布莱恩·克拉夫特12届 attended Shenandoah because of the eagerness the professors had to engage their students and cater to their students’ different learning styles and capabilities. “When I visited the campus and shadowed for the day, each professor who I met embodied that same passion,克拉夫特说. “The passion that they had for their craft truly radiated through their teaching and was infectious to the students.”
Some of 工艺’s fondest memories at Shenandoah were his practice room collaborations and the stories former Vocal Professor Robert J. 小沙佛. would tell in Chamber and Conservatory Choir. “When he would tell a story about working with Sondheim, it just reminded me that I was working with a Grammy Award-winning, brilliant man and to absorb everything that I could and take in every moment,克拉夫特说.
工艺 is now the director of marketing and communications at 意识到布 在佛罗里达州的布雷登顿. As director of marketing and communications, he coordinates the presence of 意识到布 through traditional and digital marketing, in order to promote downtown Bradenton as a preferred destination to live, 工作和娱乐. He works closely with the press and promotes all of the organization’s programming, which includes 音乐 in the Park, Bradenton Blues Festival, ArtSlam, The Farmers Market and more.
The most rewarding p艺术 of 工艺’s career is making an impact in the community by bringing people and local businesses together through music, 艺术, 遗产.
Shenandoah prepared 工艺 for his career because he was encouraged to delve into his different facets and fields to cross train with his acting major. This gave him an immense advantage when joining the workforce, because potential employers were able to see his wide range of skill sets, which made him stick out among the rest of the candidates.
工艺’s advice to students is: “To always be open and connect with everyone. It’s important to be active in the community and build relationships; those relationships over time develop into a network of support and will never fail to bring raise you up.”