Friday, April 25 – Saturday, April 26, 2025
Shenandoah University Main Campus

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

SYMPOSIUM CHECK-IN

Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre Lobby
(Office of Alumni & Constituent Relations)

2:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.

WELCOME

Dr. Jeff Marlatt, Interim Dean, Shenandoah Conservatory
Dr. Tony Meadows, Director of Music Therapy

MUSICAL MOMENT

Madison Butler ’26, BMT

Ruebush Hall, Room 128

2:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Advancing Medical Music Therapy Practice: New Horizons in Neurocritical Care

Dr. Kerry Devlin ’18, LPMT, MT-BC
Senior Music Therapist, Johns Hopkins Center for Music & Medicine

Ruebush Hall, Room 128
Livestreamed via Zoom

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

BREAKOUT SESSIONS (PART I)

The Development of Music Therapy in the Philippines

Danielle Elise Z. Alcantara ’15, RN, MM, MT-BC
Assistant Professor, Silliman University

Ruebush Hall, Room 207
Livestreamed via Zoom

Learning Through Doing: Nine Lessons from a New Music Therapist in Pediatric Intensive Care

Jamie Shegogue ’23, LPMT, MT-BC, NICU-MT
Critical Care Music Therapist, Johns Hopkins Children’s Center

Ruebush Hall, Room 148

Harmful Events Reported by Music Therapists in their Everyday Clinical Practice

Valerie Jackson ’12, ’16, ’19, MMT, MT-BC
Director of Expressive Therapies, The Commonwealth Center for Children & Adolescents

Ruebush Hall, Room 128

4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

BREAKOUT SESSIONS (PART II)

Transitioning to Professional Life: New Professionals Panel

Jamie Shegogue ’23, LPMT, MT-BC, NICU-MT
Music Therapist, Johns Hopkins Children’s Center

Cara Lowrey ’22, MT-BC
Music Therapist, Clarion Psychiatric Center

Kalysta Bryant ’23, MT-BC
Music Therapist, INOVA Healthcare

Ali Deckard ’24, MT-BC
Music Therapist, A Place to Be

Ruebush Hall, Room 148

Race and #RealTalk: Reckoning with the Unresolved

Shana Oshiro ’20, MMT, MT-BC  
Executive Director, Halo Inc.

Ruebush Hall, Room 113

5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

ALUMNI SOCIAL/MIXER

Join us for a fun alumni social and mixer hosted by SU's Office of Alumni & Constituent Relations!

Ruebush Hall, Room 128

Evening Activities

DINNER

Symposium attendees are invited to curate their own dinner experiences. Recharge on your own or connect with friends and colleagues to explore local restaurants or revisit Allen Dining Hall.

RECOMMENDED PERFORMANCE

Main Stage Opera with Symphony Orchestra

Falstaff

Friday, April 25 at 7:30 p.m.
Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre

Tickets can be purchased online at conservatoryperforms.org or by visiting the Box Office during regular box office hours (Tuesday through Friday from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.) or two hours prior to the start of the performance. Discounts are available for seniors (ages 62 and above), SU alumni, civil servants/veterans and students/youth.

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

FIRESIDE CHAT

Join us for reflections on the development of the music therapy program at Shenandoah University featuring Dr. Mike Rohrbacher, Sue Rohrbacher, Dr. Anne Lipe, Dr. Daniel Tague, Dr. Bronwen Landless ’04, ’13 and Dr. Hakeem Leonard, and moderated by Dr. Tony Meadows.

MUSICAL MOMENT

Natalie McCrowell ’26, BMT

Goodson Chapel – Recital Hall
Livestream via Zoom

12:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

LUNCH

Symposium attendees are invited to curate their own lunch experiences. Recharge on your own or connect with friends and colleagues to explore local restaurants or revisit Allen Dining Hall.

2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

NW WORKS CHIMERS CONCERT

Armstrong Concert Hall

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3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

RECEPTION & REMARKS

Join us for a culminating celebration with this special reception hosted by Shenandoah University's Office of Alumni & Constituent Relations. This event formally concludes the 50th Anniversary Symposium of the Music Therapy Program.

Evening Activities

RECOMMENDED PERFORMANCE

The Actors Collective

Everybody

Saturday, April 26 at 7:30 p.m.
Glaize Studio Theatre

Tickets can be purchased online at conservatoryperforms.org or by visiting the Box Office during regular box office hours (Tuesday through Friday from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.) or two hours prior to the start of the performance. Discounts are available for seniors (ages 62 and above), SU alumni, civil servants/veterans and students/youth.

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