The Big Band Bubbly Brunch will feature Chapman’s newest and brightest stars: our very own Big Band, under the direction of Albert Alva. A cross between Frank Sinatra and Harry Connick Jr., this ensemble will leave you wanting more. The Big Band Bubbly Brunch is October 6 in the Attallah Piazza and is
In the early 19th century, Italian opera was dominated by three immensely talented and popular composers: Bellini, Donizetti, and Rossini. These men knew exactly what their audiences wanted to hear and delivered it in abundance. ”Gems of the Bel Canto Era” will feature scenes, arias and duets from Bellini’s Il Pirata, La Sonnambula and
Broadway star and Conservatory Of Music alumnus Dennis Kelly ’67 was awarded the university’s 2010 Alumni Lifetime Achievement in the Arts Award. He returns to Orange County this month in the touring production of Anything Goes at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts.As the tipsy and near-sighted Wall Street banker Elisha Whitney, Kelly says he
Current music students Joy Liu ’15 and Christina Cheon ’14 have been awarded scholarships to attend the Percussive Arts Society’s International Convention (PASIC) this November in Indianapolis, Indiana. Joy was awarded the James Sewrey scholarship, and Christina the George Contreas scholarship. These scholarships pay for the students’ registration
Robin Kish, assistant professor of dance, was invited as a guest faculty member for the International Association of Dance Medicine and Science course titled Healthy Dance Practice and Performance, and guest speaker at the preconference education workshop at the annual conference of the Performing Arts Medicine Association in Snowmass, CO, where she also presented original
Alumnus Ben Bliss ’09 won the Don Plácido Domingo, Sr., Zarzuela Prize at Operalia! Plácido Domingo’s Operalia, The World Opera Competition, was founded in 1993 by Plácido Domingo to discover and help launch the careers of the most promising young opera singers of today. His goal is to attract singers of all voice tessituras and
The third annual Cirque du Soleil Entertainment and Technology Symposium, directed by Professor Alicia Guy, Department of Dance and Professor Don Guy, Head of Entertainment Technology, will take place at Chapman University September 28-29, 2013. This year’s event will include performance and technical classes led by Cirque du Soleil and Disney, plus many of the
Many of our faculty members traveled across the Atlantic this summer to teach and perform. Highlights include: Robert Becker, assistant professor of music, was invited to Cremona, Italy as a guest concerto soloist, chamber music artist, and string adjudicator for the International Music Competition and Festival. Assistant professor of theatre Donald Guy and associate professor of
The Conservatory of Music Artist-in-Residence, mezzo-soprano Milena Kitic, will be the featured soloist for the Beethoven 9th Symphony at Walt Disney Concert Hall under conductor Charles Dickerson on Monday, August 26 Monday at 7:30 pm. It is a celebration of the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech.
Bella Staav (’13) has been hired to act as the 2013 Summer Coordinator for Orange County’s Pacific Symphony. She has served in several different roles in the organization over the past several years, from Education Intern and Musical Playground Coordinator to Operations Intern most recently. Congratulations Bella!