Shavon received his Bachelor’s degree from the Crane School of Music and was granted a full scholarship to Julliard where he receiveda Masters Degree in Vocal Performance. Crane faculty consider him one of their greatest and most talented students in recent memory. He is a triple threat – a performer, a conductor, and a composer. He has won awards in all three areas and has performed at Carnegie Hall, at Saratoga PAC, with the St. Louis Opera Company, and at the Opera House in Geneva, Switzerland. He performed in a Memorial concert dedicated to his mentor Dr. Lonel Woods for the Norwood Village Green Concert Series in 2019. He was nominated for SUNY Potsdam’s Rising Star Award for 2025. That award is pending..