Cellist Christopher DeFazio ’16 was recently awarded first prize in the strings category for the Pasadena Showcase House Competition. He was awarded $4,000. The finals took place at Thayer Hall at The Colburn School in Los Angeles on November 16. Christopher was the youngest competitor. Other finalists included students from the Colburn School and USC. The judges included members of the
On November 9, Chapman University Wind Symphony will present “Dreams, Dances, and Visions”, the first concert conducted by assistant professor Christopher Nicholas. “Dreams, Dances, and Visions” will feature the music of composers Paul Hindemith, Percy Grainger, Joseph Turrin, Steven Bryant, Yasuhide Ito, and others. Assistant professor Christopher Nicholas is Conservatory’s new Director of
Coming this winter, the Chapman Global Arts Program (C-GAP) Initiative, made possible by the Steeve Kay Foundation, will engage students, artists and everyday people in exploring diverse cultures through the performing arts. The program will offer performances, exhibitions, workshops, and training for students, artists, youth and adults who share our commitment to learning about different
Under the direction of Stephen Coker, the University Singers will join conductor Maestro James Conlon, internationally renowned soloists, and massed southern California university choirs and orchestras in two performances of Britten’s monumental masterpiece, War Requiem . One of music’s greatest anti-war statements, Britten’s masterpiece poignantly combines the moving WWI poetry of Wilfred Owen with the Catholic
The President’s Piano Series was founded in 2011 with the mission of providing access to acclaimed pianists for both the Southern California community and the students of Chapman University. Under the artistic direction of Grace Fong, each year the President’s Piano Series presents internationally acclaimed pianists and ensembles from throughout the world that perform both
On December 6-7, join us for the 50th Annual Holiday Wassail Banquet & Concert, featuring a Hallelujah Chorus Sing-A-Long Finale conducted by founding dean William D. Hall! This anniversary performance is presented by the University Women’s Choir, Angel Vázquez-Ramos, Conductor; University Choir and University Singers, Stephen Coker, Conductor; and the Chapman Orchestra, Daniel Alfred Wachs,
San Francsico Opera website has announced their 2014 Adler Fellows – among them is Efrain Solis ’11! The Adler Fellowship Program is a performance-oriented residency offering advanced young artists intensive individual training, coaching, professional seminars and a wide range of performance opportunities throughout their fellowship. The Adler Fellows are selected from the young artists who
Broadway star and Conservatory of Music alumnus Dennis Kelly ’67 has taken silly sitcom roles because work is work and another line on the resume is always good. He exercises and eats right because stage life is demanding. He walks into every audition room “with eagerness – unless I’ve been told not to.” And to
Vera Ivanova, assistant professor of music, has won the 2013 Earplay Donald Aird Composers Competition with her composition for piano “Three Studies in Uneven Meters.” The prize comes with a monetary award and a performance of the winning composition at the closing concert of the Earplay ensemble’s 2013-2014 season on May 19th, 2014
Nove Deypalan ’08 has launched the Walnut Valley Symphony Orchestra & Master Chorale and the all-professional Nove Deypalan Singers. The world-premiere concert of the Nove Deypalan Singers is October 12 at the First Baptist Church in Pasadena. The all-professional singers are world-class concert artists who were and/or presently affiliated with famous institutions such as, the LA Opera, LA