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 of the most performed and most influential in the mid-twentieth century, a time when classical music enjoyed widespread popularity in the United States. Paul Creston was a New York City native whose
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 first Holiday Wassail Concert. The goal of the event was to give the local community a chance to come together and to feel hopeful again for the future. Fifty-one years later,
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 definitions are now used interchangeably in reference to popular music. Instead, “New Music” is now considered to be that which goes beyond the current or familiar; incorporating the alien, the disparate
Chinary Ung appointed Senior Composer in Residence at Hall-Musco Conservatory of Music
Chapman University has appointed Chinary Ung, DMA, as Senior Composer in Residence in its Hall-Musco Conservatory of Music. Ung has had many associations with Chapman over the years, including a long collaboration with Sean Heim, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Music Composition. Ung was Heim’s mentor in graduate school and through the years they have remained
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 drama by Nilo Cruz (Waltmar Theatre, November 6-8 and 13-15, 2014). Above: Juan Julian (Donathan Walters ’14, right) brings the troubled marriage of Conchita (Zoe Donnell ’14, center) and Palomo (Cristian Guerrero ’14,
Announced: 2014-15 Temianka Violin Scholars; Henri Temianka-Albert Saparoff Violin Recipient
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 Violin Scholarship. These talented string musicians were chosen on the basis of their exceptional artistic merit and each will participate in The Chapman Orchestra and small ensembles throughout the academic year. Established
A Landmark Vision: Message from the Dean
As I drive into the Lastinger parking structure on campus and pass the work site for the new Musco Center for the Arts, I am reminded how close the College of Performing Arts (CoPA) is to realizing the dream of having a home in a state-of-the art theatre to showcase our performances. The Musco Center for the Arts is
CoPA Welcomes New Director of Vocal Studies Dr. Rebecca Sherburn
Chapman University’s College of Performing Arts (CoPA) extends a warm welcome to Dr. Rebecca Sherburn, the new Director of Vocal Studies and Associate Professor of Voice in the Hall-Musco Conservatory of Music! This position was previously held by Professor Margaret Dehning who retired in May after her 20-year tenure at Chapman. Dr. Sherburn brings a
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 — the production at London’s Savoy Theatre ran for 672 performances, and the operetta went on to be produced by at least 150 opera companies throughout Europe and the United States