Conservatory Dean's Blog

Conservatory honorary doctorate to Mikhail Baryshnikov

A group of Shenandoah administrators, faculty, students, and trustees attended a special event--Baryshnikov and Friends at the Workhouse of Lorton Arts Center event and awarded an honorary doctorate to Mikhail Baryshnikov on September 29, 2007.

Washington Post mention on 10.01.07

Article from The Conection

Baryshnikov Photo Gallery

Left to right. Prof. Erica Helm, Assistant Dean Jennifer Green, dance students Erica Covington and Rachel Smith, Senior Vice President and President-Elect Tracy Fitzsimmons, Mikhail Baryshnikov, and guest Katie Vickers. Photos by Wayne Guenther.

Conservatory Dean Performs Gala Opening Concert at Lincoln Center

Dean Laurence Kaptain performed on the Gala Opening Concert of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center on Wednesday, September 19, 2007.

http://www.chambermusicsociety.org/artists/10/guest-artists

http://www.chambermusicsociety.org/artistDetail/44/artistID=277

Shenandoah at DreamYard Prep in The Bronx 092007

Several Shenandoah Conservatory faculty, led by Senior VP Tracy Fitzsimmons, visited DreamYard Prep in the Bronx on Thursday, August 20, 2007. They observed a poetry class of Aracelis Girmay.

Here are some slides of the dialogue with Shenandoah and DY Prep students, adminisitrators and Poet Aracelis Girmay.

Download dy_prep_rev.mov

More media coverage of Shenandoah Conservatory

Washington Post on Robert Shafer
Download a_musical_reprise_for_robert_shafer_washingtonpost.com.pdf

Local coverage of David Pogue's Honorary Doctorate at Shenandoah Conservatory Convocation
Download Sept05.pdf

Viola spirit at Shenandoah Conservatory!