Welcome to the 17th annual Conservatory Convocation! Incoming and returning conservatory students are invited to kick off the 2022/23 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 Dr. Jeffrey Murdock, 2021 GRAMMY Music Educator of the Year and director of choral and vocal studies and associate professor of music education at the University of Arkansas.
Prelude
Fanfare Festivo
Frigyes Hidas (1928–2007)
Pay the Fiddler
David Pope
arr. Mathuin Smith
Mathuin Smith, saxophone
Jon Long-Leary, guitar
Lance Davis, bass
William Strickler, drums
Shenandoah Conservatory Student Council President Welcome
Jamie Shegogue ’23 (Bachelor of Music Therapy)
Lifted Connections
Music by Ella Fitzgerald, All of Me
Tyson Francis, dancer
Brittany Copp, dancer
Everybody
by Brandon Jacobs Jenkins
Lenita Atabe, actor
Sam Barthel, actor
Polonaise in A-flat major, op. 53 (“Heroic”)
Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)
Szymon Czerniak, piano
Teionkhiyà:taton (Sky Dwellers)
by Dawn Avery
La Biennale di Venezia Choral Ensemble
Le Cygne (The Swan)
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921)
John Keane, cello
Szymon Czerniak, piano
“Louder Than Words” from Tick, Tick... Boom!
Music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre Class of 2025 & Ensemble
Welcome & Introduction
Guest Speaker Reflections
Postlude
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
Dr. Jennifer Green-Flint
Assistant Dean of Administration
Executive Director of Shenandoah Conservatory Arts Academy
Dr. Carolyn Coulson
Assistant Dean for Student Learning
Dr. Shaun Evans
Director of Athletic Bands
Senior Coordinator, Conservatory Recruitment
Courtney Reilly
Executive Director of Performances & Engagement
Artistic Director of Performing Arts Live
Melanie L. Mathewes
Director of Development, Shenandoah Conservatory
