Friday, May 23, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.
Armstrong Concert Hall
Shenandoah Conservatory

Impresiones de la Puna

Alberto Ginastera (1916 –1983)

Jaylan Jones, flute
Emily IIyes, violin
Gabriella Gans, violin
Nicholas Whitley, viola
Matthew Reffner, cello

Hamlet (Act 3, Scene 2)

William Shakespeare (1564–1616) 

Zoe Satterwhite, actor

Rooted in Creation

Music: “Eleven” written by Ryan Lott, performed by yMusic
Lyrics by Ryan Lott
Choreography by Maria Pomares

Maria Pomares, dancer

Meditation, op. 72, no. 5

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)

Timur Mustakimov, piano

“Soave sia il vento” from Così fan tutte

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)

Cassidy Holmes, soprano
Sofia Stankiewicz, soprano
Jonathan Margrave, baritone
Jr. Medina, piano

“None but the lonely heart” (Нет, только тот, кто знал) from 6 Romances, op. 6

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)

John Lim, baritone
Jr. Medina, piano

“Someone to Fall Back On”

Jason Robert Brown (b. 1970)

Thomas Lightsey, vocals
Abigail Gorsuch, piano 

Caravan

Duke Ellington (1899–1974)

Brannon Wiltshire, trumpet
Mark Barr, trumpet
Stephen Payes, saxophone 
Luke Demers, piano
Logan Ungar, bass
Jacob Blair, drums

Music Therapy Service Award

Elizabeth Pearson, Natalie Aburto, Emily Wilson

Music Therapy Scholastic Excellence Award

Olivia Euvrard, Genevieve Moffett

Graduate Music Therapy Award for Professional Excellence

Faith Hubbard

Graduate Music Therapy Scholastic Excellence Award

Sheridan Harley

Music Production & Recording Technology Scholastic Award

Adaugo Ejekwu

Performing Arts Leadership & Management Golden PALM Award

Liber Francisco Cuervos Velasquez, Raquel Johnson, Molly Miller

William Averitt Prize for Excellence in Composition

Erik Ruane

Music Education Achievement Award

Emma Shockey, Shannon Kane, Phoebe O'Kelly, Beda Vining

Outstanding Performance in Piano Award

Timur Mustakimov

Cecilia Award for Vocal Excellence

Cassidy Holmes, Sofia Stankiewicz

Jazz Performance Award

Brannon Wiltshire, Stephen Payes

Performance Certificates

MUSIC EDUCATION
Fabiola Vazquez Becerra, clarinet
Emma Shockey, bassoon
Brielle Windle, voice

MUSIC THERAPY
Mya Corby, voice
Natalie McCrowell, voice
Elizabeth Pearson, flute
Samuel Soste-Taffur, flute

Harold Herman Excellence in Theatre Award

Thomas Lightsey, Erin Lee Shields, Maggie Waite

William "Mac" Bozman Excellence in Theatrical Design & Production Award

Travis Gawason, Austin Styles

Outstanding Musical Theatre Student Award

Lauren Honderd, Jillian Reef, Mark Montgomery

Outstanding Acting Student Award

Zoe Satterwhite

Outstanding Performance Award in Dance

Amil Giunti

Elizabeth Weil Bergmann Choreography Award

Ruthann Ciszac

Terpsichore Award

Maria Pomares

Presser Undergraduate Scholar Award

Beda Vining

Outstanding Senior Award (Shenandoah University Alumni Association)

Bevin Taylor

James R. & Mary B. Wilkins Conservatory Award

Travis Gawason

Dean's Undergraduate Award

Gabriel “Gabby” Wiatrak, Katelynn Clukey, Emanuel Singletary

Dean's Undergraduate Award for Innovation & Collaboration

Margaret R. “Maggie” Waite, Maria Pomares, Sophia Alvini-Moore

Dean's Graduate Scholar Award

Warren Freeman

Shenandoah Conservatory is home to more than 600 students enrolled in baccalaureate, master’s and doctoral programs in the areas of music, theatre and dance. Virginia’s oldest and premier center for performing arts training, the conservatory is led by a dynamic faculty composed of performers and scholars of national and international repute.

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Wheelchair accessible restrooms are available across the courtyard in Gregory Hall (approximately 100 feet from the Armstrong Concert Hall lobby). Please notify house management for assistance.

Patrons are requested to silence cell phones and other electronic devices during performances. The taking of photographs and the use of recording equipment are not permitted during performances.