Dr. Sue Marston Boyd, Piano

Sue Marston Boyd was a member of the keyboard faculty at Shenandoah University for 37 years and was awarded the title of professor emerita of piano at her retirement. Performance experiences have included numerous concerts as accompanist and chamber musician. Some of these concerts appearances have been at the Terrace Theatre of the John F. Kennedy Center; the German Embassy; and with the Shenandoah Conservatory Trio on a concert tour in Western Germany. During the summer of 1991, Dr. Sue Boyd was on the faculty of the Southeastern Music Festival in Columbus, Georgia where she was pianist for the faculty chamber music concerts.

Awards she has received from Shenandoah University include the 1988 Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award, in 1996 Distinguished Alumni Award for Service to the University, 1998 University’s Exemplary Teacher of the Year Award, and the Distinguished Alumni Award for Professional Achievement. Dr Boyd holds the Doctor of Musical Arts from Catholic University of America, Master of Music from the University of Cincinnati, and the Bachelor of Music Education from Shenandoah Conservatory of Music. She was the former pianist for Winchester Musica Viva and is currently pianist for the Arts Chorale of Winchester.

In her retirement, Dr. Boyd continues to actively perform chamber music recitals on the University campus and in the area.