Chapman University’s panel of experts will reveal the answers to your myriad questions about Shakespeare’s Hamlet (opens Thursday, February 19 in Waltmar Theatre) during an engaging public symposium in the theatre just prior to the show on Thursday, February 26. Regarded as one of the greatest works in English literature, the drama is rich in
Acclaimed Los Angeles pianist Mark Robson will give a guest piano recital presenting the music of well-known living composers Mark-Anthony Turnage, Augusta Read Thomas, György Kurtág and Frederic Rzewski, along with the music by local SoCal composers Daniel Rothman, Nick Norton, Mark Robson, and Chapman University’s music composition faculty Sean Heim and Vera Ivanova. The performance is slated for
The Hall-Musco Conservatory of Music’s faculty woodwind quintet will perform on Sunday, February 8 at 2:00 p.m. in Salmon Recital Hall. Comprised of professors Jenny Kim on French horn, Mary Palchak on flute, Jessica Pearlman-Fields on oboe, Dr. Rebecca Rivera on bassoon and Dr. Lea Steffens on clarinet, the group will perform the music of
Department of Theatre alumnus Matthew Brown (B.F.A. Theatre Performance, ’13) joined The Wooster Group and will be performing in Early Shaker Spirituals at REDCAT (Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater) in Los Angeles, CA through February 1, 2015. The Wooster Group is one of the country’s preeminent avant-garde theatre groups, creating and performing original works in larger theatres nationally and internationally. The organization has had
Don Guy, Assistant Professor of Entertainment Technology, recently served as lighting designer / lighting director for Masters of Illusion Live – Believe the Impossible! Based on the hit TV series Masters of Illusion, this live stage production played to sold-out theaters at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe, Harrah’s Atlantic City, and Harrah’s Resort Southern California. The productions
Internationally celebrated soprano and Chapman University’s William Hall Visiting Professor, Jeralyn Glass will perform “I Could Have Danced All Night, but I Chose To Sing” – An Evening of Songs and Stories on February 6 at 7:30 p.m. in Salmon Recital Hall. The program will include music from Mozart, Schubert, Hugo Wolf, Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Stephen
Chapman vocal performance major, Daniel Emmet Shipley ’15 was invited to give Christmas concerts at the Bellagio hotel in Las Vegas, NV on December 24 and 25, 2014. The festive events, featuring holiday and classical standards, took place in the hotel’s public conservatory and botanical gardens and were enjoyed by hundreds of hotel guests and visitors.
Chapman University’s Department of Dance presents the Fall Dance Concert: Re/invented in the Waltmar Theatre, 7:30 p.m. December 10-13, with an additional 2:00 p.m. matinee performance on December 13. Professor Jennifer Backhaus created the concept Re/invented for this year’s production based on her years of working as the Artistic Director of Backhausdance. In the professional dance world
This delightful holiday event is not to be missed and is sure to put you in the holiday mood!
In the November 2014 issue of Pacific Symphony’s Soundwave, Chapman University’s Director of String Studies Robert Becker reflects on his history with the symphony as Principal Violist, the evolution of the organization from a local group with just a few concerts per year to a major music powerhouse of international acclaim, and his unwavering passion for his craft.