Arsen Jamkotchian (’14) won first place at the 2013 California Association of Professional Music Teachers (CAPMT) State Honors Auditions. Arsen won the district competition in the fall and went on to compete in the finals this last weekend at the CAPMT State Conference. In addition, Primo Cervantes (’16) won first prize this past weekend at the 2013 Orange County Symphony’s Young
Evan Roth (’13), piano performance major, won first place at the Contemporary Music Festival State Final Competition in the 4-year college category. The competition was held on April 27th at the State Conference 2013 for the California Association of Professional Music Teachers (CAPMT), which is affiliated with the Music Teachers National Association.
Congratulations to music major Joy Liu (’15) for her first place wins at the California Percussive Arts Society’s Competition Festival this April. Joy placed first in both the collegiate solo multiple-percussion and the collegiate solo marimba divisions. Also congratulations to music major Christina Cheon (’14), who placed second in the collegiate solo marimba division.
Thirteen theatre performance majors wrapping up their degree requirements will show their best work and formally launch their professional careers as they take the stage Thursday, May 2, at the Beverly Hills Playhouse in Beverly Hills, CA. The BFA Showcase is akin to a coming-out party for the Department of Theatre’s graduating thespians. They’ll perform
Congratulations to the following Hall-Musco Conservatory of Music students on their international music fraternity Sigma Alpha Iota (Orange County) competition success! Emily Dyer (’14), soprano, was the winner of the vocal category. Emily Uematsu (’14), violin, was the winner of the instrumental category. In addition, Bella Staav (’13) took first place in the College Woodwind
Theatre alumna Malia Wright (’12) is playing the role of Dorinda in The Beaux’ Stratagem at A Noise Within in Pasadena, CA. This restoration comedy by George Farquhar, directed by Julia Rodriguez Elliott, is playing through May 26, 2013. The production received a terrific review from the Los Angeles Times . Visit A Noise
Music alumna Erin Gonzalez (’08) has been chosen for a mezzo studio artist position in the Florentine Opera Studio in Milwaukee for the 2013 – 2014 season. She will also be an Advanced Artist in the OperaWorks training program in Los Angeles this summer.
Jeff Cogan, director of guitar studies in the Hall-Musco Conservatory of Music, was featured in the new issue of Chapman Magazine for his work with the conservatory guitar students. There is also video featuring Professor Cogan and adjunct professor Daniel De Arakal!
Opera Chapman Students Present The Merry Widow Beginning Friday, April 19, a multitude of diplomats, elegant ladies, hopeful suitors, fortune hunters, can-can dancers and no small amount of flowing champagne and fabulous costumes will fill the stage of Memorial Hall for Chapman University’s staging of the operetta The Merry Widow. Unseen will be the troop
Theatre majors Michael Lee (’13) and Steven Bravek (’13) have been selected to participate in the United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT) Elite training program in Las Vegas, NV for the second year in a row! Through an intense application process, students are selected and assigned to one of the following areas of study: