Artist Diploma students compete nationally and internationally, perform and audition for major orchestras and pursue professional performing careers.
The Artist Diploma is intended for exceptional performers or ensembles who hold a master’s degree, conservatory equivalent or professional credentials with appropriate credits in music history and theory.
Career goals of applicants to the Artist Diploma program include entering major competitions, auditioning for major orchestras or pursuing a professional performing career.
The Artist Diploma is available in the applied areas of piano (including collaborative piano), violin, viola, cello, double bass, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, saxophone, horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba, percussion, harp, guitar, string quartet (or other chamber ensembles) and conducting. Artist Diploma is not available in voice.
Classes
Our faculty members are recognized nationally and internationally for their professional experience. You will receive individual attention from our faculty and enjoy small teacher-to-student ratios.
Performance Opportunities & Ensembles
Shenandoah Conservatory produces more than 400 performances each year. Enroll in a dynamic curriculum and start preparing for a meaningful career in the arts. You will practice your craft in front of audiences and develop a plan for your professional launch into the industry that focuses on your personal desires and aspirations.
Embrace extensive performance opportunities with top-tier facilities from theatres, concert halls and dance studios. Unite with fellow artists and join an alumni family that takes center stage from Broadway to the concert halls of Europe.
Shenandoah Conservatory Performances
Ensembles
Shenandoah Conservatory is home to more than 20 instrumental, vocal, and dance ensembles that present numerous performances every year. These performances take place throughout Shenandoah University’s vibrant campus on its various stages, including a concert hall, recital hall, proscenium stage, black box studio, outdoor amphitheater and more, to venues and performance spaces in the Northern Shenandoah Valley and around the world. Ensembles constantly engage with Shenandoah’s dynamic faculty and an array of distinguished guest artists through residencies, workshops and unique performance opportunities.
Application & Audition Information
Admission to Shenandoah Conservatory graduate programs is highly competitive and the audition schedule fills rapidly. Early application and audition registration is recommended.
Acceptable Instruments for This Program
Review the acceptable instruments for this program:
- Bassoon
- Cello
- Clarinet
- Conducting
- Double Bass (classical)
- Euphonium
- Flute
- French Horn
- Guitar (classical)
- Harp
- Oboe
- Percussion (classical)
- Piano (classical)
- Saxophone (classical)
- String Quartet
- Trombone (classical)
- Trumpet (classical)
- Tuba
- Viola
- Violin
Financial Aid & Assistantship Information for This Program
Students enrolled in the Artist Diploma program are eligible to receive federal and state financial aid funds for study in this program. Please contact Shenandoah’s Office of Financial Aid with any questions, or to request additional information call 540-665-4538 or email finaid@866kq.com.
Students enrolled in the Artist Diploma program are eligible to apply for Graduate Assistantships and Post-Graduate Fellowships. You will find further information about applying for these awards posted on the Financial Aid website.