Shenandoah Conservatory is a performing arts community located near Washington DC with a comprehensive unit of 750 students and 120 faculty in music, theater and dance. In 2008-09, resident and visiting artists include the Audubon Quartet, pianist John O'Conor and trumpet artist Jens Lindemann.
The Stanford Department of Music was founded in 1947, but music has been a facet of the University from its inception, when founder Jane Stanford encouraged sacred concerts in Memorial Church.