{"id":615,"date":"2013-01-22T11:53:35","date_gmt":"2013-01-22T19:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/copa\/2013\/01\/22\/conservatory-of-music-named-for-dean-hall-marybelle-and-sebastian-p-musco\/"},"modified":"2013-01-22T11:53:35","modified_gmt":"2013-01-22T19:53:35","slug":"conservatory-of-music-named-for-dean-hall-marybelle-and-sebastian-p-musco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/copa\/2013\/01\/22\/conservatory-of-music-named-for-dean-hall-marybelle-and-sebastian-p-musco\/","title":{"rendered":"Conservatory of Music Named for Dean Hall, Marybelle and Sebastian P. Musco"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Chapman University\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chapman.edu\/copa\/music\/index.aspx\">Conservatory of Music<\/a> has been named in honor of William Hall, DMA,\u00a0our longtime choral director and dean who is celebrating his 50th year at Chapman, and Newport Beach couple Marybelle and Sebastian P. Musco, whose transformational support of the performing arts at Chapman has included their leadership of the fundraising drive for the $64 million, 1,100-seat Musco Center for the Arts, set to open on campus in 2015.The naming of the William D. Hall and Marybelle and Sebastian P. Musco Conservatory of Music was announced by Chapman President Jim Doti at a gala dinner on campus honoring Dr. Hall\u2019s 50th Anniversary, which drew arts luminaries from throughout Southern California and more than 500 of Dr. Hall\u2019s former students.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow appropriate it is that I am able, on the occasion of the Golden 50th Anniversary celebration of William Hall\u2019s exemplary service to Chapman, and on the brink of construction of our Musco Center for the Arts, to announce that our Conservatory of Music, now and evermore, will be known as the William D. Hall and Marybelle and Sebastian P. Musco Conservatory of Music,\u201d said President Doti. \u201cThe story of Chapman University cannot be told without telling the story of Bill Hall, the transformational effect his musical genius has had on thousands of our students, and the fame he has brought to Chapman University through his ensembles\u2019 many world tours and his superb leadership on our campus. Now, as dean of our Musco Center for the Arts, his story is intertwined with that of Marybelle and Paul Musco, whose incredible generosity and love for Chapman have made possible our dream of a world-class performance facility for our students and our community. My thanks and congratulations to Bill, Marybelle and Paul.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is an extraordinary honor and completely unexpected,\u201d said Dr. Hall when he was told of the naming. \u201cTo share the naming of the Conservatory with Marybelle and Paul is perhaps the greatest honor of all. It has been my pleasure and joy to have served Chapman University as a music director and dean these five decades, and I can tell you that I don\u2019t intend to slow down yet \u2013 there is far too much to do as the opening of the new Musco Center for the Arts approaches,\u201d Dr. Hall said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPaul and I cannot be more overjoyed than to share the name of Chapman\u2019s Conservatory with Bill Hall,\u201d said Marybelle Musco. \u201cHis amazing legacy really IS the history of Chapman\u2019s music programs. He built them, he led them and he carried the music of Chapman to the world. His impact on generations of students cannot be overstated. 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