’11) off-Broadway show, “20 Seconds” featured 48 performances from Sept. 10 through Oct. 21 at the Pershing Square Signature Theatre in New York, New York. (Pictured to the ... Continue Reading November 2023 Class Notes

On Sept. 30, “The Crinolynns,” a musical with book and lyrics written by Broadway performer Scott Logsdon (C ’84) and music by Aaron Gandy, was presented by Stage Right! Productions at the Carey ... Continue Reading October 2023 Class Notes

On July 1, Angela Rudolph-Wiseman (B ’99) was appointed by Governor Glenn Younkin to the Virginia Board of Accountancy. (Pictured to the left.) Corcoran Holt (C ’04) is an assistant professor of jazz ... Continue Reading August 2023 Class Notes

In June, Barbara McWhinney (HP ’66, ’94), retired after 55 years as a registered nurse for Valley Health at the Winchester Medical Center. (The featured image of this blog post.) On June 14, Bobby ... Continue Reading July 2023 Class Notes

On May 6, former student Kate Flannery was the co-grand marshal for the 96th Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival ® Grand Feature Parade in Winchester, Virginia. Flannery was accompanied by David ... Continue Reading May 2023 Class Notes

On March 22, Jeremy Raley (AS ’01, EL ’11) was appointed the chief of staff for the Virginia Department of Education by Governor Glenn Younkin. Harry Culpepper Jr. (C ’03) has been awarded with the ... Continue Reading April 2023 Class Notes

On Dec. 29, 2022, Joel Marshall (C ’77) announced his retirement from the First Baptist Church in Burlington, North Carolina. He served as the church’s minister of music for the last 36 years. In ... Continue Reading February 2023 Class Notes

Jim Geiger (D ’54) was featured in a Waco Tribune-Herald article entitled, “An ear for the job: Piano tuner, 86, takes old-school approach,” which talks about his career as a piano tuner. Pianist ... Continue Reading December 2022 Class Notes

After 63 years, Barbara Cramer Crouse (C ’66) has retired from giving private piano lessons in her home music studio. Barbara also retired from her position as Lebanon (OH) Symphony Orchestra & ... Continue Reading July 2022 Class Notes

Charles L. Maulden (C ’47) was featured in an Independent Tribune article entitled, “C.L. “Cy” Maulden inducted to Hall of Fame.” Mary K. Tedrow (AS ’99) was featured in an EducationWeek article ... Continue Reading June 2022 Class Notes

On April 2, 2022, Pam Bell (AS ’71, AS ’83) was honored by the Virginia District of Pilot International for 50 years of membership at its convention in Portsmouth, Virginia. Bell joined the Pilot Club ... Continue Reading April 2022 Class Notes

Thomas Wilkins (C ’78) was featured in “Beyond the Baton: A Conductor’s Journey,” a biographical series produced by Nebraska Public Media as a resource for music educators. Wilkins currently serves as ... Continue Reading March 2022 Class Notes

Stephanie Vaughan (AS ’83, B ’85) received a doctorate in business administration on September 14, 2021. (Pictured to the left.) Kathy Voytko (C ’94) went on as Marian Paroo opposite Hugh Jackman in ... Continue Reading January 2022 Class Notes

Garrett Elise Long (C ’91) and Kathy Voytko (C ’94) have joined Tony Award winners Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster to perform in the Broadway revival of “The Music Man.” (Pictured to the ... Continue Reading December 2021 Class Notes

Bobby Spiers (C ’69) played “Taps” on the trumpet for the 20th anniversary remembrance of the lives lost on 9/11 at a Commonwealth DAR Chapter special program at Reveille United ... Continue Reading October 2021 Class Notes

Thomas Wilkins (C ’78) was named principal guest conductor by the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, a new position created specifically for him. (Pictured to the left.) During the 2021 National Jazz ... Continue Reading August 2021 Class Notes

J. Michael Danielson (B ’93) received the Meritorious Service Award and Melodie Farnan Repass (AS ’16) received the 2020 Civilian of the Year Award from the Winchester Police Department. Matt Conner ... Continue Reading June 2021 Class Notes