semester highlights
opened the World of the Piano series
with an unforgettable all-Beethoven recital
featuring Sonata in C Minor Op. 13
“Pathétique,” Sonata in C Sharp minor
Op. 27 No. 2 “Moonlight” and Sonata in
F Minor Op. 57 “Appassionata.” Other
special performances this fall included the
Grammy nominated Zofo Piano Duet,
performing preview pieces from their
upcoming album, “ZOFOrbit: A Space
Odyssey,” and the Mendelssohn Piano
Trio, currently the Ensemble-in-Residence
for the D.C. Embassy Series, featuring
Shenandoah Conservatory Dean Michael
Stepniak on viola.
Shenandoah Conservatory announced
its exciting new partnership with
Bright Box Theatre in downtown
Winchester, featuring a select number of
intimate, premier performances. The first
performances to debut this fall included
Edge Ensemble with Terry Riley’s “In C”;
the soulful, improvisational performance
of the Grammy Award-winning SF Jazz
Collective; and Downtown Ghosts, a
seasonal concert featuring Annie Gosfield’s
“Phantom Shakedown,” selections from
Elliot Cole’s “Postludes,” selections from
Alex Weiser’s “Subway Memories,” Stefan
Weisman’s “From Frankenstein,” John
Zorn’s “Dark River” and Eve Belgarian’s
“Osculati Fourniture.”
Shenandoah Conservatory Jazz Ensemble
opened its season with “75 Years of Big
Band” directed by Auxiliary Adjunct
Associate Professor of Jazz and Trumpet
Craig Fraedrich.
Shenandoah Conservatory’s Main Stage
Theatre opened its fall season with