The following people are recipients of the 2020-21 Department of Theatre Awards: HENRY KEMP-BLAIR AWARD Awarded to a Graduating Senior for Outstanding Achievement in Theatre ELIZA FITCH KENNETH TURNER WESTIN AWARD For Outstanding Theatrical Contribution of the Year NATHAN REYNOSO DON GUY AWARD For Outstanding Achievement in Technical Theatre Camille Roberts RON THRONSON AWARD For
The following people are recipients of the 2020-21 Hall-Musco Conservatory of Music Awards: ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARD Awarded to a music major at the end of their junior year in recognition of outstanding academic achievement. DANIELLE LIU PRESSER UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLAR AWARD Awarded to an outstanding music major at the end their junior year in recognition of
Outstanding Performance In recognition of outstanding performance and professionalism in dance. Brandon Maxwell Anna Schluckebier Taryn Zimmerer Outstanding Choreographer in Works In Progress Concert In recognition of excellence in the art and craft of choreography Mackenzie Baumert Caroline Carton Georgia Collins Taylor Funk Ally Hwu Macy Meinhardt Adrienne Paulu Spencer Seebach Outstanding Choreographer in Concert
Congratulations go out to Professor and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs Louise Thomas who has just been named among 15 other recipients of the 2021 Faculty Opportunity Funds. The Faculty Opportunity Fund program was created in 2018 as a way to support Chapman University faculty in the development of new and innovative research, scholarship and
On Sunday, May 9, 2021, Chapman University vocal performance alumnus Yeon J. “Duke” Kim (’15) was selected as a finalist for the 2021 Metropolitan Opera Council Auditions out of a field of 23 opera singers from across the U.S. Located in New York City, NY, The Metropolitan Opera is an internationally renowned institution touted as
We announce with great sadness that Don Guy, associate professor of Entertainment Technology in the Department of Theatre, passed away on April 24, 2021. CoPA Dean Giulio Ongaro said, “He was at home in the arms of his wife, Professor of Dance Alicia Guy. This was unexpected news and I am sure that all of
With a very heavy heart we announce today that Chapman University Professor Emerita Nancy Dickson-Lewis, former chair of the Department of Dance, passed away on Tuesday, March 23, after a lengthy battle with cancer. The entire College of Performing Arts and Chapman community offer our most heartfelt condolences to her husband David Lewis, and her
For the second consecutive year, Chapman University’s Department of Dance has earned honors from DanceUS.org, this time recognized as one of the top three collegiate programs in California and top 24 in the nation for 2020–21. In May 2022, the department anticipates the opening of its new dance facility which will provide students significantly expanded
Orange County’s first collegiate Mariachi ensemble debuts this fall in Chapman University’s Hall-Musco Conservatory of Music Winter Showcase on December 12, 2020. Led by Dr. Tammy Yi, Mariachi Panteras (Panthers) is dedicated to the performance of traditional Mexican music, including the son, huapango, corrido, polka, and ranchera genres learned by ear, using traditional instruments such
Craig Shields (BM in Percussion Performance, BM (Music Education Pre-Certification) ’12) and his Latin alternative/world folk band Cuñao have been invited to perform at the annual L.A. County Holiday Celebration December 2020 at The Music Center. A lecturer in Chapman’s Hall-Musco Conservatory of music, Shields said the band was also featured in last year’s event, broadcast