CU theatre majors selected for Kennedy Center Festival
This week, 26 Chapman University theatre majors will attend the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival ’s (KCACTF) regional competition in St. George, Utah.…
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New Life for a Classic
Run an internet search for “Paul Creston” and you’ll find thousands of entries for the self-taught American composer whose body of work was one…
51st Annual Holiday Wassail Banquet Raises Funds for Excellence
It was the winter of 1963, while America was in mourning over the assassination of President John F. Kennedy when Chapman University organized its…
Challenging our senses: Where "New Music" begins.
We used to apply the terms “modern” and “contemporary” to music that was experimental or pushing the limits of tradition and current tastes. Those…
Chinary Ung appointed Senior Composer in Residence at Hall-Musco Conservatory of Music
Chinary Ung, DMA Chapman University has appointed Chinary Ung, DMA, as Senior Composer in Residence in its Hall-Musco Conservatory of Music. Ung has had…
Interview with Nicholas C. Avila — Alumnus and Director of "Anna in the Tropics"
Chapman University alumnus and adjunct professor Nicholas C. Avila,’01 has returned to campus to direct the upcoming production of Anna in the Tropics, the 2003 Pulitzer Prize-winning…
Announced: 2014
Chapman University’s Hall-Musco Conservatory of Music has named Kimberly Levin ’16, Chloé Tardif ’16, and Arturo Balmaceda ’18 recipients of the prestigious 2014-15 Temianka…
A Landmark Vision: Message from the Dean
Dale A. Merrill, Dean, College of Performing Arts As I drive into the Lastinger parking structure on campus and pass the work site for the…
CoPA Welcomes New Director of Vocal Studies Dr. Rebecca Sherburn
Dr. Rebecca Sherburn is Chapman University’s new Director of Vocal Studies. Chapman University’s College of Performing Arts (CoPA) extends a warm welcome to Dr.…
Sneak Peek at “Hot Mikado,” the Department of Theatre’s new fall musical
The afterlife of The Mikado — Gilbert and Sullivan’s famed operetta of 1885 — is a fascinating one. The original, of course, was vastly successful…
Chapman Students and Faculty Guests at "The Long Road Today/El Largo Camino de Hoy"
During the 2014 spring term, award-winning playwright José Cruz González and South Coast Repertory’s Project Engagement Director Sara Guerrero visited Dr. Theresa Dudeck’s Theatre…
Chapman University Singers: Lone Star Tour 2015
Back by Popular Demand Following their successful tour last year, Chapman’s University Singers will be returning to the Lone Star State in January. They…