Welcome to the 16th annual Conservatory Convocation! Incoming and returning conservatory students are invited to kick off the 2021/22 academic year with a dynamic lineup of music, theatre and dance performances showcasing the conservatory’s extraordinary student artists. The year's event includes a special keynote address by Artistic Director and CEO of Ballet Hispánico Eduardo Vilaro.
Prelude: September
by Earth, Wind and Fire
SAXOPHONE ENSEMBLE
Jaida Fox • Tim Goodman • Luke Hackworth • Tom Hague • Nathan Hott • Dominic Jackson • Chance Morris • Matthew Neal • Patrick Rippeo • Jacob Routhier
Timothy Roberts,* director
A Dream Play (Excerpt)
by August Strindberg
adaptation by Caryl Churchill
Kennedi Roland, actor • Nick Villacorte, actor
broken glass
music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Six Pieces, op. 51, TH 143:6. Valse Sentimentale, Tempo di Valse
choreography by Zariah Henthorn
Zariah Henthorn, dancer
Welcome
Camila Calderon, Shenandoah Conservatory Student Council President
No puede ser from La Tabernera del puerto
by Pablo Sorozábal (1897–1988)
Elías Aguirre, tenor • Eoín Fleming, piano
Six Grandes Études de Paganini, S. 141 (“La campanella”)
by Franz Liszt (1811–1886)
Eoín Fleming,
O mio babbino caro from Gianni Schicchi
by Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924)
Elena Fierer, soprano • Eoín Fleming, piano
A Whole New World
from Aladdin
music by Alan Menken
lyrics by Tim Rice
MUSICAL THEATRE CLASS OF 2024
Emily Rose Myers • Nicole Sugarman • Madison Kee • Isabella Morrison • Kelsey Marshall • Gianna DiFebbo • Gabriela Hernandez • Ariellys Reynoso • Gianna Branca • Elyse Johnson • Audrey Payne • Matthew Kontur • Ethan Langan • Shea Curran • Max Suwarno • Jack Finegan • Riley Johnston • Noah Pleunik • John Ray • Nathan Diaz Axel Manica • Luke Brown
Mathuin Smith, tenor saxophone • Quincy Harmon, trumpet
Patrick Brady,* keyboard • Connor Crotzer, keyboard
Will Strickland, drums
Welcome & Introduction
Michael Stepniak,* Dean of Shenandoah Conservatory
Eduardo Vilaro
2021/22 Conservatory Convocation Honored Guest & Speaker
POSTLUDE
TROMBONE COLLECTIVE
Lance Davis • Skylar DeGroot • Alexander Dougherty • Westley Hancock • Andrew Heibert • Amy Hernandez • Talbot Jennings • Catriona Johnston • Zachary Slitner • Gabriel Stoucher • Mark Swortzel • Sarah Thompson • Kendry Trammell • Daniel Trout
Matthew Niess,* director
*denotes Shenandoah Conservatory faculty
Michael Stepniak
Anna Alex
Andrew Carson
Ting-Yu Chen
Carolyn Coulson
Kevin Covert
Maurice Fraga
Byron Jones
John O’Conor
Courtney Reilly
Timothy Roberts
Kirsten Trump
Dr. Michael Stepniak
Dean
Dr. Jeffrey Marlatt
Senior Associate Dean
Associate Dean for Faculty & Academic Affairs
Dr. Ting-Yu Chen
Associate Dean for Student Affairs
Carolyn Coulson
Assistant Dean for Student Learning
Dr. Ryan Romine
Assistant Dean for Recruitment
Dr. Jennifer Green-Flint
Assistant Dean of Administration
Executive Director of Shenandoah Conservatory Arts Academy
Courtney Reilly
Executive Director of Performances & Engagement
Artistic Director of Performing Arts Live
